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How major US stock indexes fared Friday 5/22/2026

3:19 PM on Friday, May 22

The U.S. stock market closed out its eighth straight winning week

FILE - Containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf on Feb. 24, 2019, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Legal fight could delay a proposed $7B settlement for lawsuits in Roundup cancer claims

3:12 PM on Friday, May 22

A proposed $7.25 billion settlement over claims that Roundup weedkiller causes cancer now faces potential delays

Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces attend a rally in support of former President Raul Castro in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 22, 2026, after U.S. prosecutors filed an indictment accusing him of ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Trump's Cuba strategy echoes his Venezuela playbook. But there are key differences

1:54 PM on Friday, May 22

The Trump administration’s strategy against Cuba is looking a lot like the playbook for Venezuela

FILE - Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, listens during an oversight hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senators from both parties push Hegseth for action on Ukraine aid

1:32 PM on Friday, May 22

A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back on delays by the Department of Defense in sending roughly $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and other allies in eastern Europe

Austin Neddo drives a 1940 Farmall A tractor with his father Shay during Tractor Day for graduating seniors at Airport High School Friday, May 22, 2026, in Carleton, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Tractors, ATVs and golf carts, oh my: Michigan seniors arrive at school in style on Tractor Day

11:13 AM on Friday, May 22

Dozens of soon-to-be graduates of a Michigan high school eschewed their cars and trucks and arrived in tractors, ATVs, golf carts and more

FILE - Disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices are displayed for sale at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

11:01 AM on Friday, May 22

The Associated Press has learned that officials at the Food and Drug Administration were blindsided by a recent policy change allowing more electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches to hit the U.S. market

FILE - Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., arrives at the chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

An all-women Senate delegation is heading to the Arctic to reassure US allies

10:51 AM on Friday, May 22

A bipartisan group of senators is departing for a tour of Arctic nations to reassure U

FILE - A Waymo vehicle drives in San Francisco, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Waymo pauses driverless car service in Atlanta and Texas ahead of potentially dangerous storms

10:51 AM on Friday, May 22

Waymo has suspended driverless car services in Atlanta and Texas after one of its vehicles was stranded by flooding during heavy rains that will likely also hinder travel in a large swath of the U

FILE - Clothes by Chinese company Shein are seen in the BHV (Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville) department store, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

Chinese fast-fashion juggernaut Shein to buy eco-friendly Everlane in an unlikely fit

9:50 AM on Friday, May 22

Everlane, which bucked the fast-fashion industry by promising affordable ethically sourced and sustainable clothing, is being acquired by the king of fast-fashion Shein, founded in China

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives for a closed-door meeting with Republican senators who are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump's ballroom after it has failed to win enough party support, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pushed to the limit, Republicans show rare defiance to Trump's demands

6:39 AM on Friday, May 22

President Donald Trump’s political revenge tour met its potential match this week as angry Republican senators finally said no, even if temporarily

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks to supporters at a campaign event in McKinney, Texas, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Paxton makes his final pitch in the Texas Senate race against Cornyn, buoyed by Trump's endorsement

6:37 AM on Friday, May 22

Ken Paxton is playing up President Donald Trump's endorsement as the Texas attorney general heads into the final days of U.S. Senate primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn

FILE - In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks during a press conference on "Taiwan-U.S. Economic Prosperity Partnership" in Taipei, Taiwan on Feb. 3, 2026. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP, File)

Taiwan's government says US hasn't notified it of any pause in a planned $14B arms sale

5:34 AM on Friday, May 22

Taiwan's government says it hasn't been notified of any pause in a planned $14 billion U.S. arms sale to the self-governing island

U.S. Marines appear to show the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) mounted on trucks during a media tour after they conducted its live-fire training at Camp Fuji, in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Shoot-and-scoot: Mobile missile launchers play key role in US Pacific deterrence strategy

5:12 AM on Friday, May 22

The U.S. Marines have demonstrated their capabilities with a live-fire exercise in Japan, showcasing the HIMARS mobile rocket system

FILE - Kyle Busch waits for the start of a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Kyle Busch was more than a villain and the greatest NASCAR driver of his generation

12:20 AM on Friday, May 22

Kyle Busch grew to expect — even appreciate — the boos

Salvatore Lo Duca makes pizza at Lo Duca Pizza Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/David R. Martin)

A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better

11:03 PM on Thursday, May 21

New York City's iconic pizzerias and bagel shops may soon be forced to update their long-standing baking practices after state lawmakers moved to ban a common additive

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

10:50 AM on Thursday, May 21

In this photo provided by NOAA, a Parapagurus sp. crab with a coral on its back walks across a field of ferromanganese nodules on the seafloor of Gosnold Seamount, explored during Dive 16 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. (NOAA via AP)

Companies join a deep-sea mining rush after Trump executive order, as regulators fast-track permits

6:01 AM on Thursday, May 21

Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a deep-sea mining industry, businesses have raised millions from investors, and stock prices have soared

FILE - Stephen Colbert, left, and Evelyn McGee-Colbert appear at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'The Late Show' in ambitious final show

11:12 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Stephen Colbert has wrapped up his final broadcast of CBS' “The Late Show” with a memorable night

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