Stories from United States

Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and former cast member Pete Davidson have entered a business partnership. The pair have purchased a decommissioned New York City ferry vessel. The acquisition includes 70,000 square feet of waterfront property intended for hosting events.

Donald Trump has likely entered the list of candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026, according to Reuters. The Pentagon chief indicated that the current 60-day window serves as a critical threshold between the continuation of war and its cessation in Iran. Democrats are reportedly said the urgent need to halt military operations. The situation remains tied to the administration's stance on whether the current conflict constitutes a full-scale war. The options reportedly include airstrikes, a combination of missile and air operations, or a ground deployment. These decisions follow the current situation in Iran and the difficulty of the regional position. Paul Davis of the Institute for Global Policy is providing analysis on whether these represent new war plans or responses to the Iranian situation. The final decision on which method to pursue rests with the President.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 700 points during trading on Wall Street. Currency exchange rates were also reported. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 492 points, or 4.48%, to close at 11472. Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation's ADR fell 8.71%. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Price Index futures fell 806 points, or 1.94%, to 42320. The US dollar's selling prices against other currencies were noted: 7.836 Korean Won, 156.38 Japanese Yen, 0.779 Swiss Francs, 1.364 Canadian Dollars, and 6.811 Chinese Yuan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 612 points and the Nasdaq increased by 513 points during Wednesday trading. Market gains were attributed to potential breakthroughs in negotiations to end the Iran war. Oil prices closed near $95 a barrel following the market movement. The S&P 500 index increased 105 points to 7,365.

American prosecutors have accused Ruben Roshamoyer of conspiring with leaders of a drug cartel.

The EPA, FBI, CISA, and NSA issued a joint cybersecurity advisory regarding Iranian-affiliated cyber threats targeting water systems. The advisory follows reports of escalating AI-enabled threats to critical infrastructure.

The United States has sent memos to diplomats in New York regarding its 2026 dues to the UN regular budget. The U.S. aims to pay a portion of these dues on the condition that the Secretary General implements specific quick-win reforms.

The Trump administration has reinstated the 'gun show loophole' as part of a broader rollback of firearms restrictions. This move permits certain firearm sales to occur without the background checks required in other retail settings.

An outage at a BP refinery in Indiana has caused gasoline prices to increase by 40 to 80 cents, according to Gas Buddy analyst Patrick Dahan. Prices in Phoenix, Arizona, remain higher at $4.95 per gallon.

The US legislature has removed the requirement for states to obtain federal authorization before modifying their election laws and redistricting maps. This change allows states to redraw electoral district maps at their own discretion.

An artificial intelligence system achieved higher accuracy rates than human doctors during triage at a large Boston hospital. The model matched or outperformed the previous GPT-4 model in clinical decision-making. The study utilized actual cases from the emergency department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Adam Rodman stated the results are not an artifact of evaluation methods but work for real-world diagnoses. Rodman noted the study does not suggest AI should replace doctors. Researchers at Harvard evaluated a reasoning model developed by OpenAI in an emergency department setting. The study was conducted by Rodman and colleagues as part of a series of experiments. A study published in the journal Science suggests an OpenAI reasoning model can match human emergency department doctors in diagnostic accuracy.