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US stocks halt their slide after the Treasury Department moves to ease pressure from the bond market 08/19/2026 04:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced a move that could ease pressure coming from the bond market. Strong profit reports for the spring from Estee Lauder, Target and other U.S. companies also helped support Wall Street. The S&P 500 climbed 0.2 New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting 08/19/2026 04:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In her first large staff meeting, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promised Wednesday to advocate for the agency while acknowledging that congressionally funded programs lacked staff and employees were feeling burned out. Dr. Erica Schwartz also sa The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists 08/19/2026 04:53pm • From front page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today's top photos, chosen by Associated Press photo editors. Clemens has 3 RBIs as the Twins beat the Braves 6-4 to sweep their three-game series 08/19/2026 04:45pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kody Clemens and Brooks Lee had RBI singles in the seventh inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Wednesday to sweep the three-game series. Clemens drove in three runs and Kaelen Culpepper added three hits for Minnesota. Yoendrys Gómez earned his third sa Wholesale Cash Prices 08/19/2026 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wholesale cash prices Wednesday Tue Wed Foods Broilers Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom 08/19/2026 04:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump played White House tour guide on Wednesday, showing off the helipad he is building on the lawn before leaning over to autograph a piece of it and bragging about the ballroom he's rushing to complete despite legal challenges. Trump gushed for several uninter No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd of the Dallas Wings is set for season-ending surgery on sore knee 08/19/2026 04:44pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd is set for season-ending surgery on a sore knee that has sidelined this year's No. 1 overall pick for the past five games. The team said Wednesday that Fudd will have arthroscopic surgery on her right knee next week in Connecticut, where she Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope 08/19/2026 04:41pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year. NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced the news more than a month after the startup's Link spacecraft rocketed away to the How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 8/19/2026 08/19/2026 04:40pm • U.S. stocks rose Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced a move that could ease pressure coming from the bond market. Strong profit reports for the spring from Estee Lauder, Target and other U.S. companies also helped support Wall Street. The S&P 500 climbed 0.2% for its first ga Nordson: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 08/19/2026 04:40pm • WESTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — WESTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — Nordson Corp. (NDSN) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $152.8 million. The Westlake, Ohio-based company said it had net income of $2.73 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $3.25 per share. The results b Coty: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 08/19/2026 04:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Coty Inc. (COTY) on Wednesday reported a loss of $141 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The New York-based company said it had a loss of 16 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 2 cents per share. The results missed Wall Street exp Moderna shares surge after it says its experimental mRNA cancer treatment passed a key test 08/19/2026 04:32pm • Moderna shares more than doubled Wednesday after it announced initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment that would be the first of its kind if approved by regulators. Moderna and Merck are developing a treatment using an mRNA-based cancer vaccine called intismeran that is des Unifi: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 08/19/2026 04:32pm • GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Unifi Inc. (UFI) on Wednesday reported a loss of $1.2 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Greensboro, North Carolina-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents. The polyester and nylon yarn maker posted revenue of $144. KALA BIO: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/19/2026 04:32pm • ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) — ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) — KALA BIO, Inc. (KALA) on Wednesday reported a loss of $1.6 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Arlington, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of $21.32. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://au Liberia charges former vice president with drug trafficking and other offenses 08/19/2026 04:31pm • MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday. Howard-Taylor, who was vice president