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US Fires on and Disables 2 More Iranian Tankers as Tensions Rise in the Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military says its forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The Unit...
May 08, 2026 Malta-flagged oil tanker Odessa arrives near Daesan Port in Seosan City on May 8, 2026. An oil tanker that passed through the Strait of Hormuz arrived in South Korea on May 8, the first such vessel to reach the Asian nation by that route since Iran declared the critical waterway closed. (Photo by Shin Yong-ju / AFP via Getty Images)
Bright Lights and Hot Orbs: UFO Files Shed Light on Sightings but Leave Interpretation to the Public
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has begun releasing files on UFOs, tapping into public curiosity about unidentified phenomena. The files feature intriguing sightings, such as a bright object making 90-...
May 08, 2026 NEAR JAPAN - 2024: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this handout image provided by the Department of War an images of a UAP that resembles a football-shaped body near Japan that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reported. The Department of War announced the initial release of new, never-before-seen files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) on May 8, 2026 as part of a Trump administration transparency effort. (Photo US Department of War via Getty Images)
On the Cruise Ship Hit by Hantavirus, Some Fear What Awaits Them at Home
MADRID (AP) - A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has sparked fear among Spanish passengers, not from illness, but from potential stigma upon returning home. Sensational news ...
May 08, 2026 TOPSHOT - This aerial picture shows a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3, 2026. An outbreak of "severe acute respiratory illness" on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic has left two people dead and a third in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa's health ministry told AFP on May 3, 2026.
The outbreak occurred on the MV Hondius, travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde. The patient being treated in Johannesburg tested positive for a hantavirus, a family of viruses that can cause hemorrhagic fever, South African spokesperson Foster Mohale said. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
Canvas System is Online After a Cyberattack Disrupted Thousands of Schools
A key online learning system used by thousands of schools and universities is back after a cyberattack knocked it offline, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals. A cybersecurity threat ...
May 08, 2026
NFL and Referees Agree on a 7-year Collective Bargaining Agreement, Avoiding Potential Work Stoppage
The NFL and the NFL Referees Association have agreed on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replacement officials. The deal runs through t...
May 08, 2026
US Employers Defy Economic Shock From Iran War and Add a Surprisingly Strong 115,000 Jobs in April
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war. Hiring was better than the 65,000 that economists had expected, th...
May 08, 2026
China Says Exports Jump 14.1% From a Year Ago Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
HONG KONG (AP) - China says exports have risen 14.1% in April from a year earlier, despite the Iran war and lingering impacts from higher U.S. tariffs. The data were released Saturday, just days ahead...
May 08, 2026
US Stocks Rise to Records After a Solid Jobs Report Overshadows Higher Oil Prices
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose to records following the latest sign that the nation's job market is doing better than economists expected. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Friday to an all-time high aft...
May 08, 2026 Bullish - green stock exchange market times buying hours volume chart with arrow up day trade.
Shipping Firms Are Being Whipsawed by Changing Stances and Risks as They Wait for Hormuz to Reopen
NEW YORK (AP) - With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen ...
May 08, 2026 TOPSHOT - In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on May 4, 2026, vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guards on May 4 denied that any commercial ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, after the US military earlier said two US-flagged merchant vessels had transited through the vital waterway. (Photo by Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Getty Images) /
Trump Administration Settles Meatpacking Antitrust Case in Bid to Bring Down Grocery Prices
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has reached a proposed settlement in an antitrust case against Agri Stats, a data-sharing company for the meatpacking industry. The federal government accuse...
May 08, 2026
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