The murder case surrounding the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz is on track for a third trial.

As FIFA World Cup 2026 approaches, Houston is expected to see a surge of visitors from around the globe. But with ticket prices climbing, some are questioning whether many local residents will actually be able to attend matches at the city’s stadium.

A suspected purse snatcher was rounded up after being chased through the streets of Manhattan by a mounted New York police office and his horse.

Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record.

The Trump administration has agreed to resume funding a key Manhattan subway project after New York officials sued.

Mike Trout homered for the fifth time in four games on Thursday afternoon when he hit a 446-foot drive in the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Angels.

New York will lose more than $73.5 million in federal money because the Transportation Department says that state has refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year.

Ex-NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures.

A new study finds the worrisome rise in colorectal cancer deaths among younger adults is concentrated in people with less education.

The U.S. stock market ticked upward to another record high.

In a story published April 15, 2026, about a French national detained by U.S. immigration agents, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of Marie-Therese Ross.

Allbirds, the eco-friendly shoe brand that was once a Wall Street darling and found its way onto the feet of tech CEOs and movie stars, is pivoting to artificial intelligence.

Ken Ard makes a triumphant return to Broadway in “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.”.

As Madonna sang in her 2005 hit, “Hung Up,” time goes by so slowly.

New York launched ambitious goals to cut its long-term greenhouse gas emissions with clarion calls about saving the future.

Billy Crystal returns to Broadway this fall with an intimate one-man show called "860."

U.S. stocks have hit a record following their big rally over the last two weeks.

The Walt Disney Co. has begun layoffs expected to lead to 1,000 job cuts across the company.

7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its convenience stores this year.

Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they have found a buyer who had agreed to keep the newspaper open, less than a month before it was due to shut down.

Mike Trout and Aaron Judge turned their baseball game into a heavyweight slugfest Monday night, each hitting two home runs at Yankee Stadium.

U.S. stocks rallied to the edge of their all-time high, and crude oil prices eased as hopes climbed that the United States and Iran may try again on talks to end their war.

Whoopi Goldberg has launched a publishing imprint called WhoopInk.

U.S. stocks rallied and recovered the last of their losses caused so far by the U.S.-Iran war, as hope remains on Wall Street that the global economy can still avoid a worst-case scenario.

Oil prices are rising in early market trading after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday.

Gas prices are still rising due to the Iran war but drivers are saving by fueling up at tribally owned gas stations.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she’s actively considering another presidential bid.

A jury has finished its first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in a civil case pitting 34 states against the concert giant Live Nation Entertainment.

Stocks drifted mostly lower on Wall Street and oil prices slipped ahead of planned U.S.-Iran talks following a shaky ceasefire agreement.

A lawyer for states suing Live Nation Entertainment has tried to convince a jury during an antitrust trial's closing arguments that the company and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, are monopolizing the industry and driving up concert prices.

Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs lost a no-hit bid with one out in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees when he allowed a single to Ben Rice.

A Buffalo-area man has given up his legal battle to reclaim his seized alligator, Albert.

U.S. stocks rose, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic in a decision that differed from the conclusions reached in another judge’s ruling on the same issues.

Matt Damon, Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney will help close out the “Saturday Night Live” season, with Olivia Rodrigo hosting and performing on May 2.

Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran.

PETA’s lawsuit over the health of French bulldogs and some other popular dog breeds has been dismissed.

Colin Kaepernick will publish his life story, “The Perilous Fight,” on Sept. 15.

Oil prices plunged below $100 a barrel and Asia markets and U.S. stock futures jumped after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Samsung is saying goodbye its namesake texting app, at least for United States customers.

The U.S. stock market drifted higher in tentative trading ahead of a deadline President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants.

Major League Baseball’s pitch clock was no match for the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins.

Police say a second suspect in the stray-bullet killing of a 7-month-old baby on a Brooklyn street has been arrested in Pennsylvania.

First she wore something old.

Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to lower costs and end wars.

U.S. futures were trading modestly lower following surprisingly strong jobs data from the federal government.

Sales of Tesla vehicles rose in the last three months after a brutal year of boycotts over Elon Musk’s politics but still fell short of expectations.

Elon Musk’s space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing, a blockbuster offering that is likely to rank as the biggest ever and make its founder the world’s first trillionaire.

Megan Thee Stallion was rushed to the hospital after feeling very ill onstage during "Moulin Rouge.

U.S. stocks surged to their best day since last spring as doubt swung back to hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran.

The leader of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for federal forced labor conspiracy.

Tony-nominated actor Mary Beth Hurt has died at 79 after a long career on Broadway and in film.

The final day of the NBA regular season is here.

Air Canada says CEO Michael Rousseau plans to retire.

Sysco, the nation’s largest food distributor, will acquire supplier Restaurant Depot in a deal worth more than $29 billion.

U.S. stocks swung as oil prices kept climbing because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran could end.

“Project Hail Mary” stayed aloft in its second weekend, holding strongly with $54.5 million, adding to the long-term prospects of the year’s biggest hit thus far.

Luis Robert Jr. hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the New York Mets a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Actor James Tolkan, known for his roles as a cigar-chomping naval commander in “Top Gun” and a gruff high school administrator in “Back to the Future,” has died.

A New York appeals court has overturned a ruling that had ordered Argentina to pay more than $16 billion to former shareholders of YPF, the country’s largest energy company that was nationalized in 2012.

Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC's “Today” show on April 6.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in temporarily blocking the Pentagon from labeling the company as a supply chain risk.

The runway where a plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing the two pilots and injuring several others, has reopened.

U.S. stocks had their worst day since the war with Iran started, as doubt took over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the conflict.

All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport have been released from the hospital.

Tanking is going to be addressed.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the Air Canada CEO’s English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York showed a lack of compassion and judgment.

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Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher on Wall Street, while oil prices eased.

It took less than a minute for a routine landing to spiral into a deadly crash Sunday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

The pilots killed in a collision between a jetliner and a fire truck on a New York runway have been identified as Mackenzie Gunther and Antoine Forrest.

Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout designed for social spaces like homes and schools.

Federal health officials have issued a warning about controversial statements made by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong about one of his company's cancer drugs.

Managers have less to argue about as Major League Baseball starts ball-and-strike challenges this season with so-called robot umpires.

Federal investigators say one of only two air traffic controllers on duty at LaGuardia Airport cleared a fire truck to cross a runway just 12 seconds before an Air Canada flight touched down, leaving little time to avoid the collision that killed both pilots.

A federal judge weighing the merits of the Pentagon’s designation of rising Silicon Valley star Anthropic as a security threat repeatedly questioned the government’s reasons for vilifying the company following a dispute over how its artificial intelligence technology can be used in war.

Investigators are continuing to delve into what caused the high speed crash between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

The Ottawa Senators held the New York Rangers to a record-low 10 shots on goal in a 2-1 win — even after losing two players left because of injury.

Air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport were juggling a runway emergency moments before an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck Sunday night.

After TSA security lines at major airports reached an all-time high, the Trump administration deployed ICE agents to help airlines and passengers.

DoorDash is rolling out a temporary gas relief program for its delivery drivers as fuel prices continue to climb nationwide, adding pressure to gig workers who rely on their vehicles for income.

The Department of Interior says a French energy company has agreed to give up two U.S. offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel projects instead.

WNBA players have unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement with more than 90% participating in voting over the weekend.

An Air Canada jet carrying more than 70 passengers collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots and injuring several others.

A cautious relief swept through financial markets after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war.

A British version of “Saturday Night Live” has debuted to largely positive reviews.

CBS News says it's shutting down its radio news service after nearly a century of operation as part of a round of layoffs at the company.

Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve.

Live Nation Entertainment's longtime chief executive has testified at a New York antitrust trial, defending the dominant position his company has taken in the concert industry over the last two decades.

Federal auto regulators have escalated a probe of Tesla after several of its cars crashed while using its self-driving feature, just as CEO Elon Musk prepares to roll out a new model with no steering wheel or pedals.

Hip-hop super producer Mike Will Made-It returns with the star-studded ‘R3SET,’ his first solo album in nearly a decade.

Oil prices jumped to market-shaking levels but then eased back late in the day, helping Wall Street to pare its losses.

The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, is forecasting annual retail sales will grow at a faster clip this year than last year, citing consumers’ resilience despite lots of economic volatility.

U.S. stocks slumped after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran sent oil prices spiking.

The transit agency in charge of New York City’s subway system has sued the Trump administration.

Oil prices resumed their rise because of the war with Iran, but U.S. stocks held steadier this time around.

Amazon says it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee.

A drop in oil prices helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began.

A work stoppage that leads to canceled games during the 2027 Major League Baseball season could disrupt plans under discussion to have big league players participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Federal prosecutors in New York have accused a lobbyist of trying to extort a former client and the client’s son for $500,000.