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S&P 500 rallies 2% as Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride whips back upward after Trump delays tariffs

S&P 500 rallies 2% as Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride whips back upward after Trump delays tariffs

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride created by President Donald Trump’s trade policies whipped back upward on Tuesday, this time because of a delay for his tariffs on the European Union. The…

US consumer confidence rebounds after five straight months of declines amid tariff anxiety

US consumer confidence rebounds after five straight months of declines amid tariff anxiety

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to its lowest level since the onset of the…

Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked federal agencies Tuesday to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, intensifying the president’s clash with the nation’s…

Meet Hercules and Ned, the border collies fending off wildlife at West Virginia’s busiest airport

Meet Hercules and Ned, the border collies fending off wildlife at West Virginia’s busiest airport

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hercules and Ned have quite the spacious office at West Virginia’s busiest airport. The border collies and their handler make daily patrols along the milelong airfield…

Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign student enrollment at Harvard

Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign student enrollment at Harvard

By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For students around the world, an acceptance letter to Harvard University has represented the pinnacle of achievement, offering a spot among the elite at a campus that produces Nobel…

Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, ‘I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza’

Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, ‘I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza’

By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum told police after his…