The US stock market keeps setting records as excitement around AI keeps building

October 7, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street keeps setting more records, and excitement about the artificial-intelligence industry keeps leading the way. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4% to set an all-time high following mixed trading on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 63 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.7% to its own record. Advanced Micro Devices helped lead the way and soared 23.7% after announcing a deal where OpenAI will use its chips to power AI infrastructure. As part of the deal, OpenAI could own up to 160 million shares of AMD if it hits certain milestones. A ...

Trump says he’s open to health care deal with Democrats as shutdown hits Day 6

October 7, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he’d be open to striking a deal with Democrats on the health care subsidies they’ve made central to the shutdown fight, cracking the door slightly to negotiations that Republicans have said should only happen after the government ...

Dems could have a shot at flipping a US House seat in Utah under new map

October 7, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican-led Legislature approved a revised congressional map Monday that could give Democrats an improved chance at flipping a seat as the party fights to topple the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House. But in a state overwhelmingly dominated by Republicans, it remains a long-shot that Democrats could win a district next year. Republicans currently hold all four of Utah’s House seats. The revised map would place Democrat-heavy Salt Lake City in a single district that also would include rural areas, instead of dividing the city among multiple ...

EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation’s first in past 12 years

October 7, 2025

(AP) — A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on American soil in a dozen years, meteorologists said Monday. The June 20 ...

Israel and Hamas launch indirect talks in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary

October 7, 2025

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks Monday at an Egyptian resort on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary. The talks, which went on for several hours, unfolded amid many questions about the plan presented ...

Kremlin welcomes Trump’s comments on extending nuclear arms pact

October 7, 2025

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Monday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about Russia’s offer to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States, saying it raises hope for keeping the pact alive after it expires in February. Last month, Russian President ...