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Wall Street hits records following an encouraging update on inflation 10/24/2025 05:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks hit records on Friday after an update on inflation came in a bit less painful than feared. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and topped its prior all-time high, which was set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 472 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composit Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs will miss 2nd game since sustaining concussion at home 10/24/2025 05:02pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs will miss his second game since sustaining a concussion in an accident at home. The Cowboys (3-3-1) ruled out Diggs for Sunday's visit to Denver (5-2). He missed last week's 44-22 victory over Washington. Diggs had the accident at home th Grüll's curling shot gives Werder Bremen 1-0 win over Union Berlin in Bundesliga 10/24/2025 04:49pm • BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Marco Grüll curled in left-foot shot in the 72nd minute to give Werder Bremen a 1-0 win over Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on Friday. The win gave Bremen consecutive home victories for the first time this season and moved it into the top half of the table ahead of the wee Pentagon accepts $130 million donation to help pay the military during the government shutdown 10/24/2025 04:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon confirmed Friday that it has accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown, raising ethical questions after President Donald Trump had announced that a friend had offered the gift to defray any shortfalls. Trump's trade war with Canada: A timeline of how we got here 10/24/2025 04:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's barrage of tariffs has quickly strained the United States' longstanding relationship with Canada over the last year. Since taking office in January, Trump has threatened Canada's economy and sovereignty with steep import taxes on its goods. He's even claime Houthi rebels detain 2 more UN staffers in Yemen as the world body reevaluates its operations 10/24/2025 04:23pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Houthi rebels detained two additional United Nations staff members and raided the homes of several others in Yemen over the last 48 hours, the latest in a series of events now forcing the world body to reassess how it operates in the war-torn country. The detainment of two s US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower 10/24/2025 04:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent days against boats it accuses of c Falcons looking for red zone fixes in home game against reeling Dolphins 10/24/2025 03:20pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are looking for better red zone execution, given that they are one of the league's leading teams in total yards but still rank close to the bottom in scoring. Their search for answers continues on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, who bring a three-game skid to Judge halts death penalty case in New Mexico due to federal shutdown 10/24/2025 03:11pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge in New Mexico has halted a federal death penalty case, citing the pinch of the U.S. government shutdown and a funding shortfall for specialized public defenders that stretches back to the summer. The Trump administration in July announced plans to seek the death penal No criminal charges for officers who fatally shot man armed with crossbow outside Potomac Mills 10/24/2025 02:46pm • No criminal charges will be filed against the Prince William County police officers who shot and killed a man armed with a crossbow near Potomac Mills mall this summer after a tense, hourslong standoff. The incident began during the afternoon of July 17, when officers said they tracked down 52-year Dabble Promo Code WTOP: Claim $25 Bonus for World Series, NBA, NFL Picks 10/24/2025 02:38pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Use the Dabble promo code WTOP to get a daily fantasy bonus. Register here to start making picks on MLB, NBA and NFL games. Japan's new leader vows to further boost defense spending as regional tensions rise 10/24/2025 01:52pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s military buildup and spending and complete an early upgrade of the country’s security strategy as tensions rise with China, North Korea and Russia. Takaichi to Israeli man's sentence over illegal development in Cyprus' breakaway north sends a stark warning 10/24/2025 01:51pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A court in Cyprus on Friday sentenced an Israeli businessman to five years for developing and selling luxury apartment complexes in the breakaway northern part of the divided island without permission of the Greek Cypriot owners of the land. The case is one of several where Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026, average of $56 per month 10/24/2025 01:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, translating to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said Friday. The benefits increase for nearly 71 million Social Security recipients wi US inflation stays elevated but prices rose less than feared last month 10/24/2025 01:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as gas prices jumped while the cost of rents cooled, painting a mixed picture of the expenses consumers are facing in a murky economy where growth appears steady but hiring slow. Consumer prices increased 3% in September from a year ear