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Truckload of squid spills into the street in Rhode Island, creating a smelly mess in the summer heat

2:40 PM on Wednesday, August 19

A tractor-trailer rollover sent a truckload of squid spilling into a Rhode Island roadway, leaving a stench as they sat in the road for hours in the summer heat

FILE - Dr. Erica Schwartz testifies during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions committee confirmation hearing to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting

1:54 PM on Wednesday, August 19

Dr. Erica Schwartz, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is promising to advocate for the agency while addressing staff burnout and understaffing issues

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 8/19/2026

1:40 PM on Wednesday, August 19

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced a move that could ease pressure coming from the bond market

FILE - Liberian first lady Jewel Howard Taylor speaks to journalists at the ruling National Patriotic Party headquarters in the Liberian capital Monrovia Friday, July 11, 2003. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis,File)

Liberia charges former vice president with drug trafficking and other offenses

1:31 PM on Wednesday, August 19

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

ClearSign Technologies Corporation Provides Second Quarter 2026 Update

1:05 PM on Wednesday, August 19

Parents hold pictures of their deceased children during a protest against social media platforms outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13

12:23 PM on Wednesday, August 19

A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms

Under new legislation, restaurants prep to post origin country for shrimp

12:22 PM on Wednesday, August 19

A new state law requires Georgia restaurants to disclose if their shrimp is imported

'Many' Fed officials think higher rates will be needed if inflation stays high

11:38 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Many Federal Reserve officials think the central bank will have to lift its key short-term interest rate in the coming months if inflation doesn’t subside, minutes of the Fed’s meeting last month showed

FILE - The official seal of the Federal Trade Commission is seen on an office building in Washington, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FTC proposal would require retailers to be transparent about personalized pricing

11:35 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Companies that secretly vary prices based on how much they think individual customers will pay could face federal charges under a proposed Federal Trade Commission policy

FILE - A sign marks an entrance to a Moderna building in Cambridge, Mass., May 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)prnto

Moderna shares surge after it says its experimental mRNA cancer treatment passed a key test

8:41 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Moderna shares more than doubled after announcing initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment

Map shows general location of a helicopter crash in the Mount Ololokwe foothills of Kenya. (AP Digital Embed)

Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans

3:54 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Seven people, including five American citizens, have been killed in a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya

A shopper enters a Target store, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Woodbury, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

A new look and fresh merch are winning customers back at Target as sales rebound

3:39 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Target says it has more evidence that a merchandising overhaul under its new CEO is attracting more customers and improving sales

FILE - An Amazon company logo marks the facade of a building, March 18, 2022, in Schoenefeld near Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities

3:00 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Wednesday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities

Options traders Chris Dattolo, Scott Frinzi, Justin Kanda, and Ravi Bhandari, left to right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

US stocks halt their slide after the Treasury Department moves to ease pressure from the bond market

8:05 PM on Tuesday, August 18

U.S. stocks rose after the Treasury Department made a move to ease pressure emanating from the bond market

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