Wall Street gains ground following a solid jobs report and marks another winning week
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street following a better-than-expected report on the U. S. job market. The S&P 500 climbed 1% Friday, marking its second weekly gain in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1. 2%. U. S. employers slowed their hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Lululemon Athletica sank after lowering its profit forecast for the full year. Treasury in...
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- Wall Street gains ground following a solid jobs report and marks another winning week
- Trump once opened the door to the LGBTQ+ community. Now activists say he's their top threat
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex-girlfriend sobs in court, saying he ignored her pleas to end sex marathons
- Man charged with hate crime in Boulder attack on 'Zionist people' to appear in federal court
- D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings
- Deadly Russian bombardment of Ukraine further dampens hopes for peace
- Republicans urge Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end their feud
- Employers add a solid 139,000 jobs in May, though hiring slows as some potential weaknesses appear
- Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegseths Signal messages
- Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft
- Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers in the rubble and food growing ever scarcer
- Walmart's army of bakery decorators take the cake when it comes to hourly store pay
- Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign students
- What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games
- Federal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump's election overhaul executive order
- Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee
- North Korea says it has raised a capsized destroyer upright as it continues repair
- Trump and Musk break up, and Washington holds its breath
Thu, 05 Jun 2025
- NBA Finals: Haliburton caps huge rally with winning jumper as Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1
- Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban on foreign students. Overseas, admitted students wait
- Aaron Rodgers ends months-long dance with Steelers by agreeing to a 1-year deal
- Private lunar lander from Japan crashes into moon in failed mission
- Netanyahu says Israel has 'activated' some Palestinian clans opposed to Hamas
- Man accused of yelling Free Palestine and firebombing demonstrators charged with attempted murder
- A Massachusetts student arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice has been released
- Trump and Musk's relationship flames out just as intensely and publicly as it started
- In the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial, an ex-girlfriend testifies about abuse and control
- Fans around the world queue up in long lines for the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 launch
- French Open: Coco Gauff beats Los Boisson to set up a 1 vs. 2 final against Aryna Sabalenka
- Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip
- NATO's chief says the alliance is on the cusp of accepting Trump's 5% defense investment demand
- Supreme Court makes it easier to claim 'reverse discrimination' in employment, in a case from Ohio
- Trump says after Xi call that US and China will resume trade talks
- ECB cuts benchmark interest rate by quarter point as Trump tariffs threaten economy
- Draisaitl scores in OT, Oilers beat Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final
- Wall Street listless in premarket ahead of more US labor market data releases
- Pope meets with child protection advisory board amid survivor calls for zero tolerance on abuse
- Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine, including a 1-year-old, hours after Trump-Putin call
- Indonesia arrests foreign nationals in Bali on drugs charges that could carry the death penalty
- David Jolly, a Trump critic and former GOP congressman, to run for Florida governor as a Democrat
Wed, 04 Jun 2025
- Trump orders investigation into Biden's actions as president, ratcheting up targeting of predecessor
- A US judge halts the deportation of the Egyptian family of the Boulder firebombing suspect
- Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday
- Man charged with supplying explosive chemicals to bomber of Palm Springs fertility clinic
- Trump says Putin told him that Russia will respond to Ukrainian attack on airfields
- What we know about the Colorado attack on demonstrators for the release of Israeli hostages
- Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removals
- NBA working on plan for US-vs.-world format at All-Star Game next season, AP source says
- Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US
- Trump promised to welcome more foreign students. Now, they feel targeted on all fronts
- Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest
- What is the CBO? A look at the small office inflaming debate over Trump's tax bill
- A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary shows China's ability to suppress history
- Wall Street drifts following some discouraging updates on the economy
- Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says
- At least 11 people die in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India after IPL win
- US- and Israeli-backed group pauses food delivery in Gaza after deadly shootings
- US and Europe trade negotiators say progress but no breakthroughs on tariff talks in Paris
- French Open: Coco Gauff digs deep to beat Keys and will face 361st-ranked Boisson in the semifinals
- A hungry wild elephant raids a grocery store in Thailand for snacks
- The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next?
- Australian woman on trial for mushroom murder of in-laws says she was trying to fix a 'bland' lunch
- Ukraine's backers meet to drum up arms and ammo. The Pentagon chief is absent for the first time
- Iran's supreme leader criticizes US proposal in nuclear talks but doesn't reject the idea of a deal
- No kids, excess heat and payment plans. What to know about Hajj 2025
- Wilders throws Dutch politics into turmoil with new elections now on the horizon
- Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe
- What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites
- South Koreas new President Lee vows to pursue talks with North and bolster ties with US and Japan
Tue, 03 Jun 2025
- US immigration authorities detain the family of the man charged in the Colorado attack
- Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after first Eastern Conference finals berth in 25 years
- Musk calls Trump's big tax break bill a 'disgusting abomination,' testing his influence over the GOP
- Arkansas authorities release photo rendering of 'Devil in the Ozarks' as manhunt continues
- Weinstein retrial nears end as lawyers argue: sexual predator or #MeToo 'poster boy'?
- New Orleans jail escapee releases videos, prompting search of home where they were made, source says
- Musk slams Trump's big tax bill as Republican senators race to meet a July 4th deadline
- Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea's president, closing period of political tumult
- Newark mayor sues New Jersey's top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site
- Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs paid to hide Cassie beating video because he feared career ruin, witness says
- Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a judge says
- Russian rockets kill 4 in a Ukrainian city as Kyiv claims it damaged a key bridge
- Meta becomes the latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs
- Snack Wrap unwrapped: Here's why McDonald's is bringing back a fan favorite on July 10
- Kennedy has ordered a review of baby formula. Here's what you should know
- Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May
- Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell in the states
- Wall Street futures edge lower in light trading
- Ex-Homeland Security official Taylor fights back against Trump's 'unprecedented' investigation order
- How a new planetarium show helped scientists unlock a cosmic secret
- Ukraine's drone attack on Russian warplanes was a serious blow to the Kremlin's strategic arsenal
- Nawrocki's win turns Poland toward nationalism and casts doubt on Tusk's centrist government
- Civilian casualties mount in South Sudan amid fighting between army and local militias
Mon, 02 Jun 2025
- Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling
- Suspect posed as a gardener in Boulder attack and planned to kill all in group he called 'Zionist'
- Ukraine and Russia agree to swap dead and wounded troops but report no progress toward ending war
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex-aide says she was 'brainwashed' when she sent loving texts years after rape
- Israeli forces open fire a kilometer away from Gaza aid site, killing 3, health officials say
- Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soon
- RFK Jr. says autism 'destroys' families. Here's what those families want you to know
- Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now? New study puts odds at 50-50
- China says US moves on computer chips and student visas 'seriously violate' tariffs truce
- FBI says 8 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled 'Free Palestine'
- Damascus stock exchange reopens after 6-month closure
- After talks with Zelenskyy and Macron, US senators warn: Putin 'is preparing for more war
- Britain is getting a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Moscow, and to Trump
- Pacers' 25-year Finals drought is over. Now they're looking to overcome their snake-bitten history
- South Korea holds a snap presidential election Tuesday. Here's what to know
Sun, 01 Jun 2025
- Poland on a knifes edge as exit polls show a near tie in presidential runoff
- PSG fans raise the roof as triumphant players hold aloft Champions League trophy
- 31 Palestinians are killed heading to a Gaza aid site, witnesses say. Israel denies responsibility
- Ukraine destroyed more than 40 military aircraft in a drone attack deep inside Russia, official says
- Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows
- Thousands evacuated in 3 provinces as Canadian wildfires threaten air quality into some US states
- 'Lilo Stitch' passes 'Sinners' to become 2nd highest grossing film of 2025
- Can Trump fix the national debt? Republican senators, many investors and even Elon Musk have doubts
- Being a devout Catholic at a secular college can be challenging. Some call it a blessing.
- French Open: Elina Svitolina saves match points and beats 2024 runner-up Jasmine Paolini
- 3 patients are killed in a fire at a hospital in the German city of Hamburg
- Explosions caused 2 bridges in western Russia to collapse, officials say. 7 people were killed
- What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what is Eid al-Adha? Why are they significant for Muslims?
- Putins tough stance on a Ukraine peace plan shows his resolve on Russias demands
- Trump officials are visiting Alaska to discuss a gas pipeline and oil drilling
- Pride Month starts this weekend. Here's what to expect
Sat, 31 May 2025
- Mexico's first judicial elections stir controversy and confusion among voters
- Pacers beat Knicks 125-108 in Game 6 to reach NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history
- Hamas seeks amendments to Gaza ceasefire proposal but US envoy calls it 'unacceptable'
- The NBA Finals are set: It'll be Thunder vs. Pacers, starting Thursday night
- US defense secretary warns Indo-Pacific allies of 'imminent' threat from China
- 2 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as prospects for talks remain uncertain
- Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come
- A growing number of New Orleans fugitives' friends and family arrested for aiding in jail escape
- Iran has amassed even more near weapons-grade uranium, UN watchdog says
- Death toll reaches 151 in north-central Nigerian town submerged in floods, with thousands displaced
- Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins
- The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here's what tariffs mean for braids and wigs
- Trump and Putin want to talk business once the Ukraine war ends. Here's why it won't be easy
- Poland holds a pivotal presidential runoff influenced by Trump, the far right and the war in Ukraine
- Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning composer who wrote music for 'The Simpsons' for 27 years, dies at 84
- The country that made smoking sexy is breaking up with cigarettes
- Key moments from the third week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial
Fri, 30 May 2025
- Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Maj. Houlihan on pioneering series 'M.A.S.H.,' has died at 87
- Trump tells US steelworkers hes going to double tariffs on foreign steel to 50%
- New Orleans DA pulls out of jailbreak investigation amid conflict of interest allegation
- Supreme Court lets Trump end legal protections for 500,000 migrants, exposing more to deportation
- Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall
- Smokey Robinson was investigated for sexual assault allegation in 2015 but no charges were filed
- A Canadian prairie city virtually deserted as fires rage and thousands more evacuees expected
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