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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is returning to lead the company on an interim basis after the coffee giant’s current CEO announced his retirement. Starbucks made the announcement Wednesday ahead of its annual meeting. President and CEO Kevin Johnson said he will retire next month after five years as

LONDON (AP) — Nickel trading in London has been suspended shortly after it resumed following a weeklong halt as the exchange investigated a glitch. The London Metal Exchange said Wednesday that it had to pause trading to investigate a “system error” that let the price fall below a lower daily limit. The exchange brought in

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Kishida said COVID-19 restrictions currently in place in 18 prefectures, including the Tokyo

By ANNIE MILLERBERND of NerdWallet If you’re getting ready to buy a home, you’ve probably been saving for the down payment and other closing costs. But if your hard-earned nest egg can only get you through the front door, it may not be enough. Once you own the home, you also own its peeling wallpaper,

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has met with the de facto rulers of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in efforts to ease gasoline prices as the West grapples with economic headwinds from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Johnson was seeking greater investments in

By The Associated Press Ratings agencies say Russia is on the verge of defaulting on government bonds following its invasion of Ukraine, with billions of dollars owed to foreigners. That prospect recalls Moscow’s 1998 default that fueled wider financial disruption. Ratings agency Fitch said Wednesday that “a default or a default-like process has begun” because

By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds A new car warranty is a contract between the automaker and the vehicle owner. But if the owner doesn’t hold up his or her part of the bargain, it could void all the coverage. Here are a few reasons why your warranty claim can be denied and tips on how to

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. customs agency says it is holding imported goods from Chinese sports brand Li Ning after an investigation indicated they were made by North Korean labor. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it acted under a law prohibiting imports of goods made in North Korea or by North Korean citizens without

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain is ending some of its most comprehensive COVID-19 testing and monitoring programs. It’s a move some scientists fear will complicate efforts to track the virus and detect any worrisome new variants. Officials have largely dismissed those concerns, despite a recent uptick in cases across Europe.

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prosecutors have filed an appeal against the verdict in the trial of former Nissan executive Greg Kelly. The Tokyo District Court recently cleared Kelly of almost all charges he was facing related to alleged under-reporting of his former boss Carlos Ghosn’s pay. Kelly was given

JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders are trying to calm jittery investors by promising more help for its struggling real estate industry, internet companies and entrepreneurs who want to raise money abroad. That comes after regulatory crackdowns fueled uncertainty and caused Chinese stock prices to plunge. Officials at a Cabinet meeting

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock prices have surged for a second day after the Federal Reserve announced its first interest rate hike since 2008 and China promised support for its real estate and internet industries. Hong Kong’s benchmark jumped almost 6% and Tokyo gained 3%. Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation’s public health system, applying the lessons of COVID-19 to future outbreaks through a new chain of command, a stronger medical supply chain, and clearer crisis communications. But Tuesday’s vote by the Health, Education, Labor and

By The Associated Press Ratings agencies say Russia could default on its dollar-denominated bonds, billions of which are owed to foreigners. That prospect, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, recalls Moscow’s 1998 default that fueled wider financial disruption. The default possibility has become more than market speculation after the head of the International Monetary Fund,

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — Two co-founders of a Taiwan biotechnology company have been sentenced for conspiracy to steal trade secrets from Genentech in a $101 million scheme. The U.S. attorney’s office says Racho Jordanov and Rose Lin were sentenced Tuesday in San Francisco to a year and a day each in federal prison. They

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her nation is “ready to welcome the world back” with most tourists allowed to return by May as the nation continues to ease its coronavirus restrictions. The announcement bought forward the date that tourists from countries including the

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters have demonstrated in Sri Lanka’s capital, calling for the president to resign as the country suffers its worst economic crisis within memory. The protesters blamed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government for mismanaging the economy and creating a foreign exchange crisis that

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. says Russia has asked China to provide military assistance for its war in Ukraine, and that China has responded affirmatively. Both Moscow and Beijing have denied the allegation, with a Chinese spokesperson dismissing it as “disinformation.” Still, the claims have generated conjecture over how far Beijing would be willing to

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Delivery company DoorDash says it will refund its drivers for some U.S. gasoline purchases to help offset higher prices. DoorDash said it will give drivers 10% cash back when they buy gas using DasherDirect, a debit card that’s designed for drivers. The San Francisco-based company said it will also

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The venerable CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes” has a three-week winning streak as television’s most-watched show. That’s not bad for the old guys — “60 Minutes” has been on the air since 1968. The show had reports on the war in Ukraine, voting rights, Pete Buttigieg

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s stadium will be renamed Spotify Camp Nou after the club announced a sponsorship deal to ease some of its financial struggles. The agreement with the streaming company includes sponsorship of the main shirt and title rights for the stadium which will have a sponsor name

The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday as inflation worries ebbed and oil prices slid. The wilder action was in oil and Asian stock markets, where tighter anti-COVID measures in China are raising worries. Oil tumbled more than 6%, and a barrel of U.S. crude fell below $97. Stocks in Hong Kong

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Delta Air Lines, Circor rise; Coupa, Olin fall.

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There’s no way of knowing if cost increases and missed construction deadlines will continue at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository. That’s according to a report made public Tuesday by Government Accountability Office. The reports says the U.S. Energy Department is not required to

By ZEKE MILLER and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Bloom Raskin has withdrawn her nomination to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors after a key Democrat joined with all Senate Republicans to oppose her confirmation. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced Monday that he opposed Raskin’s confirmation, and all Republicans in the

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Bloom Raskin, under fire from Senate Republicans for her views on climate change and financial regulation, has withdrawn her name from consideration for a key post on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Raskin’s nomination was stuck in the Senate Banking Committee after Republican senators

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

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation’s public health system, applying the lessons of COVID-19 to future outbreaks through a new chain of command, a stronger medical supply chain, and clearer crisis communications. But Tuesday’s vote by the Health, Education, Labor and

By ZEKE MILLER and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer and its partner BioNTech asked U.S. regulators to authorize an additional booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for seniors. That would add a fourth shot to the regimen for adults over 65, who currently get a primary series of two shots, followed months

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union have slapped a new round of sanctions against Russia, seeking to deny oligarchs their love of luxury and block Russia from cashing in on its lucrative steel exports.  The 27-nation EU on Tuesday sought to stay away from sanctions that would sap its supply

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia. The EU on Tuesday included the Russian oligarch in its updated list of individuals facing assets freeze and travel bans over their role in

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Ukraine-born businessman has been sentenced to a year in prison for his conviction in a conspiracy that enabled a Russian tycoon to make donations to U.S. political candidates. Andrey Kukushkin was sentenced Tuesday by Judge J. Paul Oetken in Manhattan federal court. The judge said

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon will spend more than $120 million to build affordable-housing units close to transit stations near Seattle and Washington, D.C. It’s the latest example of a tech company trying to address the affordable housing crisis critics say the industry has exacerbated. Amazon said Tuesday it is working with Sound Transit and the

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nearly 7 million chickens and turkeys in 13 states have been killed this year due to avian influenza, prompting officials and farmers to acknowledge that, despite their best efforts, preventing infections is incredibly difficult. State and federal officials hope the disease won’t spread as extensively

By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill providing Ukraine with $13.6 billion in additional military and humanitarian aid as part of a $1.5 trillion measure funding the U.S. government for the year. But the White House is warning of dire consequences if Congress

By The Associated Press Ireland’s privacy watchdog has fined Facebook’s parent company, Meta, 17 million euros, or about $19 million, for violating Europe’s privacy law. The regulator, the Data Protection Commission, has been investigating how Meta Platforms Inc. complied with the requirements of the law, known as General Data Protection Regulation, in how it handled

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — U.S. chipmaker Intel unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest up to $88 billion across Europe as part of an ambitious expansion aimed at evening out imbalances in the global semiconductor supply chain. CEO Pat Gelsinger said Intel was investing the money “along the entire semiconductor value

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is visiting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday to seek increased oil production from the Gulf states to reduce dependence on Russian energy. Johnson calls Saudi Arabia and the UAE “key international partners” in his efforts to wean the

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government says it will drop its last remaining COVID-19 restrictions next week despite a recent rise in infections as the nation learns to live with the coronavirus. The Netherlands has already ended a nationwide lockdown and scrapped most measures. The government said Tuesday that wearing a face mask on public

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — First came the beeping alarms and the dashboard lights warning that something had gone haywire. Then the driver’s side windows suddenly and mysteriously rolled down. Kendall Heiman’s Volkswagen SUV then pulled the scariest stunt of all: It abruptly braked for no reason. Heiman, a clinical social

By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, and other nonprofit groups in cities with high percentages of low-income homeowners have helped thousands at risk of losing their homes due to unpaid property taxes. Legal nonprofits help homeowners by providing free legal assistance,

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief has said the bloc would support the Western Balkan countries to overcome the economic crisis caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine. EU official Josep Borrell was in Tirana, the Albanian capital, on Tuesday in the second stop of his regional

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer Wholesale inflation in the United States shot up 10% last month from a year earlier — another sign that inflationary pressures remain intense at all levels of the economy. The Labor Department said Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The airline industry is raising the stakes in a fight over mandatory rest breaks under California law. A study commissioned by an airline trade group and released Tuesday warns that unless the U.S. Supreme Court acts, travelers will face fewer flight options and higher fares. The

By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet The ways we save, spend, borrow and even think about money shape our financial habits. Sometimes, we develop habits that can threaten our financial health. But the sooner we recognize harmful money behaviors, the sooner we can begin to correct them. So what exactly can you do to identify your

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led administration has agreed to accept Thai baht as an official currency in border trade dealings and plans a similar arrangement for use of India’s rupee. The State Administrative Council said Tuesday that Myanmar already began allowing use of the Chinese yuan for direct currency

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Equal Pay Day by spotlighting new steps aimed at closing the gender pay gap for federal workers and contractors. And he urged private companies to do likewise. Biden issued an executive order that encourages the government to consider banning federal contractors from seeking

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Anti-virus controls have forced auto and electronics makers to shut factories in China and are raising risks of wider disruptions if the curbs spread to Chinese ports that are among the world’s busiest. Stock markets were rattled by the shutdown of Shenzhen in the south, a

By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press It can be hard to measure the ways that Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted the global supply of parts and raw materials needed to manufacture products ranging from cars to computer chips. But it’s a visceral feeling for Andrey Bibik, head of the Interpipe steel plant in Dnipro, Ukraine,

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea had its deadliest day yet of the pandemic on Tuesday, with 293 deaths reported in the latest 24 hours. The country is grappling with a record surge in coronavirus infections driven by the fast-moving omicron variant. The 1,196 virus patients in serious or

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have risen as investors await a widely anticipated decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on interest rate policy. Benchmarks were higher in Japan, Australia, South Korea and China. Oil prices climbed while U.S. futures edged lower. At a policy meeting later Wednesday, the Fed

LONDON (AP) — The London Metal Exchange says it plans to resume trading in nickel, a week after it was suspended when the price of the metal surged to over $100,000 a ton. The LME said trading will resume at 8 a.m. London time on  Wednesday after a major market client confirmed it had gained

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An appeals court has overturned a groundbreaking ruling that Australia’s environment minister had a duty to protect younger people against climate change. Eight Australian teenagers took Environment Minister Sussan Ley to court in 2020 in a bid to prevent her from approving the expansion of a

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s state-owned utility says it will list a sliver of its worth on the emirate’s stock exchange, hoping to ride a recent wave of initial public offerings in the Gulf Arab states while avoiding the stumbles of past IPOs. The Dubai Electricity and Water

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government is formally exiting bankruptcy after completing the largest public debt restructuring in U.S. history after announcing nearly seven years ago that it was unable to pay its more than $70 billion debt. Tuesday’s exit means the U.S. territory’s government will resume

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The International Olympic Committee has always been political, from the sheikhs and royals in its membership to a seat at the United Nations to pushing for peace talks between the Koreas. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago exposed its irreconcilable claims of “political neutrality.” Gaps exist between

BEIJING (AP) — China has reported a more than doubling of new COVID-19 cases as it faces by far its biggest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic. The National Health Commission said Tuesday that 3,507 new locally spread cases had been identified in the latest 24-hour period, up from 1,337 a day earlier.

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has announced that it has approved a new set of sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. France says the 27-nation bloc “has approved a fourth package of sanctions targeting individuals and entities involved in the aggression against Ukraine, as well as

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief has reaffirmed the 27-country bloc’s desire to integrate the Western Balkans, saying it’s a “strategic priority.” Josep Borrell says Brussels is committed to making the “EU perspective a reality” for the region. Borrell said Monday “this is the moment to reinvigorate the enlargement process

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Turquoise Hill, LKQ rise; Devon Energy, Newmont fall.

The Associated Press Stocks swayed lower on Wall Street Monday, crude oil prices fell and bond yields rose sharply as waves of market-moving forces crash into each other. Markets remained jumbled as investors try to assess the various impacts on the economy from the war in Ukraine, upcoming rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and

LONDON (AP) — Britain says all remaining coronavirus measures for travelers, including passenger locator forms and the requirement for unvaccinated people be tested for COVID-19 before and after their arrivals, will end Friday. Officials say that should make going on holiday easier for the Easter school vacation. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the changes will

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into a U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its aging mail trucks with mostly gasoline-powered vehicles. The plan largely ignores calls to replenish the mail-service fleet with electric vehicles and falls far short of President Joe Biden’s

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

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law letting Russian airlines register planes leased to them by foreign companies and continue flying them. Russian state media said the law will let Russian airlines keep their fleets and operate foreign planes on routes within Russia. Many of the planes used

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to create a new state office to keep health care prices in check. The proposed Office of Health Care Affordability would order hospitals, doctor’s offices and insurers to keep their costs below a certain level. Anyone who breaks the rules could

By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top court has refused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the U.S. to face spying charges. The court said Monday it refused because the case “didn’t raise an arguable point of law.” Assange has sought

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin says he opposes the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to a key position on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. The West Virginia Democrat’s stance endangers Raskin’s prospects of winning Senate confirmation. Her nomination has been stuck in the Senate Banking Committee after

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — About 45 million Americans say they plan to bet on this year’s March Madness college basketball championship tournament, and an increasing percentage will do it in a way that doesn’t include filling out brackets. That’s according to the gambling industry’s national trade group, the American

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge has frozen the assets of five of Lebanon’s largest banks and those of their board of directors as she investigates possible transfers of billions of dollars aboard during the country’s economic meltdown. The state-run National News Agency says the judge’s decision covers real estate, vehicles and shares owned in

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it will replace some of its aging Tornado bomber jets with U.S.-made F-35 Lightning II aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Germany’s air force commander, Ingo Gerhartz, said the war in Ukraine made it necessary to choose Lockheed Martin’s F-35s. Previously, the government had considered

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Ford says it will have three new electric passenger vehicles and four new electric commercial vehicles in Europe by 2024, part of the automaker’s continued push to grow its presence in the EV market. Ford Motor Co. said Monday that it plans to sell more than 600,000 electric vehicles

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will launch one of the most difficult tasks a central bank can attempt: Raise borrowing costs enough to slow growth and tame high inflation, but not so much as to topple the economy into recession. With a war raging in Europe

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 gleaming new McDonald’s. It was the first American fast-food restaurant to enter the Soviet Union. But now, McDonald’s is temporarily closing its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Blue Apron was struggling at the start of 2020. The meal kit company was trying to boost sales with new options like premium meals, but it was also considering putting itself up for sale. Then the pandemic happened. Almost overnight, Blue Apron gained thousands of customers as restaurants closed

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s finance minister has proposed a “crisis discount”  to dampen the impact of recent fuel price hikes due to the war in Ukraine. German media reported that the fuel subsidy proposed by Finance Minister Christian Lindner could see gas prices cut about 8 U.S. cents a gallon.

By RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) — More than 2.8 million refugees fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine have entered neighboring countries since the invasion began 19 days ago. The pace of the exodus has slowed in recent days but tens of thousands of people continued to arrive Monday in countries

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors have charged the former CEO of payments company Wirecard and two other ex-managers with fraud and false accounting in connection with the firm’s collapse last year. The charges Monday come amid allegations that much of the company’s sales revenue and assets were faked. Prosecutors in Munich say ex-CEO Markus

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be self-isolating at home, a day after meeting in Istanbul with Turkey’s President Recep Tayip Erdogan and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, considered the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians. In a video posted on Instagram, a masked Kyriakos

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish watchdog says European countries bought 19% more major arms in the five years to 2021 than they did in the five years before that, even though the global figure was down 4.6%. The figures reflect the building tensions with Russia, a Swedish watchdog said in a report released Monday. The

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Credit reporting bureaus are eager to add popular and largely unregulated “buy now, pay later” loans to credit reports. These products allow consumers to split their purchase into installment payments. Adding buy now, pay later loans to credit reports could offer a big opportunity to consumers with little or no

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is lifting most COVID-19 restrictions. People no longer are required to wear face masks in almost all places and people who are unvaccinated can go back into restaurants, sports arenas and other leisure venues. The move on Monday was announced earlier this month by the French

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch and Australian governments have launched a legal case against Russia at the International Civil Aviation Organization. It seeks to hold Moscow accountable of its alleged role in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The case announced Monday in The Hague and Canberra is the latest bid to hold Russia

BERLIN (AP) — More than 1,000 security personnel have walked off their jobs at airports across Germany, leading to dozens of flight cancellations and delays. Security staffers at airports in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hannover and elsewhere began their one-day strike early Monday to press for higher wages. German news agency dpa reported that the walkouts are

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The “stealth omicron” variant is fueling China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years, with 1,337 local cases tallied across the mainland. The majority were in far northeastern Jilin province, which banned most people from leaving the province and mobilized military reservists to help keep order and

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has begun a trial to determine whether the Boy Scouts of America’s proposed reorganization plan should be approved. The trial began Monday and comes more than two years after the BSA sought bankruptcy protection amid an onslaught of child sex abuse allegations.

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is bracing for a disruption in Russian arms supplies following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightrope walk between Moscow and Washington could become more difficult due to a border standoff with China. Up to 60% of Indian defense equipment comes from

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks are mostly lower in Asia and oil prices have fallen further after another day of losses on Wall Street. Markets remain jumbled as investors try to gauge various economic impacts from the war in Ukraine, upcoming rate hikes by central banks and new virus lockdowns

By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BOSTON (AP) — Russia’s increasingly strict online censorship measures have paradoxically exposed major shortcomings in the Kremlin’s efforts to make the Russian internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China’s so-called Great Firewall. Any Russian with a modicum of tech smarts can

The Associated Press The Federal Reserve caps a two-day meeting of its policymakers with an economic and interest rate policy update Wednesday. FedEx delivers its fiscal third-quarter results Thursday. The National Association of Realtors issues its latest monthly snapshot of U.S. home sales Friday.

By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BOSTON (AP) — Russia’s increasingly strict online censorship measures have paradoxically exposed major shortcomings in the Kremlin’s efforts to make the Russian internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China’s so-called Great Firewall. Any Russian with a modicum of tech smarts can

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — There is an unexpected wait for the result of Turkmenistan’s presidential election that is widely expected to cement a political dynasty. Authorities said Sunday they needed more time to count the votes. Serdar Berdymukhamedov is son of the incumbent Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and is the overwhelming favorite in Saturday’s early vote in

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press SUCEAVA, Romania (AP) — Elena Yurchuk saw families with children blown up and the hospital she worked in reduced to rubble during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 44-year-old nurse from the northern Ukrainian town of Chernihiv says “I don’t know if I have a home or not.” Yurchuk has arrived

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press CIUDAD PACHACUTEC, Perú (AP) — A recent spill of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru has had a devastating effect on more than 2,500 small-scale fishermen. January through March is usually a period of intense activity for the anglers. But after the Jan. 15 spill

ISTANBUL (AP) — Greece’s prime minister has met with Turkey’s president over lunch in Istanbul in a rare meeting between the neighbors. Greece and Turkey have been at odds over maritime and energy issues, the status of Aegean Sea islands and migration. They discussed bilateral and international relations Sunday as well as Russia’s invasion of