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Dow leaps 585 points as US stocks win back most of Friday’s wipeout

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied on Monday and won back most of their sharp loss from last week, when worries about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs may be punishing the economy sent a shudder through Wall Street. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5% to follow up its worst day since May with its best since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 585 points, or 1.3%, and the Nasdaq composite leaped 2%. Idexx Laboratories helped lead the way and soared 27.5% after the seller of veterinary instruments and other health care products reported a stronger profit for the spring than ...

Japan’s aging atomic bomb survivors speak against nuclear weapons

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Eighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a dwindling number of the aging Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the acceptance of nuclear weapons by global leaders. The U.S. attack on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and three days later on Nagasaki killed more than 200,000 people by the end of that year. Others survived but with radiation illness. About 100,000 survivors are still alive. Many hid their experiences to protect themselves and their families from discrimination that still exists. Others ...

Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them for it

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered to points across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent Republicans from adopting U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants in place before the 2026 midterm elections. By leaving the state, Democrats are beyond the reach of Texas law enforcement, and they can effectively block any votes by ensuring the 150-member House does not have the quorum required to do business. The effect was immediate: The Republican-controlled state House did not have the required quorum for a scheduled vote on ...

U.S. and EU announce a trade framework after Trump holds tariff talks with top European official

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The United States and the European Union announced a trade framework Sunday after a meeting between President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. “It was a very interesting negotiation. I think it’s going to be great for both parties,” Trump said after the talks at his golf course resort near Turnberry, Scotland. For months, he has threatened most of the world with steep tariffs in hopes of shrinking large U.S. trade deficits with many key trading partners. The U.S. and EU seemed close to a deal earlier this month to ...