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Oil prices keep moving higher, but US stocks hold near their records

By STAN CHOE
Apr 29, 2026 4:49 pm - More jumps for oil prices sent tremors through the U.S. bond market on Wednesday, along with hints that some Federal Reserve officials don’t want to cut interest rates any time soon. But fat profit reports from Starbucks and other big companies helped the U.S. stock market remain resilient despite that.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla begin New York trip by honoring victims at the 9/11 Memorial

By PHILIP MARCELO, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and DAVE COLLINS
Apr 29, 2026 4:30 pm - King Charles III and Queen Camilla paid tribute to victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks during a busy swing through New York City on Wednesday — the first visit to the Big Apple by a reigning British monarch in 16 years.
Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI's beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman

By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Apr 29, 2026 4:05 pm - Elon Musk took the stand for the second day Wednesday in the landmark trial that pits the world's richest person against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder he accuses of betraying promises to keep the company as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity's benefit.
Powell plans to stay on at Fed after his term as chair ends, citing legal actions by administration

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 29, 2026 1:11 pm - Jerome Powell plans to remain on the board of the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends next month “for an undetermined period of time,” saying the “unprecedented” legal attacks by the Trump administration have put the independence of the nation's central bank at risk.
Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances

By MARK SHERMAN
Apr 29, 2026 9:22 am - The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate Black and Latino electoral districts that tend to favor Democrats and affect the balance of power in Congress.
Another Russian oil facility burns after Zelenskyy touts Ukraine’s drone reach

By The Associated Press
Apr 29, 2026 8:21 am - Another oil facility deep inside Russia was reportedly on fire Wednesday following what Ukraine’s president claimed was his country’s latest long-range drone attack.
Defying protocol, Trump relays details of private conversation with King Charles III

By DANICA KIRKA
Apr 29, 2026 8:18 am - At Tuesday’s state dinner honoring King Charles III and Queen Camilla, U.S. President Donald Trump said that during a private meeting earlier in the day the British monarch had agreed with him that Iran should never be allowed to have nuclear weapons.
Skeptical Democrats confront Hegseth about Iran war for the first time since conflict started

By BEN FINLEY and STEPHEN GROVES
Apr 29, 2026 8:13 am - Making his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war in Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats Wednesday over a costly conflict being waged without congressional approval.
Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probe

By MARK VANCLEAVE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Apr 28, 2026 8:22 pm - Federal agents executed multiple searches in Minnesota on Tuesday, seizing records and other evidence in an ongoing fraud investigation by the Trump administration of publicly funded social programs for children, authorities said.
Appeals court rejects Trump’s no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court review

By REBECCA BOONE
Apr 28, 2026 8:13 pm - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without the chance to seek bond, citing “serious constitutional questions” related to what it said would otherwise be the broadest mass-detention-without-bond mandate in the nation's history for millions of noncitizens.

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