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Hopes for an agreement to revive the Strait of Hormuz lifted stocks to all-time highs, bonds climbed and oil sank, with Wall Street’s enthusiasm also fueled by a batch of solid corporate earnings.

Both the S&P 500 and ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — A federal agency that aims to make healthcare safer and less expensive has canceled two grants to University of Pittsburgh researchers, adding to the institution’s recent string of funding losses.

The ...Read more

Drivers and homeowners will have greater protections against insurance rate hikes after Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation prohibiting excessive increases.

“It’s not asking too much to say to insurance ...Read more

Paramount Chairman David Ellison believes the tug-of-war over his proposed $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery comes down to a single question: Can he be trusted to control CNN?

"I believe this fight is not ...Read more

MORGAN, Minn. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said farmers need to see more reductions in the price of fertilizer while promoting White House trade policies and the Make America Healthy Again movement ...Read more

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson praised on Tuesday the “maturation” of Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, whose handling of sexual harassment issues involving former state Rep. Harry Benton has made ...Read more

BOSTON — Massachusetts residents are looking down the barrel of $300 million in federal penalties, equivalent to an additional $90 per taxpayer annually, if the payment error rate in the state’s SNAP program fails to ...Read more

As August rolls in, there’s time to catch up with some of the films you may have missed throughout the year, including documentaries, which are good counterprogramming for summer blockbuster season. Here are a few of the...Read more

The Cuban government has announced it is opening up banking, pharmacies, gas stations, elder-care homes, port terminals and — almost unnoticed — the practice of law and architecture to private companies for the first ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After just six days in theaters, Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has now raked in more than $1 billion in global box office revenue.

The movie is the second-fastest film ever to reach the 10-...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The “Purple Rain” musical just added a pair of producers/investors to the upcoming Broadway production: “Hamilton” star Lin-Manuel Miranda and his father Luis Miranda Jr.

It’s unclear whether...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday it will investigate allegations of domestic violence and abuse and illegal drug use against Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller.

The announcement comes after Miller ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Todd Blanche cleared the first hurdle Tuesday on his path to confirmation as attorney general, setting the stage for a vote by the full Senate this week as Republicans race to shore up support among three ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s planned deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., through the end of his presidential term will cost $1.43 billion, or $51 million a month, in addition to the ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Friends and family members have described the victims in Saturday’s mass shooting in Twin Falls as an “ace,” a “beautiful soul,” and someone who made a “courageous decision.”

Three people ...Read more

NEW YORK — Christina Applegate is on the mend and finally back at home after the Emmy winner’s nearly four-month hospitalization.

News broke in mid-April that the “Dead to Me” star, 54, who has battled multiple ...Read more

NEW YORK — Less than a year after bidding farewell to “Saturday Night Live,” Bowen Yang is heading for the stage next month, with his Broadway debut in ‘Oh, Mary!”

The five-time Emmy nominee, 35, will star as ...Read more

“The Exorcist” actress Linda Blair is reflecting on the recent raid on her property in Southern California, where she runs a large-scale kennel operation for rescue dogs.

Blair took to Instagram Tuesday just days ...Read more

Spotify has officially hit a new record with 300 million premium subscribers.

In its second-quarter earnings report Tuesday, the Swedish streamer called it a "milestone no audio streaming service has ever reached." ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina voters will have their say in who will be the next Republican nominee for November’s election to represent the state in the U.S. Senate.

The special GOP primary election is Aug. 11, but...Read more