U.S. stocks are losing ground as Wall Street weighs the latest round of profit reports from big companies with the lingering risks from the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran. UnitedHealth Group and other big companies showed they’re making even bigger profits than analysts expected. Oil prices, meanwhile, rose moderately Tuesday as last-minute ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran look uncertain. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 194 points, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.3%.

Apple has announced that John Ternus will become the next CEO, taking over from Tim Cook on September 1. Ternus is a company veteran who has been with Apple for 25 years, most recently overseeing hardware engineering for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Despite his significant role, Ternus has kept a low profile outside the company. His appointment comes at a pivotal time for Apple, which has fallen behind in the artificial intelligence race. Analysts say Ternus faces the challenge of advancing Apple's AI capabilities. Ternus expressed humility and commitment to Apple's values in his new role.

Last-minute ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran look uncertain as a two-week truce is set to expire and both sides say they’re prepared to resume fighting. A White House official says Vice President JD Vance, who is expected to lead the U.S. delegation if talks resume in Pakistan, called off a trip to Pakistan. Pakistan’s information minister says Iran has not formally confirmed whether it will participate. The ceasefire is set to expire on Wednesday. Both sides remain firm, with President Donald Trump warning of potential conflict and Iran hinting at new strategies. An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says there has been “no final decision” on whether to attend ceasefire talks.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “colonization” of minerals and the “lust for power” in Equatorial Guinea at the end of his four-nation African trip. The country's repressive leader has been in office since 1979. Crowds in the largely Catholic country lined the road from the airport on Tuesday, cheering the first pope to visit since St. John Paul II in 1982. The former Spanish colony on Africa’s western coast is one of the countries on the continent that's been paid millions of dollars in deals with the Trump administration to receive migrants deported from the U.S.

LONDON (AP) — A teenager pleaded guilty on Tuesday to arson in north-west London but said he was unaware that the targeted building was a syna…

Two U.S. officials killed in a vehicle crash as they returned from destroying a clandestine drug lab in a rugged region of Mexico over the weekend were working for the CIA. That's according to a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the matter on Tuesday. The crash also killed two Mexican investigators. Mexican authorities say the officials were returning from an operation to destroy drug labs of criminal groups. The crash has sparked debate over U.S. involvement in Mexican security operations. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum faces pressure from President Donald Trump's administration to crack down on cartels. The CIA has declined to comment on the crash or the identities of those killed.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The gunman who opened fire on tourists at Mexico’s iconic Teotihuacan pyramids carried materials that were apparently relat…