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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of California grocery store workers have approved a new contract with major supermarket chains, avoiding a potential…

LONDON (AP) — Climate-change protesters have snarled traffic by blocking four London bridges. Cars and red double-decker buses backed up along…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. ban on seafood imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Two years after the pandemic tore through the economy, America’s auto market looks something like…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Lebanese foreign minister says Lebanon is ready to work with Cyprus to exploit…

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal is running low on foreign currency reserves needed to import medicines, oil…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The owners of the Chicago Cubs have dropped their interest in buying Chelsea. That leaves three remaining known…

By JOSH BOAK and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in muted trading as most world markets were closed for Good Friday and…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will remove most pandemic restrictions, including indoor gathering limits, as it slowly wiggles out of an…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samantha Moala recalls she was taking a shower at her home in Tonga when she heard…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines and its pilots’ union are fighting over changes that the airline plans to make in how pilots train…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Journalist Charlie Rose has reemerged by posting an interview with investor Warren Buffett on his…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Federal regulators have approved CSX’s purchase of a regional railroad in the northeastern United States that will…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is facing renewed pressure from a hedge fund to speed up its…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer for California’s civil rights agency resigned over what she alleges were undue attempts by Gov. Gavin…

By The Associated Press Mercurial billionaire Elon Musk now says he wants to buy Twitter outright, taking it private to restore its commitment to…

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21.…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — José Mauro Coelho has taken the leadership as president of Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras. Coelho is the state-run…

The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Thursday as investors gave mixed reviews to earnings from four of the nation’s largest…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: US Bancorp, Morgan Stanley rise; Tesla, Wells Fargo…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The average salary in the major leagues rebounded to $4.4 million on opening day, boosted by a…

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Officials in a Georgia county say they’re moving ahead with plans to build a launch pad…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House committees have launched an investigation into the government’s…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Southern California shoe store owner accused of mistakenly shooting and wounding a 9-year-old girl when he opened fire at…

By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The online marketplace Letgo is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after the parents of five children…

SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have contained a massive blaze at a central California food processing plant that prompted authorities to tell…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Like most businesses across the U.S., casinos are racing to hire new workers. That is…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to climb this week as the key 30-year loan rate reached 5% for the first time in more…

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s leaders say the military’s laser defense system has successfully…

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Clinton Health Access Initiative selected Dr. Neil Buddy Shah as its new CEO Thursday, a…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin cracking down on e-cigarettes that have…

Associated Press In his first letter to Amazon shareholders, CEO Andy Jassy offered a defense of the wages and benefits the company gives its…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Four big banks reported noticeable declines in their first quarter profits on Thursday, as the…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund warned that Russia’s war against Ukraine was…

BOSTON (AP) — A California-based finance company has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle allegations that it was illegally leasing dogs in…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales rose modestly in March, but higher prices for food, gasoline and other…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a…

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly nearly 595,000 vehicles in the U.S., most for a second time, because a “Boombox” function can play…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has kept its main interest rate unchanged for a fourth month running even as surging inflation has…

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The first of four men accused in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Vermont…

By The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — With tensions around the war in Ukraine as a backdrop, the Cannes Film Festival plans to host some 35,000…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say four people have been arrested and have been weapons seized in an…

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Anti-virus controls are shutting down some of China’s biggest cities and fueling public…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds. U.S. health authorities…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer UnitedHealth Group delivered a better-than-expected first quarter and raised its 2022 forecast, as growth in Medicare…

LONDON (AP) — British authorities have authorized a coronavirus vaccine for adults made by French drugmaker Valneva. The U.K. is the first country…

By The Associated Press The head of the European Central Bank says the bank would raise interest rates “some time after” ending its pandemic…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans are sharing milk rice and oil cakes to celebrate their traditional new…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in muted trading as markets close for Good Friday and other holidays.…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal water managers think they have a plan to keep the Rio Grande flowing this…

By OMER FAROOQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Police say a fire in a pharmaceutical factory after an explosion has killed at least six…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A top California state civil rights lawyer who was pursuing a discrimination case against video game giant Activision…

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Police say a Southern California shoe store owner opened fire at two shoplifters but mistakenly shot a 9-year-old girl…

DENVER (AP) — Frontier Airlines has settled a discrimination suit brought by a group of flight attendants who claimed the carrier discriminated…

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to Colorado River…

DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 460,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix a software problem that can inadvertently disable the electronic…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Delta, Fastenal rise; JPMorgan Chase, NanoString…

By FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press CIUDAD DE GOSEN, Peru (AP) — Every day for more than two years, Cindy Cueto has woken up in the house she…

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon says it will add a 5% “fuel and inflation surcharge” to fees it charges third-party sellers who use…

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the state has reached a settlement…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California wants electric vehicle sales to triple in the next four years to 35% of…

ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines is dropping an extra charge for employees who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19. Delta said Wednesday that it…

PARIS (AP) — French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has warned against sending any more weapons to Ukraine. She also called for a…

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A major effort to overhaul care for people in the United States with mental health…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch bank ABN AMRO has apologized for historic links to the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, including…

By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced it will extend through May 3 the…

Associated Press Amazon announced Wednesday its free streaming service IMDb TV will be renamed Amazon Freevee later this month. The retailer said the…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — European Union nations Finland and Sweden have reached important stages on their way to possible…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor says a Japanese battery technology company will build a $2…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Inventory difficulties hurt Bed Bath & Beyond during its fiscal fourth quarter and will continue into the…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The surging cost of energy pushed wholesale prices up a record 11.2% last month from a year…

Associated Press While demand for homes has remained red hot, market conditions have slowed the pace of sales nationally compared with a year ago.…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — America’s housing market has grown increasingly frenzied, and prices are out of reach for…

By WILSON RING and MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press VICTORY, Vt. (AP) — Tens of billions of dollars in federal money to improve broadband internet…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The bid for Chelsea launched by Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca has added Canadian sports tycoon Larry…

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will continue truck inspections that have…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is urging China to use its “special relationship with…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said its first quarter profits dropped by 42% from last year, partly because the…

By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The 2022 Subaru BRZ has been completely redesigned with more power, sleeker looks and improved handling. But is it better…

By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet For another year, summer travel plans are up in the air even as more people are ready to take to the skies. Summer…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS and ERANGA JAYAWARDENA Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister is offering to meet with…

MADRID (AP) — Spanish police have confiscated a huge hemp plantation in the northern province of Navarra and arrested three suspected growers.…

BERLIN (AP) — A group of leading economic think tanks has slashed its forecast for growth in Germany this year. They predicted on Wednesday that…

BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai says it has released 6,000 more people from medical observation facilities, though the lockdown of most of China’s…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An overloaded truck carrying 29 people hit a hillside and overturned near an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s West…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher after an advance on Wall Street that ended a three-day losing…

LONDON (AP) — British consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in 30 years last month, fueled by soaring prices for household energy and motor…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press ALMERE, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of tulips are in bloom this week to welcome visitors to the opening of a…