NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon carried the U.S. stock market to the finish of another winning week and month. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and pulled closer to its all-time high set on Tuesday. It closed out its third straight winning week and sixth straight winning month, its longest monthly winning streak since 2021. The…… MORE
Instacart says it will offer customers who receive SNAP benefits 50% on their next grocery order to ease strain as the government prepares to cut off payments. The benefit will be available even if payments are made as scheduled on Nov. 1. Instacart said any customer who placed an order in October using a SNAP/EBT…… MORE
YouTube TV viewers have lost access to Disney channels, including ABC and ESPN, after contract talks broke down. Other channels like the Disney Channel, FX, and Nat Geo have also disappeared. YouTube TV announced Thursday that Disney followed through on a threat to suspend its content during negotiations. YouTube claims Disney used the blackout threat…… MORE
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica. The storm made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, with winds reaching 185 miles per hour. Officials say at least 25 people have died across Haiti. In Cuba, officials report collapsed houses and…… MORE
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are meeting face-to-face today in South Korea. Tensions between the world’s two largest economies have soared since Trump returned to office for a second term, and hiked import tariffs. China has retaliated by limiting exports of rare earth minerals, and shunning U.S.…… MORE
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip this week marked the most serious challenge yet for a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Gaza health officials said over 100 Palestinians were killed, including dozens of civilians. Israel said one of its soldiers was killed in an attack that helped prompt the fierce Israeli strikes. But…… MORE
PARIS (AP) — A Paris prosecutor says two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement in the theft. They were handed preliminary charges for theft committed by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy. They are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world’s most visited museum and took…… MORE
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier will not receive his salary while on leave due to his arrest on federal gambling charges. Nor will Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, who has also been placed on leave by the league after his arrest on gambling-related charges last week. That’s according to two people with knowledge of…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is voting on legislation that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada. It is happening just as President Donald Trump is engaged in trade talks in Asia as well as an increasingly bitter trade spat with U.S.’s northern neighbor that is one of its largest economic partners. Senators have taken a…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated. The move comes amid a fraught time for the central bank, with hiring sluggish and yet inflation stuck above the Fed’s 2%…… MORE
