The criminal trial of a former congressman is offering a glimpse into the prehistory of the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Elon Musk’s space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing, a blockbuster offering that is likely to rank as the biggest ever and make its founder the world’s first trillionaire.

An activist ship operated by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation struck a Norwegian krill trawler in Antarctic waters, raising accusations by its owner that it amounted to a “terroristic attack” against legal fishing activities.

Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese’s products starting next year.

French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan.

Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter.

Used electric vehicles can still be found at a bargain price, regardless of the federal tax credit.

Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war.

Last week, over a dozen more eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

President Donald Trump is addressing the nation on the war in Iran.

A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers improved slightly.

Advocacy groups and experts have slammed YouTube for serving up low-quality artificial intelligence-generated videos to its most vulnerable audience: children.

Stocks rushed higher worldwide, and oil prices eased as hopes built that the war with Iran could end soon.

There’s a major recall going on in Florida after several products were found with “metal fragments,” according to the FDA.

A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada.

Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied.

Travelers can expect roughly one quarter of the flights to be delayed by at least half an hour at San Francisco International Airport over the next six months.

A real-life Las Vegas showgirl is suing Taylor Swift, saying the branding surrounding her album “The Life of a Showgirl.”.

A federal appeals court in the United States has denied a request to reopen a criminal case against Boeing tied to two fatal crashes of 737 Max jets.

South Africans have rushed to buy fuel as the country braces for record price hikes tied to the US-Iran-Israel conflict.

After meandering for a couple of months, financial markets endured numerous frenzied swings during March as the war in Iran raged.

The president of a Central Florida fertility clinic was disciplined by the state’s Board of Medicine, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and was sued by at least three former patients in the years before the clinic’s closure, records obtained by News 6 reveal.

U.S. carrier JetBlue has raised its checked bag fees by as much as $9 as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies.

Haiti’s government says it is implementing new austerity measures as the war in Iran disrupts critical oil supplies and drives up prices worldwide.

The European Union's energy commissioner says skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won’t return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow.

In a new lawsuit, one of the first three women to officiate an NFL game describes her three years at the pinnacle of her profession as a descent into the grip of a sexist institution unable to treat a woman as an equal.

A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Public hearings on proposed constitutional amendments in Zimbabwe have turned chaotic and violent.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will once again have his past rival and current Vice President Geraldo Alckmin as his running mate for his reelection bid.

A jury has deadlocked in the trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their roles in Ohio's $60 million bribery scandal.

U.S. consumer confidence inched higher in March despite soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran.

U.S. job openings fell slightly last month to 6.9 million, another sign of sluggishness in the American labor market.

Vice President JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith and adult conversion to Catholicism.

In 1965, Filipino and Mexican American farmworkers in California became inextricably linked when they mobilized to strike against grape growers.

A Russian oil tanker has reached Cuba with a huge shipment, easing a dire fuel shortage after months without deliveries.

Spice and flavorings company McCormick is combining with Unilever’s foods division, which includes household names like Hellmann’s and Knorr.

President Donald Trump has prioritized efforts to calm the financial markets during the Iran war, but his go-to moves are starting to fall flat.

Europe’s inflation rate rose to 2.5% in March, according to official figures released Tuesday, as the Iran war sent energy prices sharply higher.

U.S. gas prices have jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as fuel prices continue to soar worldwide amid the Iran war.

President Donald Trump lashed out at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran.

U.S. stocks surged to their best day since last spring as doubt swung back to hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran.

One of the world’s rarest whales, the Rice's whale, is in the way of the Trump administration's desire to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says the systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don’t improve safety because people who use them often pay less attention to the road.

Trump administration officials are exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act.

A large donation to mental health research is getting even bigger.

This year’s Webby Award nominations highlight the internet’s wildest hits, from celebrity campaigns to strange viral products.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including its desalination plants.

The leader of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” has been sentenced to 9 years in prison on federal forced labor charges.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says it's important to closely monitor inflation amid a spike in energy prices from the Iran war as the average price for for gasoline nears $4 a gallon in the U.S. But he also said Monday, addressing students at Harvard University, that there isn't a lot Fed policymakers could do.

Driving a car, van or truck is a big part of many Americans’ workdays.

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been sworn in for a third term three months after a disputed election.

A New York Times attorney claims the Pentagon has flouted a court order blocking it from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Defense Department’s headquarters.

The Transportation Safety Administration says most of its officers received most of their backpay Monday for working during the shutdown.

The Connecticut Sun say they will move to Houston in 2027 after reaching an agreement to sell the team to Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta in a deal worth a record $300 million, according to a person familiar with the sale.

Air Canada says CEO Michael Rousseau plans to retire.

Sysco, the nation’s largest food distributor, will acquire supplier Restaurant Depot in a deal worth more than $29 billion.

It's official: Publix now has the best bagger in the country.

Dutch Bros Coffee has announced a new location set to open in Central Florida.

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, potentially including desalination plants that supply drinking water.

Kosovo is one of the Europe's poorest countries and struggles with a steep rise in fuel prices caused by the Iran war.

U.S. stocks swung as oil prices kept climbing because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran could end.

Long security lines at airports are driving people crazy as Congress and President Donald Trump try to work out a budget stalemate.

Disneyland Paris has opened a huge new “Frozen” land as the centerpiece of a major park makeover.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered the monthlong war in the Middle East and claimed they launched missiles toward Israel.

Pakistan’s foreign minister says Islamabad will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran.

Hundreds of employees at one of the U.S. Navy’s biggest shipbuilding contractors have voted to approve a deal with Bath Iron Works, ending a weeklong strike.

Nestlé says thieves have stolen a huge shipment of KitKat bars from a truck heading from Italy to Poland.

French authorities say that police have stopped a suspected bombing outside a Bank of America building in Paris.

Members of Congress have repeatedly introduced bills to ensure the federal employees who control air traffic and conduct airport security screenings get paid during government shutdowns.

Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting.

Transportation Security Administration agents could start getting their paychecks as early as Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to pay them immediately.

The Connecticut Sun have reached an agreement to sell the team to Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for $300 million and will move to Houston in 2027, according to a person familiar with the deal.

A New York appeals court has overturned a ruling that had ordered Argentina to pay more than $16 billion to former shareholders of YPF, the country’s largest energy company that was nationalized in 2012.

As gas prices approach $4 a gallon nationally amid the conflict in Iran, some lawmakers are pushing to suspend the federal gasoline tax.

Microsoft is taking over a data center construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it, in a move that will make the two companies neighbors at one of the nation’s largest complexes for running artificial intelligence.

Thousands of striking workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants are extending their walkout to a third week.

When stock markets are falling, it’s natural to want to do something quickly to protect your retirement savings.

The sight of travelers suffering through long security lines at U.S. airports this week have many people showing up way before their flights.

A judge has ruled that the government can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

President Donald Trump says the American air travel system has reached a "breaking point."

Vice President JD Vance has held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he’s leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it’s cracking down on potential misuse of social programs.

The price of a PlayStation is going up by another $100, the second time in less than a year that Sony has upped the price tag on its popular gaming console.

Internet trailblazer Yahoo is exploring technology’s next frontier with Scout, an answer engine powered by artificial intelligence.

More than 7 million student loan borrowers who've been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt.

Mexico’s Navy is searching for two missing sailboats carrying nine people and humanitarian aid on a route to Cuba.

Tech companies set ambitious climate goals at the start of the decade, promising to slash emissoins that contribute to global warming.

In a story published March 27, 2026, about construction delays amid the U.S. housing crisis, The Associated Press erroneously reported that nearly everything in affordable housing projects that get federal dollars must carry a Made in the USA label.

Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people.

Hundreds of used sneakers arrive each week at a workshop east of Paris, where workers inspect them for resale, redistribution or rejection.

Israel’s military says it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel for the first time.

President Donald Trump has signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress.

Iran has kept firing missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab nation, including a strike Friday at a military base in Saudi Arabia that U.S. officials said wounded at least 10 U.S. service members, two of them seriously.

U.S. stocks deepened their drops as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years.

A federal judge on Thursday denied the NCAA’s motion for a temporary restraining order to stop DraftKings from using registered trademarks associated with its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

In a story published March 27, 2026, about a fertilizer shortage due to the Iran war, The Associated Press erroneously reported Saudi Arabia's involvement in the fertilizer industry.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in temporarily blocking the Pentagon from labeling the company as a supply chain risk.

Prospective homebuyers who have invested in certain cryptocurrencies will be able to use their holdings as collateral to fund their down payment on a home as part of a new mortgage offering.

In 2016, Swedish furniture maker IKEA recalled 17.3 million chests and dressers because they were potential tip-over hazards. IKEA says if you still have one of those dressers, whether you bought it from the store or bought it at a yard sale or on Facebook Marketplace, they want it back — and they are prepared to pay for it.

The Trump administration is seeking an exemption from the Endangered Species Act for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, citing national security as it wages war on Iran.

The Oscars are leaving Hollywood.