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These brain scan images provided by Biogen show how high levels of Alzheimer's-related tau protein, in red, dropped in a recipient of the company's experimental drug diranersen. (Biogen via AP)

An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches

8:24 AM on Tuesday, July 14

An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than current treatments — by lowering the brain's production of a protein called tau

Trabajadores de salud trabajan en el Centro Médico Evangélico, en Bunia, en el este de República Democrática del Congo, el viernes 3 de julio de 2026, donde estaba previsto hacer ensayos clínicos sobre el ébola. (AP Foto/Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne)

Majority of new Ebola cases are ‘from unknown chains of transmission,’ WHO official says

8:12 AM on Tuesday, July 14

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo “continues to outpace the response efforts,” the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief has said

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order modifying the Bears Ears National Monument in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: Supreme Court justices set to testify in rare appearance before Congress

7:44 AM on Tuesday, July 14

The U.S. and Iran are once again on the verge of all-out war

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Warsh to say Fed has 'no tolerance' for high inflation but provides no hints on next move

7:36 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh pledged to make high inflation “a thing of the past” in his first congressional testimony Tuesday, yet provided no signal about the central bank’s next steps

Lisa Galindez calls on other volunteers to help pack baby items at the Global Empowerment Mission Venezuela relief donation site Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Earthquake aid keeps flowing from Florida to Venezuela, as volunteers unite to help recovery

7:00 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Eighteen-year-old Alessandra Izaguirre is part of a massive grassroots effort to help Venezuela after devastating earthquakes

Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, speaks during a business event in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Miyuki Saito/Kyodo News via AP)

SoftBank Group's CEO says $5 trillion a year needed globally to meet AI demand

6:25 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Japanese tech giant SoftBank Group’s CEO Masayoshi Son has ridiculed people who worry about a bubble in artificial intelligence investments

Philippine police are investigating the killing of an American marine biologist

6:22 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Police say an American marine biologist was shot and killed by three men in the central Philippines over the weekend

JPMorgan Chase profit hits $16.9 billion in the second quarter, boosted again by market volatility

6:19 AM on Tuesday, July 14

JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that it earned $16.9 billion in the second quarter as its equities trading division again took advantage of market volatility triggered by the war in Iran

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

You just retired (or are about to). Now what?

5:19 AM on Tuesday, July 14

If there’s one group likely to be experiencing the most consternation over inflation and economic uncertainty, it’s those who have just retired or are about to

FILE - New York Governor Kathy Hochul participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new JPMorgan Chase offices in New York, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

New York to impose the country's first statewide moratorium on data centers

5:11 AM on Tuesday, July 14

New York will block new large data centers that fuel artificial intelligence for up to a year to protect the environment and energy grid

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky after the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to harden its air defenses

4:51 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Ukraine’s air force says its air defenses intercepted five ballistic missiles launched by Russia in overnight attacks

Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East, threatening a return to all-out war

11:26 PM on Monday, July 13

The U.S. launched strikes on Iran hours after President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom

11:16 PM on Monday, July 13

Media advocates have reacted with alarm to subpoenas issued to five New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One

A relative of a victim in a music bar fire pays respect to the victim's body at a police hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital

11:15 PM on Monday, July 13

Officials say the death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30

Patrick McKeon works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street calms, and stocks hold steadier after US inflation data comes in less bad than expected

11:07 PM on Monday, July 13

Stocks are holding steadier on a calmer Wall Street after a report showed U.S. inflation was not as bad last month as economists expected

FILE - Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi arrives at the Iraqi parliament to attend the voting of his government in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

Trump rolls out the White House welcome mat for new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi

11:07 PM on Monday, July 13

President Donald Trump is set to welcome Iraq's new prime minister to the White House

St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker embraces Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber after Walker won the MLB baseball All-Star Home Run Derby, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Jordan Walker spoils Philly’s Kyle Schwarber party, rallies to win Home Run Derby

8:51 PM on Monday, July 13

Jordan Walker silenced Philadelphia’s boo birds by homering on his last six swings, chasing down Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber in the final round and becoming the first Cardinal to win the Home Run Derby

United States' Malik Tillman (17) scores his team's first goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium in Seattle, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy)

What injured athletes can teach us about recovery and resilience

8:26 PM on Monday, July 13

Many people will experience a serious injury or medical condition at some point in their lives

Gas pumps are seen at a gas station in Buffalo Grove, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall, underlying prices ease

5:01 PM on Monday, July 13

U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, though much of the progress could be reversed if the Iran war keeps worsening

Newly appointed U.S. interim Senator, Darline Graham Nordone, with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, speaks to members of the press after being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the passing of her brother, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, at the statehouse Monday, July 13, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

11:06 PM on Sunday, July 12

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named Darline Graham Nordone as her late brother, Lindsey Graham’s, temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate

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