World & Policy

U.S. stock indexes nudged higher Friday after energy companies clawed back some of their sharp losses from earlier in the week.

Oil futures with nearest delivery traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange and Brent crude on the IntercontinentalExchange settled shallowly mixed Friday in consolidation trade on moderate volume after entering a bear market this week, while ending lower for the fifth...

Farmers aren't certain if they would fare better under the health care bill in the U.S. Senate, but they are looking for relief from a steady rise in premiums and wider spread of deductibles they've seen over the past several years.

The country is waiting for the court to make its decision public about the biggest legal controversy in the first five months of Trump's presidency. The issue has been tied up in the courts since Trump's original order in January sparked widespread protests just days...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- More than 250 U.S. mayors are meeting in Florida at a time when many cities are pushing back against Trump administration policies on climate change and immigration.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea on Friday called itself the "biggest victim" in the death of an American student who was detained for more than a year and died days after being released in a coma.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The leader of the Afghan Taliban said on Friday that a planned U.S. troop surge will not end the protracted war in the country and vowed to fight on until a full withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan.