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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert gave a heartfelt sendoff to his show’s producer, Chris Licht, who was…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved in days what remained out of the grasp of the European…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Toronto-Dominion Bank is buying regional bank First Horizon in a $13.4 billion all-cash deal that will help…

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer By itself, being able to read smartphone home screens in Cherokee won’t be enough to safeguard the…

By TOM MURPHY and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press If there is no doctor in the house, Amazon’s Alexa will soon be able to summon one.…

By The Associated Press The Russian military assault on Ukraine went into its fifth day. A Ukrainian delegation held talks with Russian officials at…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at Target stores and distribution centers in places like New York, where…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — AOL founder Steve Case started to build the online services company nearly 40…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Sberbank and the Russian bank’s subsidiaries in southeastern Europe are facing…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet If you’re young and healthy, adding a “trusted contact” to your financial accounts probably sounds like a far-off…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BEREGSURANY, Hungary (AP) — The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union has…

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has reported more than 34,000 new coronavirus infections on Monday, a record, as authorities assess the possibilities of…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is ending a requirement that incoming travelers isolate themselves. The…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, DAVID McHUGH and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will no longer require people to show proof of vaccination or negative…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is wrestling with the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to curb…

The Associated Press The Federal Reserve issues a report on business conditions across the U.S. on Wednesday. Supermarket operator Kroger Co. reports…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have advanced as investors eye talks between Ukraine and Russia aimed at trying to…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Manga is going really global. A Deadpool story created by a Japanese manga artist has become a…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan this week will ease its much criticized coronavirus border controls, but the new policy only…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The number of countries banning Russian airplanes is growing. The European Union and Canada said Sunday they would…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer BP says it’s exiting its share in Rosneft, a state-owned Russian oil and gas company, in reaction to…

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline spiked 10 cents over the past two weeks to $3.64 per gallon.…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that…

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — George Berkowitz, who founded the seafood restaurant chain Legal Seafoods, has died in a Boston suburb. He was 97.  Berkowitz…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s Parliament has approved a contentious half-billion-dollar aid grant from the United States despite protests both…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press There’s a glaring carve-out in President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia, and that’s oil and natural…

BEIJING (AP) — A rescue operation is underway to rescue 14 workers trapped in a coal mine in southwestern China. The roof of a mine shaft in…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put Switzerland’s much-vaunted neutrality to the test — and…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has joined European allies in dramatically…

By ZEKE MILLER, RAF CASERT, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and its European allies have agreed…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Licht, who currently runs Stephen Colbert’s late-night show at CBS but has a news…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer The United States and Europe are slapping official sanctions on Russian banks and tech companies.  But bars and…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has suddenly handed over the “stewardship and care” of the…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says his company has benefited from some “extraordinary luck” in…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Russia is revving up its sophisticated propaganda machine as its military advances in Ukraine. Analysts who monitor…

By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Invading Russian forces are closing in on Ukraine’s capital. The city is warning of street…

LONDON (AP) — British Airways has canceled dozens of flights from Heathrow Airport as it struggles to fix “technical issues” that have hobbled…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China is the only friend that might help Russia blunt the impact of economic sanctions over its…

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators have issued a draft environmental impact statement saying there are…

By TERRY TANG Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Employees at a Starbucks in suburban Phoenix voted Friday to form a union, becoming the first…

The Associated Press Relief flowed through Wall Street on Friday, even as deadly attacks continued to rage in Ukraine. Stocks rose sharply, oil…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: KAR, Farfetch rise; Foot Locker, Beyond Meat…

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

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has blasted off from California to put 50 more satellites into orbit for the…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The head of a civil rights nonprofit that receives donations from Bath & Body Works said she hopes the…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A $2.7 billion recreational, residential and retail project aimed at car lovers is being…

By VANESSA GERA, BELA SZANDELSZKY and ADAM PEMBLE Associated Press PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing from war by crossing…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A lack of reliable information from Russia has made covering the invasion of Ukraine tougher for…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.1% in…

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are advancing a measure intended to lure the Washington Commanders to the…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors have finalized a nationwide…

BRUSSELS (AP) — After the political outrage against Russia comes the economic reckoning. Finance ministers of the 19 countries that use the euro…

By RAF CASERT, AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and European allies are stepping up sanctions…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The number of cars and trucks blocking the streets outside New Zealand’s Parliament…

By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Relief flowed through Wall Street on Friday, even as deadly…

By JOSH BOAK, FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and European officials are holding one key financial sanction…

By AMANDA SEITZ and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok videos, propagandized headlines and tweets being shared on smartphones…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they are seeking a Southern California warehouse manager who is accused of stealing more than $1 million…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller says he is willing to support a half-point…

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Morning News has named Tampa Bay Times senior editor Amy Hollyfield its new managing editor. The News reported Thursday…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The largest auction of offshore wind sites in the nation’s history is drawing strong…

By AMANDA SEITZ and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok videos, propagandized headlines and tweets being shared on smartphones…

The Associated Press U.S. markets stabilized and ended higher Thursday after an early swoon brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Technology…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Lantheus, South Jersey rise; Discovery, Rent-A-Center…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer U.S. shoppers are giving plant-based burgers a pass. Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat says its revenue…

By The Associated Press Canada has become the first country to authorize use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is made by Medicago of…

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says dramatic increases in the price of farm fertilizers…

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

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor says Russia’s attack on Ukraine will cause western nations to stop…

DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge is refusing to get involved in a spat between a lawyer for Tesla CEO Elon Musk and U.S. securities regulators, at…

By MICHAEL CASEY and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has concluded that more than 80% of the…

NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused in a massive international swindle has hit a snag. Prosecutors have admitted…

DALLAS (AP) — A judge has approved a settlement of a lawsuit in which Boeing investors accused company directors of failing to properly oversee…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden has hit Russia with some of the broadest and toughest financial…

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An alcohol ban designed to curb heavy late night drinking among spring breakers in Miami Beach will be in effect for two…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell slightly this week, after rising to their highest level…

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — The logo of Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom is being removed from the jerseys of German soccer team Schalke…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits fell to a 52-year low after another…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy ended 2021 by expanding at a brisk 7% annual pace from October through…

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly a quarter-million heavy duty pickup trucks in the U.S. because the drive shafts can fracture and cause a…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccine sales jumped 44% for Moderna in the final quarter of 2021, and the drugmaker expects demand for…

By ANNA HELHOSKI of NerdWallet Everyone can’t be a STEM major; there are still vital roles necessary in lower-paying fields like humanities, arts…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking systems…

By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Just what a vulnerable world economy didn’t need — a conflict that…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China has called for talks to resolve the Ukraine crisis and avoided criticizing President…

By ALICE FUNG and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong launched a vaccination requirement to enter shopping malls, restaurants…

By JOSEPH WILSON and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s top opposition leader Pablo Casado will remain in charge of the Popular…

By RAF CASERT and SAM PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — World leaders have condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “barbaric” and…