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Ice cream on a waffle cone is displayed in Phoenix, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Read our big scoop: Ice-cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants

2:46 PM on Wednesday, August 19

Ice cream was a rare and expensive treat for centuries because of the difficulty of storing ice

The logo of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors is seen before a news conference with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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

2:38 PM 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

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent walks past reporters following an interview with Fox News outside the White House, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again

2:30 PM on Wednesday, August 19

Normally quiet, the bond market can occasionally send warning signals loud enough to hit stock markets worldwide and even grab the attention of U.S. presidents and other world leaders

Sentinel Net Lease Acquires Knight Energy Services Industrial Portfolio

1:05 PM on Wednesday, August 19

What to Do With Your Car When You Transition to Remote Work

11:45 AM on Wednesday, August 19

A health worker sprays a colleague with disinfectant after taking part in a burial service for 3-year-old Mave Mercienne, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola

11:04 AM on Wednesday, August 19

An Ebola outbreak in Congo has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases

Houston Humane Society volunteers Dawn York, left, and Kent Williamson, right, walk Graphite and Shadow at the Humane Society in Houston, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

Concerns about the New World screwworm have put Texas pet adoptions on hold

9:01 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The first New World screwworm outbreak in Texas in 60 years is hindering efforts to move rescued dogs and cats out of crowded animal shelters to states where they would be adopted

Models showing their robotic dogs with fancy dressing at a booth during the World Robot Conference at the Beiren Yichuang International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

From robot dogs to helpers, China puts robotics ambitions on display at world conference

7:59 AM on Wednesday, August 19

China has kicked off the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, showcasing its expanding robotics industry

People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire

6:56 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade with Iran after it said it had come under renewed fire from the country

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket takes off at the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwestern China Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua via AP)

China successfully recovers rocket stage on land for the first time

11:33 PM on Tuesday, August 18

China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket on land for the first time, state media reports, as the country seeks to advance its space program

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