S&P hits intraday record, notches best month since November
The S&P 500 rose to an intraday high at 3,972.89 as both the S&P and Dow Jones Industrial Average turned in their best months since November.
The S&P 500 rose to an intraday high at 3,972.89 as both the S&P and Dow Jones Industrial Average turned in their best months since November.
The Peace Corps announced it will be jumping into the COVID-19 vaccination efforts, only the second time in the organization's 60-year history that members will work domestically.
Authorities in Niger fended off armed attackers at the presidential palace early Wednesday, which government officials described as an attempted coup by the armed forces.
A North Carolina man said he was still enjoying the good feelings from his $5,000 lottery prize when he uncovered a $100,000 jackpot just two weeks later.
Maria Sakkari handed Naomi Osaka her first loss in nearly 14 months Wednesday at the Miami Open. Sakkari steamrolled the world's No. 2 player 6-0, 6-4 in the semifinals of the tournament in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Roughly one in five adults in the United States reports not being able to afford needed healthcare, a survey released Wednesday by Gallup and West Health found.
Animal rescuers in Boston said a lizard hitched a ride in a car and ended up traveling from Florida to Massachusetts.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is participating in Operation Inherent Resolve with new airstrikes, the Navy said on Wednesday.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny announced he is going on a hunger strike, demanding medical care for back pain in prison.
A medallion lost at a beach by a Maryland firefighter in 2020 was found almost a year later by a man using his metal detector to search in the sand about 50 miles away.
The large-deck amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli completed its Fitting Out Availability and awaits sea trials, the U.S. Navy announced on Wednesday.
Japanese textbooks that refer to the South Korea-administered Dokdo Islets are sparking controversy after they were approved for use at Japanese public schools.
The United States added some 517,000 new jobs in March, the strongest gain in half a year, according to a private-sector assessment released Wednesday.
An animal rescuer was summoned to a parking lot in London to assist a fox found with its head stuck inside a rigid plastic bottle.
A New York village has been barred from enforcing zoning provisions that allegedly thwart the ability of Orthodox Jews to worship in their homes pending the resolution of a religious discrimination lawsuit.
Scientists have successfully used the veiny skeleton of spinach leaves as an edible scaffolding on which to grow cultured meat.
People with Type 2 diabetes and higher levels of body fat may have reduced exercise capacity, according to an analysis published Wednesday by the journal PLOS ONE.
Ziyad Fekri, a UConn men's soccer player is facing sexual assault charges related to incidents against a woman on campus, a state attorney's office said in a news release.
K-pop star Rosé shared a poster and release date, April 5, for her music video for "Gone," a song from her debut solo EP.
Delta Airlines will be reopening sales of its middle seats starting May 1, citing widespread COVID-19 vaccines and consumer demand for travel.
Stand downs to deal with extremism in the U.S. military are expected to be completed by Thursday, when an order from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ends.
A Minor League Baseball team in Tennessee said its mascot costume was recovered after it was one of several items stolen from an office.
President Joe Biden issued his first presidential proclamation Wednesday, recognizing the transgender community.
Sony announced on Wednesday that "Oddworld: Soulstorm" for PlayStation 5 and "Days Gone" and "Zombie Army 4: Dead War" for PlayStation 4 will be free to download for PlayStation Plus subscribers in April.
Police in Minnesota said they are trying to find the owner of a large goat that spent multiple days wandering around a city.