US stocks rise near their record after the latest jobs report eases worries about inflation
NEW YORK (AP) — U. S. stocks rose near their record after the latest jobs report cooled worries that a potentially hot U. S. economy could make inflation worse. The S&P 500 climbed 0. 7% Friday and pulled within 1% of its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0. 5%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1. 2%. They got a boost after a report showed U. S. employers slowed their hiring last month. That pushed traders to pare bets that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates later...
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- US stocks rise near their record after the latest jobs report eases worries about inflation
- Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say
- Police bodycam footage of Luigi Mangiones arrest released
- Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying
- FBI gives employees a classified Patel Report about times when it fell short
- CBS announces Tony Romos permanent exit following arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated
- Kennedy Center Honors to be held at Capital One Arena amid fight over adding Trumps name
- Federal prosecutors charge shop clerk, son with selling kratom thought to be tied to Ole Miss death
- Pilot stabbing raises aviation security questions, further unsettles a region shaken by US-Iran war
- Trump heads to Alabama: I go there because they want to see me there
- NY governor says Cornell rape accuser was failed by people obligated to protect her
- G7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar
- US hiring slows and unemployment ticks higher with a month remaining before Americans head to polls
- Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on 3 Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic
- An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000
- Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing anyway
- I was fighting for my life: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack
- Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexicos Pacific coast
- In-flight attack on FlyDubai pilot puts aviation security measures under fresh scrutiny
- Iowa lawmakers to vote on raising tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant
- Many states have backup execution plans, but failures still happen
- Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him
- Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE has surgery to remove bullet
- New Yorks governor removes DA in Cornell rape allegations, appoints AG Letitia James to take over
Thu, 01 Oct 2026
- Federal report says pilots werent warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami
- Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessees failed execution attempt, her lawyers say
- New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows
- Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence
- Trump says Iran will be hit very hard if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel
- Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes
- Renee Goods family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
- A plumber and a dentist are praised as heroes in FlyDubai near-disaster
- Trump sidesteps questions on endorsing Netanyahu before Oct. 27 Israeli elections
- SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station
- More swings for bond yields rattle financial markets worldwide
- Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as his economic approval hits new low, AP-NORC poll shows
- DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool
- Rapper Rick Ross charged with battery after domestic violence accusation
- Supreme Court grants review of Trump administrations mandatory detention policy for immigrants
- An Indian airline captain is hailed as a hero after a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight
- The Latest: Trump hits the campaign trail as a new AP-NORC poll shows his deepening unpopularity
- A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine
- California helicopter crash kills 2 people and leaves 2 hospitalized and 1 missing
- Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
- Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
- Pilot stabs fellow pilot on flight to Israel before passengers intervene to stop attack
- Ex-fraternity leader at Arizona university gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning
- Trump and Vance hit the campaign trail in deep-red areas where GOP candidates seek a boost
- Tropical Pacific moisture drenches central US as another Pacific hurricane forms
- Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assault
- Woman told Cornell police 2 years ago she was 100% confident she was raped, report says
Wed, 30 Sep 2026
- High gas prices are spurring states to waive taxes and regulations amid midterm election
- Trump plugs $54 billion natural gas project in Alaska, flanked by a senator in a tight race
- Hegseth announces a new drone command and cuts to 20% of generals in State of the Force speech
- Judge approves Paramounts settlement with states over Warner buyout, allowing merger to soon close
- What to know about the terrifying FlyDubai flight bound for Israel
- FTC is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic over possible risks to consumers
- Trump hails the US militarys exit from Iraq after its 12-year mission
- Woman accused of firing at home of Rihanna indicted on attempted murder with assault weapon
- UK says there are strong indications Iran played a part in a security incident at a US-run air base
- Inflation cooled slightly last month even as consumers stepped up spending
- US removes Syria from arms export ban as Trump administration draws closer to new Syrian government
- Senate committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphiers nomination for surgeon general
- US can deport the leader of Wisconsins largest mosque on national security grounds, judge rules
- Wall Street closes in on a winning September following an encouraging update on inflation
- Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing 7 and targeting power grid, Zelenskyy says
- Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasnt improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds
- US economy grew a solid 2.2% in the second quarter, government says, upgrading previous estimate
- Man City guilty of almost all the 115 financial charges, Premier League says in explosive verdict
- Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus
- Hurricane Polos remnants bringing more rain to flood-struck US Southwest
- Burundi says it will accept migrant deportees from the United States but details are vague
- Democrats want a blue wave. New Hampshire is Exhibit A for why that may not happen
- Republican redistricting in Texas and Florida may not turn out as Trump had hoped
- Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to self-police AI development
Tue, 29 Sep 2026
- Lindsay Clancys lawyer now questions whether there is proof she killed her 3 children
- Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer
- Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn convicted of fatally shooting his wife
- Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy
- Iran tells the US public that Trumps war has failed, and other Mideast developments
- British police find no explosives but questions remain after arrests near a US-run military base
- Woman accused of shooting at Rihannas home is mentally fit for trial, judge says
- Trump touts America.gov, but its government-sourced AI answers undercut many of his statements
- Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith forcefully defends investigations as Republicans assail his teams tactics
- Officials are looking into a possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthries disappearance
- Irans currency hits a new record low as war erodes the countrys economic stability
- An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home
- Russias ballistic missile and jet-propelled drone blitz keeps Kyiv on edge
- Americans view of the economy sinks to the lowest level since 2014, Conference Board survey says
- News organizations ask court to bar White House enforcement of access ban until case is resolved
- US indexes hold steady in morning trading on Wall Street
- From motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect
- Wind whips Mexicos northern Pacific coast, and some streets flood as Hurricane Polo bears down
- GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate
- A man who spent decades on Utahs death row is released and awaits a new trial in a 1985 killing
- 5 men arrested near a US-run air base are bailed as UK police probe whether theres a link to Iran
- Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn is on trial in wifes killing. He says a burglar did it
- Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms
Mon, 28 Sep 2026
- Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not fake news
- Trump disputes his ambassadors account that he asked Chinas president if he wanted to buy US arms
- Trump announces a new $15B Iowa steel plant and claims it will be the nations biggest
- SpaceXs supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early
- Word of Faith religious group leader gets probation in assault case in North Carolina
- Mediators are working to broker a US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain
- Giants acquire quarterback J.J. McCarthy from the Vikings for a 2027 fifth-round pick
- Tropical Storm Hanna forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isnt threatening land
- US and China release $60 billion nonsensitive product lists for tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting
- US stocks drop after oil prices and bond yields crank higher
- Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit
- Trumps mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says hes not political
- Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost
- Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and a cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7
- Congos Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control
- Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt desire for domination driving todays wars
- Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue after new, troubling incidents
- In GOP Speaker Mike Johnsons district, the political mood is mixed for the party in power
- Residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack on Polands border with Ukraine
- Mexicos Baja California braces for major Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii
- Heavy rain and flooding kill at least 62 in northern India
- Serbias populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote
- Taylor Swift becomes most-awarded artist in MTV VMAs history, dedicates top prize to Dolly Parton
Sun, 27 Sep 2026
- From collapse to clinch, Phillies survive living hell of last week and win final NL wild card
- Americans rally in singles to win the Presidents Cup for the 11th straight time
- Powerful noreaster floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England
- Trumps golf tour takes him back to the Presidents Cup
- French clergy abuse survivors praise meeting with Pope Leo XIV, say he listened, was informed
- Florida rides win over Rebels to No. 8 ranking in AP Top 25; Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame top 3 again
- Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision
- Three people were killed and four were injured in shooting at Detroit strip club, police say
- Strikes kill 8 in Ukraine, 1 in Russia after Moscow rejects German calls to de-escalate
- Avengers: Endgame retakes box office crown; Robert Pattinson drives sales for Primetime
- 5 men arrested near UK air base used by US in Iran war on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act
- Palestinian death toll in Gaza war passes 74,000, and other Mideast news
- Aja Wilson wins AP WNBA Player of the Year for 3rd straight year; Angel Reese top defensive player
- Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line
- Lower 48 is a phrase to fight over in Alaska. Its a fixture in the states US Senate contest
- Bus carrying Filipino tourists overturns on way to Germanys Oktoberfest, killing 2
- At least 12 dead and dozens missing after a vessel capsized in eastern Congos Lake Kivu
- Andy Burnham brings good vibes to Labours annual conference but tough choices are coming
- Hurricane Nolo skirts Hawaii but could still unleash powerful winds, flash flooding
- Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square
- A persistent noreaster batters US Northeast, causing coastal flooding, outages and at least 1 death
Sat, 26 Sep 2026
- Trump attends Texas-Tennessee game with no apparent disruption to coaches communications
- China and US agree to establish AI safety channel and continue trade and military talks
- Kennedy Center put off planned repairs despite known structural issues, former employees allege
- Trump rejects Irans proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news
- House Democrats plan vast oversight of Trump administration. Impeachment is an option
- Gunmen target ambulance in Pakistan after suicide bombing at checkpoint killed 12
- Russian and Ukrainian strikes leave 10 dead as aerial war intensifies
- Heavy rain and flooding in Bangkok disrupts traffic and prompts evacuations
- One shot or two? What to know about HPV vaccination recommendations
- Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as first major signs of noreaster take shape
- As work requirements kick in for Medicaid, some states are taking a tougher stance
- Hurricanes in the Pacific threaten Hawaii and Mexico with floods and high surf
- CNN left off Air Force One for Trumps upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction
- Far-right settlers divert West Bank spring water as Israel backs heritage site takeovers
- A month after Nepal floods, thousands are still missing and families face a long recovery
- OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure
- Trump said he would campaign in midterm battlegrounds. Hes starting in deep red states instead
Fri, 25 Sep 2026
- Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time
- New Jerseys lieutenant governor resigns after sexual harassment and ethics complaints
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