ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday doubled down as U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism showed no sign of letting up, insisting that the message “the world needs to hear today” is one of peace and dialogue. Leo spoke to journalists aboard the papal plane en...

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 18, 2026. NYSE U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday as investors monitored signals from the White House that talks to resolve the Middle East conflict will resume this week.   The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for government borrowing...

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CAIRO — CAIRO (AP) — Famine. Massacres. And now badly needed food and other supplies are under strain. Sudan on Wednesday enters a fourth year of war that’s being called an “abandoned crisis,” as a new conflict in the Middle East throws into shadow the fighting that has forced 13 million people to flee their...

An aerial view of the Chevron EL Segundo refinery, one of the largest petroleum processing facilities in California, as a plane takes off from LAX on April 8, 2026 as seen from above Manhattan Beach, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images U.S. crude extended losses after settling lower Tuesday amid rising optimism that the Middle...