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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican cardinal has shed light on a scandal that had sparked questions about the…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $2.81 to $109.59 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for July delivery fell $2.82 to…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli was freed Wednesday from prison after…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that details of some of the conversations between the…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden embarks for Asia on Thursday, he’s facing a new risk at home for the…

By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A United Nations special envoy says that the sweeping U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran have badly…

GENEVA (AP) — After a nearly 2-1/2-year hiatus, the Swiss town of Davos is set to again host global elites from business, government and activist…

LONDON (AP) — Google says its Russian subsidiary is planning to file for bankruptcy because it can’t pay staff and suppliers. Russian state media…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at a Target store in Christiansburg, Virginia, have withdrawn their request…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is significantly lowering its forecast for global economic growth…

By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States — and could get even worse…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is urging member countries to quickly replenish their depleted stocks of ammunition and military equipment.…

By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press A state agency in New York has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant…

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When Chandler Jones realized she was pregnant during her junior year of college, she turned…

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The wedding industry remains fraught with waste, but a growing contingent of brides and grooms is…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says the government plans to spend another 830 million euros ($872 million) to buy new coronavirus…

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — A 168-year-old company in New Hampshire known for its handwoven, hardwood baskets is closing its factory and stopping…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press BONN, Germany (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine has…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm moved Wednesday to jump-start plans for the 27-nation bloc to abandon Russian energy amid the…

By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Many major hotel chains are embracing all-inclusive offerings. For example, Hyatt recently announced an integration…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic vastly changed the way Americans spend money and now as they return to…

By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds Wrapping a vehicle differs from a paint job since the decals can be removed later with no impact on the existing paint,…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Four EU countries plan to speed up the continent’s green transition and help wean it…

BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday that U.S. investigators haven’t released any information about the cause of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is launching a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of…

By The Associated Press While Europeans bask in the warmth of spring, governments are in a race against winter. Europe is trying to cut use of…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate has risen to the highest level in 40 years as Russia’s war in Ukraine fueled further increases in…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO envoys failed to reach a consensus Wednesday on whether to start membership talks with Finland…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares dropped sharply in Asia on Thursday after a broad retreat on Wall Street triggered by…

By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CIARAN McQUILLAN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who had held out…

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 40-year-old woman who fell overboard off a cruise ship in southeast…

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State regulators considering whether to approve Dominion Energy Virginia’s plans for a…

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge says North Carolina regulators were wrong to reject a beer label that featured a silhouette of a naked…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of environmental and anti-nuclear organizations are opposing any attempt to extend…

The Associated Press Stocks rose steadily throughout the day and ended with broad gains as traders got back to buying again after a mostly miserable…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: United Airlines, Abbott rise; Walmart, Fluor…

GALT, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in a 1988 sexual assault and killing of a 79-year-old woman in a small Northern California community…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The biggest U.S. union for flight attendants is backing Frontier Airlines’ bid to buy Spirit Airlines. The Association of…

NEW YORK (AP) — An autonomous vehicle technology company that partners with Ford and Volkswagen says it has started driverless operations in two of…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — At the center of the nationwide baby formula shortage is a single factory: Abbott…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $1.80 to $112.40 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for July delivery fell $2.31 to…

By DAVID PITT Associated Press PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is the first state in the nation to require most gas stations to sell fuel with at…

By The Associated Press Federal safety officials are moving to let United Airlines resume using about 50 planes that have been grounded since the…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have unveiled a $28 million emergency spending bill to address the shortage of…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States government is moving to ease a few economic sanctions on…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities say bus drivers and charitable groups were among victims who lost $5…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra…

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Ukraine is marrying some digital marketing tools with crowdfunding and other incentives for giving to keep global…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales rose 0.9% in April, a solid increase that underscores Americans’…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will pass a law to scrap parts of the trade treaty it signed with the…

MADRID (AP) — The land borders between Spain and Morocco at Spain’s North African enclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla have reopened after being…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart reported stronger sales for the first quarter, but its profit took a beating…

By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet When parents die, their adult children often must manage their financial affairs. Those kids and other caregivers are…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Even as Western allies grapple with how to counter Russia’s assault on…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says it will begin allowing small package tours from four countries later this…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s governing party has defeated a move in Parliament to urgently…

By MATT O’BRIEN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Reporters Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can’t “move forward” unless the…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY, HALELUYA HADERO and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Experts are calling for a broader discussion around livestreams…

By KEN MORITSUGU and DAVID RISING Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Administrators at an elite Beijing university have backed down from plans to…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street rose and the Federal Reserve’s…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press An outbreak of avian flu is forcing farmers to cull their flocks and leading to concerns about even higher food…

By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CIARAN McQUILLAN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mariupol appeared on the verge of falling to the Russians on…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Elon Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest shareholder…

SEATTLE (AP) — Two more defendants have pleaded guilty for their role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to manipulate the Amazon Marketplace…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company has revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter,…

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave the strongest hint yet Monday that he would like to pay less for Twitter than his $44 billion offer made…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Election Commission has decided not to take action against former President Donald…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF railroad is tweaking its strict new attendance policy. But unions that have challenged the…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a…

The Associated Press Stocks ended another wobbly day mostly lower on Wall Street Monday, extending the market’s losing streak. The S&P 500…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: JetBlue, Vulcan Materials fall; Carvana, ManTech…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose $3.71 to $114.20 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for July delivery rose $2.69 to…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey has rejected criticism that the institution didn’t move quickly…

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A manager at an Arby’s fast food restaurant in Washington state has been accused of urinating into a milkshake mix that…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California’s landmark law requiring women on corporate…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, has donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation to fund…

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has met with Ukrainian refugees…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s often said that fans at live concerts give the band a jolt of electricity.…

By JAVIER CÓRDOBA Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A ransomware gang that infiltrated some Costa Rican government computer systems has…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer The new chief health equity officer at CVS Health hopes she will have more influence in fixing care disparities before…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new prime minister wants to privatize the country’s loss-making…

By DAVID BAUDER and LYNN ELBER AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK (AP) — During a week in mid-May, broadcast television networks traditionally…