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LONDON (AP) — British consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in 30 years last month, fueled by soaring prices for household energy and motor fuels. The Office of National Statistics reported Wednesday that inflation accelerated to 7% in the 12 months through March. That’s the highest annual rate since March 1992. The U.K. is

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press ALMERE, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of tulips are in bloom this week to welcome visitors to the opening of a once-in-a-decade Dutch horticultural exhibition called Floriade. More than 25 nations are presenting sustainable ideas during this year’s show, which is focused on making urban areas more sustainable and healthier places

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports rose 15.7% in March over a year earlier while imports were flat due to disruptions from coronavirus outbreaks. Customs data show exports rose to $276 billion despite anti-virus controls in Shanghai and other industrial hubs that caused factories to reduce output. Imports rose less

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official John Lee has formally registered his candidacy in the election for the top job after securing 786 nominations to enter the race. Lee is the only candidate formally entered so far for the May 8 vote. He is considered Beijing’s favored candidate and a sign

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America say protecting local BSA councils and troop sponsoring organizations from future liability for child sex abuse claims is critical to the national group’s reorganization plan. But attorneys opposing the plan told a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday that liability

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Climate activists are urging more banks and insurers not to back the controversial $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline that is primed to transport oil from the Hoima oilfields in Uganda to the Tanzanian coastal city of Tanga. Influential climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Hilda

DALLAS (AP) — Pilots at Southwest Airlines say fatigue from poor scheduling is a growing problem and is raising safety concerns. Leaders of the pilots’ union at Southwest said Tuesday that problems started last summer as Dallas-based Southwest began ramping up for the recovery in air travel, and they have gotten worse since then. The

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former energy executive in California  who took part in $1 billion solar power fraud that bilked Warren Buffett’s company and many others has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. Robert Karmann also was ordered Tuesday to pay $624 million in restitution. Karmann was the chief financial officer for

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his big stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices. The complaint accuses Musk

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some grain elevators are so full that farmers trying to sell their crops are being turned away. But at the same time, flour and animal-feed mills are halting production because they can’t get the grain they need. The issue? The lack of trains to move

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A cryptocurrency expert has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for helping North Korea evade U.S. sanctions. Thirty-nine-year-old Virgil Griffith pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy, admitting he presented at a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in 2019. That was even after

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials say avian influenza has been detected at a second northern Indiana duck farm. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health said Tuesday that laboratory testing of a commercial duck flock in Elkhart County has come back as presumptively positive for the virus. It says the samples are being verified at

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest border security measure are slowing down the flow of trade on the U.S.-Mexico border. Since Monday, Mexican truckers have blocked the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in protest after Abbott last week directed state troopers to pull over and inspect

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Treasury Department official says the United States and its allies are pushing ahead with sanctions aimed at forcing Vladimir Putin to spend Russia’s money propping up its economy rather than sustaining its “war machine” for the fight in Ukraine. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said in

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man faces four years in prison after pleading guilty to falsely claiming non-existent employees and business revenues when applying for $3.5 million in federal pandemic relief loans in 2020. Officials say he used some of the money to buy a Porsche and a home. The sentence imposed last Thursday for

The Associated Press Stock indexes edged lower on Wall Street Tuesday, shedding early gains as investors weigh new data on inflation. The pullback follows back-to-back losses driven by worries about the economic collateral damage as the Federal Reserve tackles high inflation more aggressively. A report showed inflation is still at its highest level in 40

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Kohl’s, PG&E rise; CarMax, Myovant fall.

PRAGUE (AP) — Westinghouse Electric Co. and France’s Framatome have been selected to deliver fuel supplies for the Czech Republic’s Temelin nuclear plant. The move will ease the Czech Republic’s dependence on Russia. State-controlled power company CEZ says Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse and Framatome will deliver the nuclear fuel for some 15 years, starting in 2024. Russia’s

ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press VERNON, France (AP) — Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is envisioning a France with the people’s voices at the center of the political process if she gets elected president in 12 days. Le Pen will face centrist President Emmanuel Macron in a presidential runoff on April 24. He placed first and

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

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The top international official in Bosnia has suspended a Bosnian Serb property law that is seen as part of a separatist drive by Bosnian Serbs. Christian Schmidt, who heads the U.N. Office of High Representative in Bosnia, says the law passed in February in the Bosnian Serb assembly was unconstitutional. Bosnian

The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yelp will cover the travel expenses of employees who must travel out of state for abortions, joining the ranks of major employers trying to help workers affected by restrictions in Texas and other states. The benefit announced Tuesday covers all 4,000 employees at the online review service, but

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says his administration will suspend a federal rule that bars higher levels of ethanol in gasoline during the summer. The move is intended to tamp down prices at the pump that have spiked during Russia’s war with Ukraine. Most gasoline sold in the U.S.

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another month, another four-decade high for inflation. For the 12 months that ended in March, consumer prices rocketed 8.5%. That was the fastest year-over-year jump since 1981, far surpassing February’s mark of 7.9%, itself a 40-year high. Even if you toss out food and energy prices

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that Johnson & Johnson must pay $302 million in penalties to the state for deceptively marketing pelvic mesh implants for women. Johnson & Johnson had appealed the ruling in 2020 after a judge found J&J subsidiary Ethicon made misleading statements in

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s governor said Tuesday that the state may provide supplemental funds to help conservationists purchase a 252-acre Boy Scout camp and keep it out of the hands of developers. Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, said he recently toured the Deer Lake Scout Reservation in Killingworth and

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casino workers feel they are closer than ever to getting a law passed that would ban smoking in the gambling halls. Tuesday was the 16th anniversary of a New Jersey law that banned smoking almost everywhere indoors, except in casinos. About 250 casino

By MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Molly Shannon made a name for herself as a standout performer on “Saturday Night Live” with memorable characters including the hyperactive schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher. But before the professional successes, Shannon had to overcome an enormous tragedy, she details in her new memoir. When she was

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian military hackers tried to knock out power to millions of Ukrainians last week in a long-planned attack but were foiled. The Ukrainians say the Russian hackers succeeded in penetrating and disrupting the industrial control system of one high-voltage power station but people

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued credit company TransUnion and one of its long-time executives on Tuesday, alleging the company completely “disregarded” a previous order from five years ago to stop selling dubious credit-related products and marketing. TransUnion entered into an agreement with the CFPB

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing says global geopolitical concerns are a big reason why it is dropping more than 100 planes from its backlog of pending orders. The company said Tuesday that it cut its backlog by 141 planes, and nearly two-thirds of those are for what it termed geopolitical considerations including sanctions.

DETROIT (AP) — The top-selling automaker in the U.S. is rolling out its first fully electric vehicle in eight years. Toyota on Tuesday unveiled the battery-powered bZ4X small SUV, which starts at $42,000 and can go up to 252 miles (406 kilometers) per charge. The bZ4X will be sold globally. It adds to the 38

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — How much longer will airline travelers and subway riders have to wear face masks? The Biden administration is facing that decision in the next few days. The federal mandate to wear a mask on planes and public transportation is due to expire April 18. It’s been

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — At American Airlines, revenue is higher than expected but so are costs. The airline said Tuesday that first-quarter revenue will be a tick better than Wall Street expected. That’s an indication that demand for travel has been strong and fares are rising. However, revenue is still expected to be 16%

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Western law enforcement agencies have dismantled an online marketplace used to buy and sell hacked and stolen personal data belonging to millions of people, and have charged the platform’s founder and chief administrator. That’s according to announcements Tuesday from officials in the United States and Europe. Authorities

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization is predicting that trade in goods will grow much less than previously expected this year, saying prospects for the global economy have darkened since the onset of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Geneva-based trade body on Tuesday pointed to multiple uncertainties in its

LONDON (AP) — FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service is free and largely featuring documentaries and some live games at the launch but it could eventually be a way for FIFA to broadcast World Cup matches itself at a cost. While increasingly

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it will accelerate plans to exploit offshore natural gas deposits, describing a return to reliance on fossil fuels as a temporary necessity due to the disruption caused by the war in Ukraine. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday urveys in six regions in western and southern Greece should

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Final bids are being prepared for European champion Chelsea as the process to end the ownership of sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich steps up. Abramovich put the London club up for sale six weeks ago. Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, went public for the first

By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet After paying off credit card debt, it’s important to evaluate your relationship with plastic to determine whether a second chance is worthwhile. While a break from credit can be necessary and useful for establishing new spending habits, doing away with a credit card entirely could negatively impact your credit. Credit

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government says it is suspending its repayment of foreign debt, including bonds and government-to-government borrowing. The Indian Ocean nation is dealing with its worst economic crisis in decades, and Sri Lankans for months have endured fuel and food shortages and daily power outages.

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s Water and Electricity Authority, known as DEWA, has begun trading for the first time, after raising just over $6 billion during its initial public offering. This makes it the second largest offering ever in the Middle East. It marks an inflection point for

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Some residents of Shanghai are able to leave their homes as China’s largest city eases a two-week virus shutdown. That came after a video showed what was said to be people who ran out of food breaking into a supermarket. Police denied the incident occurred in Shanghai,

BERLIN (AP) — German auto parts and technology company Bosch says it is buying Five, a British automated driving startup, for an undisclosed amount. Bosch said Five, which is based in Cambridge and employs 140 people at six locations in the U.K., currently focuses on a cloud-based development and testing platform for the software used

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are trading mostly higher on hopes that the curbs on U.S. interest rates may moderate after new data showed signs of slowing inflation. Benchmarks rose in early trading in Japan, South Korea and Australia, while slipping in China. Regional optimism was lifted by the

By GEOFFREY KAVITI, CHINEDU ASADU and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press KIAMBU COUNTY, Kenya (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed up fertilizer prices that were already high, made scarce supplies even harder to find and pinched farmers, especially those in the developing world. Higher fertilizer prices are making the world’s food supply more expensive

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul says North Korea is destroying a South Korean-owned golf course at a scenic mountain resort in the second confirmed case of South Korean assets being eliminated in the area that was once a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Tuesday it has

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The recent mass shooting in California’s capital city has shaken a downtown core that’s been beset by violence and decades of economic struggles. Police say at least five shooters were involved in the April 3 exchange of gunfire between gangs that killed six people and wounded

By WILL WEISSERT, JOSH BOAK and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press MENLO, Iowa (AP) — President Joe Biden has journeyed to corn-rich Iowa to announce he’s suspending federal rules that restrict ethanol in gasoline, aiming to strike at least a small blow against surging inflation. He said Tuesday at a biofuel plant that the action should

By PAUL WISEMAN, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received. The Labor Department’s

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda is investing $40 billion over the next decade in research, especially to realize a major shift to ecological electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker said Tuesday the products and services in the works will account for more than half of its $64 billion research and development

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa appealed for protesters to end the weeks of mass demonstrations that have called for the government to resign over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Rajapaksa and his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, have become a focus of the

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. has ordered all non-emergency government staff to leave Shanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge. Many residents in the city of 26 million have been confined to their homes for up to three weeks as China maintains its “zero-COVID” strategy of handling outbreaks with strict

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them. Starting Monday, Etsy sellers must pay a 6.5% commission on each transaction, up from

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey regulators have approved seven facilities that already sell medical marijuana to also sell recreational cannabis. However, it’s not clear exactly when sales would begin. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s voted Monday during a remotely held meeting means that sales could start in a

By MATT O’BRIEN and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s great Twitter turnabout — in which he disclosed his massive stake in the social media company, got a seat on its board, publicly floated drastic changes and then turned down the board role — all happened in a

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A trial on whether pharmacy chain Walgreens bears responsibility for the opioid crisis started Monday in Florida on the heels of opening statements last week in another opioid trial in West Virginia. The cases are pressing ahead even as companies have been settling many of the claims filed by state

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A private company says power has been fully restored to Puerto Rico’s 1.5 million customers nearly five days after a fire at a main power plant sparked an island-wide power outage. Officials said Monday that they are now focused on investigating what exactly caused

The Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street Monday, extending a losing streak from last week. Technology stocks sank and were the biggest weights on the market. Energy companies also slipped along with falling crude oil prices. Twitter rose after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he wouldn’t be joining the company’s board after all. Musk

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Ultra Clean, NIO fall; AT&T, SailPoint rise.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told backers at a recent event in Wisconsin that his plastics company benefitted from a key provision he pushed for in former President Donald Trump’s tax bill in 2017, addressing a line of attack being made against him during his reelection bid. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California is suing two YouTube performers who the school says created panic after barging into classrooms to film prank videos for their channels. Court documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times claim the pair caused “terror and disruption” during three “classroom takeover incidents” in the university’s Mark

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By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Relatives of five of the eight people fatally shot last year at an Indianapolis FedEx warehouse by a former employee are suing the shipping giant and a security company, accusing them of negligence and of failing to ensure that the workplace was safe for its workers. The

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — CVS Pharmacy has reached a settlement with federal prosecutors that will ensure the company’s online vaccination scheduling portal remains fully accessible to people with disabilities. The U.S. attorney’s office in Rhode Island alleged Monday that the company was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because the portal was hard

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Concerns that war in Europe or fickle weather might hold back one of America’s most valuable fisheries appear to have been unfounded. Baby eels, also called elvers, are one of the most lucrative wild fish species in the U.S. Maine is the only state in the

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and MIKE LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires sparked in Northern California by its aging power lines. The settlements with the nation’s largest utility also include five years of independent

WARSAW (AP) — The mayor of Warsaw says a disputed compound administered by Russia’s diplomatic mission is being taken over by the city and will be made available to the Ukrainian community. Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski was at the site Monday and said a bailiff had entered the two apparently empty buildings to check their condition.

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief is fighting to save his reputation by requesting an investigation of his own conduct after a series of news reports on his family’s finances raised questions about his judgment. Rishi Sunak asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday for a review of all the

The Associated Press Shares of the new Warner Bros. Discovery media giant, the $43 billion combination of Discovery and the AT&T spinoff WarnerMedia, have begun trading Monday. The bulked-up company combines the owner of storied film studio Warner Bros., TV networks including CNN, HBO and the streaming service HBO Max, with Discovery Inc., the parent

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — State kindergarten and primary school teachers in North Macedonia have started an open-ended strike, seeking substantial pay rises amid a cost of living crisis. The teachers’ union is pressing the government for annual salary increases over the next two years which would roughly take their average monthly salary from 400

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Barry Biffle is juggling his day job as CEO of Frontier Airlines while also working to save a proposed merger with Spirit Airlines that would create the nation’s fifth-biggest carrier by some measures. On the merger, Biffle says Frontier and Spirit are answering regulators’ questions, and

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish government special commission has reinforced its previous allegations that the 2010 plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others in Russia was the result of Moscow’s assassination plan. The latest of the commission’s reports, released Monday, alleges that the crash was caused by an intentional detonation of

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Home hazards can have costly consequences, like fires, flooding, injuries and death. But preventing accidents or disasters or minimizing the damage when they happen isn’t as expensive as you might think. Small fixes that typically cost $200 or less can have a big impact on home safety. Reduce your fire

MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi has secured a deal for more natural gas across a Mediterranean pipeline from Algeria. It’s the latest push by a European Union nation to reduce dependence on Russian energy following its invasion of Ukraine. Draghi told reporters in the Algerian capital Monday that an agreement to intensify bilateral

By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The World Bank says Ukraine’s economy will shrink by 45.1% this year because of Russia’s invasion, which has shut down half of the country’s businesses, choked off imports and exports, and damaged a vast amount of critical infrastructure. The World Bank also said Sunday that unprecedented sanctions

HONG KONG (AP) — Lawyers for Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai are asking the United Nations to investigate his imprisonment and multiple criminal charges as “legal harassment” that punish him for speaking out. The publisher of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper is one of the most prominent activists arrested in Hong

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s economic growth slowed in February amid declines in the production of cars, computers and chemicals. The Office for National Statistic says gross domestic product increased just 0.1% from a month earlier, down from the 0.8% growth reported in January. The output of productive industries, including manufacturing, mining and power generation, dropped

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are lower as investors wait for U.S. inflation data amid unease about higher interest rates, Chinese efforts to contain coronavirus outbreaks and Russia’s war on Ukraine. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul fell. Oil prices rose more than $1.80 per barrel. Wall Street’s

By DAVID PORTER Associated Press AVENEL, N.J. (AP) — When the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, closes its doors on April 16, it will leave just a handful of remaining locations for the former retail powerhouse. It’s a far cry from the chain’s heyday in the 1980s and ‘90s when it had more than 2,000

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A new type of blood test that checks for signs of cancer in healthy people has hit the market. But it’s still unclear whether these screening tests will make any difference in cancer death rates. Such blood tests, called liquid biopsies, are already used in patients with cancer

BEIJING (AP) — The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou has closed itself to most arrivals as China battles a COVID-19 outbreak in its big eastern cities. Shanghai has taken the brunt of the surge, with another 26,087 cases Monday, only 914 of which showed symptoms. The city of 26 million is under a tight lockdown, with

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk, one of Twitter’s biggest shareholders, is reversing course and will no longer join the company’s board of directors, less than a week after being awarded a seat.   Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced the news, which followed a weekend of Musk tweets suggesting changes to Twitter, including making

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are lower after the Federal Reserve indicated it might raise interest rates more aggressively to cool U.S. inflation. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and South Korea declined. Oil fell more than $2 per barrel amid concerns global economic growth might weaken. Investors are uneasy

The Associated Press The Labor Department serves up its latest monthly reading of inflation at the consumer level Tuesday. Delta Air Lines delivers its first-quarter results Wednesday. The Commerce Department issues its monthly tally of U.S. retail sales Thursday.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has begun giving COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all adults but is limiting free shots at government centers to front-line workers and people older than 60. India’s Health Ministry says the doses will be available to people nine months after they receive their second jab, and those outside the two priority

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer As Twitter’s newest board member and largest shareholder, Elon Musk is already floating suggestions for changes he’d like to see on the social media platform. In a series of tweets late Saturday, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said that the social media company should include an “authentication checkmark” as

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dropped 10 cents over the past two weeks to $4.27 per gallon. Oil industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says the pump price as of Friday was $1.32 higher than a year ago. Nationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade gas was in

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A weekend fire has gutted a Home Depot store in the San Francisco Bay Area but no injuries are reported. Fire officials say the fire erupted at about 5 p.m. Saturday at the store in South San Jose. It sent people fleeing from the store, sent up a huge plume

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” sped to the top of the charts in its opening weekend, earning an impressive $71 million according to studio estimates Sunday. Paramount’s PG-rated sequel easily bested the weekend’s other major newcomer, Michael Bay’s “Ambulance,” which faltered in theaters. “Sonic 2″ brings back the first film’s

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — America’s homeless population is graying. It’s a rapidly expanding group of destitute and desperate people 50 and older who have suddenly found themselves without a permanent home following a job loss, divorce, family death or health crisis during a pandemic. Advocates say most in this group don’t

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — America’s homeless population is graying. It’s a rapidly expanding group of destitute and desperate people 50 and older who have suddenly found themselves without a permanent home following a job loss, divorce, family death or health crisis during a pandemic. Advocates say most in this group don’t

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor are pledging to open up natural gas production, but there are constraints to what a governor can do. While governors can influence state agencies and lawmaking, they have limited ability to make the major moves the industry really wants, like building

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan protesters have occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden country’s worst economic crisis in memory. Hundreds of demonstrators on Sunday weathered heavy rain with raincoats and umbrellas and chanted anti-government slogans. Some

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Air travel authorities in Poland are warning travellers of possible flight delays and cancellations at Warsaw’s airport due to a protest and some flight controllers quitting their jobs. The protest is a reaction to changes in the functioning of Poland’s flight regulatory body amid allegations it was not properly ensuring airspace

By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded its assessment of Russia’s ability to repay foreign debt. That indicates Moscow could soon default on external loans for the first time in more than a century. S&P Global Ratings issued the downgrade to “selective default” late Friday