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By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012. The families and a survivor of the

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Intel said it is buying Israeli company Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion in a deal that could give the California chipmaking giant an edge in the business of making custom-designed chips. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said Tuesday that acquiring Tower will help expand Intel’s newly formed “foundry” business that makes

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it will start making Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles again in early April after an eight-month pause due to a series of battery fire recalls. The automaker says Tuesday that battery supplier LG Energy Solution is now making enough to supply replacement modules for the recalls as well as to

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale inflation in the United States surged again last month, rising 9.7% from a year earlier in a sign that price pressures remain high at all levels of the economy. The Labor Department said Tuesday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss-based minerals and mining giant Glencore has reported $5 billion in net profits last year. The announcement Tuesday means it’s bounced back from an annual loss a year earlier. The company cited an “extraordinary year” as demand shot up for metals and energy products. The company also said it’s set aside $1.5

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government has secured parliamentary approval for a 3 billion euro ($3.4 billion) agreement for three new French-made warships. Defense officials say the frigates are vital for addressing ongoing tensions with neighboring Turkey. Lawmakers also voted Tuesday in favor of adding six new Rafale fighter jets

By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish fishing boat has sunk in rough seas off Newfoundland in eastern Canada, killing at least seven people. Three crew members were rescued, and a maritime search in the North Atlantic was launched for the 14 other missing crew members. A Canadian helicopter, an aircraft and

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is lifting COVID-19 restrictions on access for the unvaccinated to bars, restaurants and other venues following a leveling off of new coronavirus cases in recent days that has eased the pressure on the health care system. The country’s health minister said Tuesday that unvaccinated people can enter nightclubs, soccer stadiums,

By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Police have arrested former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a step toward fulfilling a request by the United States government for his extradition on drug trafficking and weapons charges. The arrest Tuesday came shortly after a Honduran judge signed an arrest order and

By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Want to quit your job? You’re not just walking away from a paycheck. If you’re not thoughtful with your exit strategy, you may leave money behind in less obvious places, like your commuter account or health savings plan. Before turning in your notice, read the fine print on your employer-provided

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is ready for talks with the United States and NATO on military transparency, missile deployment limits and other security issues. Putin’s statement after hosting Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday added to signs of easing tensions over a Russian military buildup near Ukraine.

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Defense Department has released a report that says mergers and consolidation among its contractors pose risks to the U.S. economy and national security. Senior Biden administration officials previewed the report ahead of its release Tuesday. The report lays out steps to block mergers that run contrary to Defense Department

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office says it is turning its attention to growing rates of COVID-19 infection in eastern Europe. Six countries including Russia and Ukraine have seen a doubling in case counts over the last two weeks amid the omicron surge. Dr. Hans Kluge said Tuesday

By ZEN SOO Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s biennial air show opened Tuesday on a smaller scale than before the pandemic, even as the aviation sector gears up for a recovery two years after coronavirus outbreaks nearly paralyzed air travel. The three-day air show began Tuesday. Members of the general public are not allowed.

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where pundits and ordinary people alike don’t expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on the ex-Soviet neighbor. The Kremlin has cast the U.S. warnings

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are higher, buoyed by hopes for a diplomatic solution instead of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. But analysts warned the tensions were far from completely resolved, and the situation remains volatile. Benchmarks rose in Japan, Australia, South Korea and China. The Chinese government reported

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers’ ability to speculate on the stock market. Public anger over congressional stock trading has mounted since the first tremors of the pandemic. That’s when lawmakers stirred outrage by collectively buying and selling millions of dollars

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is allowing nuclear rival India to deliver tons of wheat to ease food shortages in Afghanistan. Trucks sent by Afghanistan under the deal with New Delhi will be allowed to collect wheat from India via Pakistan’s Wagha border beginning on Feb. 21. Officials said Monday the

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A fire-resistant roof, at least 5 feet of defensible space around a home, a clearly defined evacuation route in a neighborhood and the removal of vegetation overgrowth in a community are some of the new statewide insurance standards to reduce the wildfire risk of older homes. Dubbed “Safer from Wildfires,” the

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its economy grew at a 5.4% annual pace in the last quarter, helped by improved consumer spending and exports. Data released Tuesday showed the world’s third-largest economy grew 1.7% in 2021, marking its first annual expansion in three years. In quarterly terms, the

By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An environmental conservation group and two dozen outdoor recreation companies, including Patagonia, REI and The North Face, say they will boycott the Outdoor Retailer trade show if it’s moved from Denver back to Salt Lake City. The group called The Conservation Alliance is accusing Utah’s leaders of

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar says it will not participate in this week’s meetings in Cambodia of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, spurning an invitation to send a non-political representative instead of its chief diplomat. The decision to restrict Myanmar’s participation reflected a disagreement over Myanmar’s lack

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company placed a rare bet on a technology company late last year and it has already paid off in a big way. Berkshire Hathaway revealed in documents filed with regulators on Monday that it bought near 15 million shares in game publisher Activision

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two widely supported bills are encountering delays in the Senate. The House easily approved the measures last week with broad bipartisan support. One would relieve much of the financially strapped Postal Service’s huge debt. The other would avoid a government shutdown this weekend. The Senate will approve

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City fired more than a thousand workers who failed to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The mayor’s office said Monday that 1,430 workers  lost their jobs, representing less than 1% of the 370,000-person city workforce.  The city in late January sent

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. health official suggests there may never be a test to measure whether someone who had COVID-19 is still infectious. Dr. Bruce Tromberg is in charge of fixing the country’s long-troubled COVID-19 testing system. His division at the National Institutes of Health controls $1.5 billion

The Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street Monday as the U.S. moved to close its embassy in Ukraine amid heightened geopolitical tensions over the thousands of Russian troops that have been amassing on the border. Financial, health care and energy companies were among the biggest weights dragging the market lower.

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A metallurgist in Washington state was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and a $50,000 fine Monday after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make U.S. Navy submarines. Elaine Marie Thomas, 67, of Auburn, Washington, was

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Aerojet Rocketdyne, 3M fall; Splunk, TreeHouse Foods rise.

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

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A worsening inflation picture has touched off a range of opinions from the Federal Reserve’s policymakers about just how fast they should raise interest rates beginning at their next meeting in March. James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, reiterated his call

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta. The lawsuit claims the social media giant has been unlawfully collecting biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent. Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed the lawsuit that claims Facebook has been storing millions of biometric

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says a U.S. suspension on avocado imports and recent environmental complaints are part of a conspiracy against his country by political or economic interests. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador put forward the conspiracy theory Monday after the U.S. suspended imports of Mexican avocados on

By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, once vilified by Donald Trump as a “druggie” unworthy of wearing the pinstripes, is now a key part of an investment group seeking to buy the rights to the ex-president’s marquee Washington, D.C., hotel. That’s according to two people familiar with the deal

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden came into office with a plan to fix inflation but not the particular inflationary problem that the country now faces. His belief is that a cluster of companies control too many industries, which reduces competition for both customers and workers. That leads to higher

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Ten thousand fans will be able to attend the Champions League final for free. The gesture by competition organizer UEFA for the biggest club final in world football stands in contrast to the cheapest tickets for the Super Bowl on Sunday costing thousands of dollars.

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A public inquiry is examining the wrongful convictions of hundreds of British postal workers who were accused of theft, fraud or false accounting because of a faulty computer system. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 postal workers were wrongfully accused, with some convicted and sent to

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An American Airlines plane was diverted to Kansas City, Missouri, when a large, unruly passenger allegedly tried to force open a door before he was subdued by a coffee pot across the head, a punch to the jaw and zip ties and duct tape. A federal affidavit released Monday spelled

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is the largest European Union nation to border Ukraine and the government is making preparations to accept Ukrainian refugees in the event of another Russian attack on that country. Other countries are drawing down their diplomatic missions in Ukraine. But Poland says it is for

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Taking care of an older loved one is stressful, and some people don’t have much of a choice about quitting their jobs or taking a leave of absence. Those may not be your only options, though, and too many make decisions out of stress and fear. Find out what caregiving

NEW DELHI (AP) — The former chief of India’s largest stock exchange has been fined nearly $400,000 after a probe found she had shared confidential information with an unnamed guru who regulators say influenced her decision-making. Chitra Ramkrishna sought advice from a yogi for about 20 years, including when she was head of the National

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A special judicial committee has been appointed to decide on potential legal disputes over the estate of Emirati billionaire Majid Al Futtaim. His eponymous company operates more than two dozen malls across the region, including the iconic Mall of the Emirates, and is seen as a key pillar of

By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A special United Nations panel is putting the finishing touches on a major science report that’s supposed to tell people the “so what?” about climate change. The report will highlight how global warming disrupts people’s lives, their natural environment and Earth itself. One activist

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Diplomatic efforts to head off what U.S. officials have warned could be an imminent Russian attack on Ukraine have entered a new and dizzying round. Russia’s top diplomat advised President Vladimir Putin to continue talks and Germany’s chancellor met the Ukrainian president. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Authorities in Sweden have recommended a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to people over age 80 and those living in nursing homes or getting home care. Officials said Monday the fourth shot must be administered no earlier than four months after the previous shot. The Scandinavian country’s chief epidemiologist said in a statement

The Associated Press A thrilling late touchdown drive gave the Rams a 23-20 win over the Bengals to win the Super Bowl. Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp’s 1-yard touchdown catch from Matthew Stafford came after three costly penalties on the Bengals’ defense. Meanwhile, Eminem took a knee during a star-studded hip hop halftime show performance.

By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two Tunisian women have sparked controversy after they posted videos of their migrant journeys to Europe by boat. The posts illustrate how many young North Africans have become desensitized to the risks of migration and how social media has glamorized an often fatal journey in which

By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two Tunisian women have sparked controversy after they posted videos of their migrant journeys to Europe by boat. The posts illustrate how many young North Africans have become desensitized to the risks of migration and how social media has glamorized an often fatal journey in which

BRUSSELS (AP) — Plans have fizzled for a major trucker virus protest near the European Union headquarters in Brussels.  Police on Monday filtered traffic during the morning rush hour into the Belgian capital, narrowing some highways and imposing go-slow measures. Their aim was to avoid a choking demonstration like those by horn-honking truckers in Canada.

BERLIN (AP) — German police say one man has died and eight other people have been hospitalized in serious condition after unknowingly drinking Champagne spiked with Ecstasy at a bar in Bavaria. The man who died was 52 and the others are between 33 and 52. The German news agency dpa reported Monday that the

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a political novice running to become Ukraine’s president when he vowed to reach out to Russia-backed rebels in the east who were fighting Ukrainian forces and make strides toward resolving the conflict. The assurances contributed to his landslide victory in 2019.  But Zelenskyy

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese beverage giant Kirin says it has decided to withdraw from its joint venture in Myanmar. The company said Monday that it made the decision to “urgently terminate” the partnership with Myanma Economic Holdings Plc after finding it would be difficult to quickly end the venture

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Goldman Sachs executive pocketed $35 million in “secret kickbacks” in the multibillion-dollar ransacking of a Malaysian state investment fund. Prosecutors said Monday that Roger Ng played a “crucial” role in the massive money laundering and bribery scheme that bankrolled lavish spending

By ROB GILLIES and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers to weaken the protests by demonstrators who are paralyzing the capital city of Ottawa and blocking border crossings. The protests over over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions have been raging for more than two weeks.

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower, echoing a decline on Wall Street, amid concerns about rising tensions in Ukraine over thousands of Russian troops that have been amassing on their border. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Sydney and Hong Kong, but rose in Shanghai. Japan reported its economy

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan has made an offer for unlimited government bond purchases, moving to curb a surge in long-term interest rates. Japan’s central bank set the interest rate for purchasing 10-year government bonds at 0.25%. The rate had risen close to that level on speculation

The Associated Press The Labor Department delivers its monthly index of U.S. wholesale prices Tuesday. The Commerce Department issues its January tally of U.S. retail sales Wednesday. Walmart serves up its latest quarterly report card Thursday.

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said back in July that if the U.S. ends up in a war with a major power it would “be as a consequence of a cyber breach of great consequence.” Now tensions are soaring over Ukraine with Western officials warning about the danger

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are lower and oil prices have risen amid concern about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tokyo’s benchmark index lost 2.6%. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul also retreated. On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index tumbled 1.9% after the White House encouraged

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl ads this year were heavy on nostalgia and star power. With ad space going for as much as $7 million for 30 seconds, it’s crucial for Super Bowl advertisers to both get noticed and be entertaining. This year, Budweiser showcased a Clydesdale’s

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On the field, the Los Angeles Rams are facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56. Off the field, Super Bowl advertisers aim to deliver a night of ads heavy with celebrities and nostalgia in an effort to entertain Americans weary of two

By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cyber criminals claiming they stole some of the football team’s financial data. The ransomware gang BlackByte recently posted some of the purportedly stolen team documents on a dark web site in a file marked

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s Super Bowl weekend largely fizzled with the muted debut of Kenneth Branagh’s long-delayed Agatha Christie whodunit, “Death on the Nile,” a tepid reception for the Jennifer Lopez romantic-comedy “Marry Me” and modest box-office bumps for Oscar nominees. Sunday studio estimates say “Death on the

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline spiked 15 cents over the past three weeks to $3.55 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the price jump comes after a rise in crude oil costs. Nationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade

By COSTAS KANTOURIS ASSOCIATED PRESS LARISSA, Greece (AP) — Greek farmers say they are determined to shut down all the country’s major highways to protest rising energy costs. At a gathering south of the city of Larissa in central Greece, they decided Sunday to demand a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. All of

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Savannah has added another month to its streak of record cargo volumes amid a surge that’s forced U.S. seaports to scramble to meet demand. The Georgia Ports Authority reported nearly 480,000 container units of imports and exports moved across Savannah’s docks last month. That’s an increase of 4%

NEW YORK (AP) — Transit officials in New York are hoping a recent uptick in subway ridership is a sign that the city is bouncing back from the omicron surge. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reports ridership topped 3 million for three days in a row last week. It’s the first time that’s happened since the

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has suspended imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise suspension came on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of the year for Mexican avocado growers. It won’t affect game-day

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer After decades of decline, U.S. unions have a new reason for hope: younger workers. Workers in their 20s and even in their teens are leading ongoing efforts to unionize Starbucks and other companies. The Alphabet Workers Union, formed last year and now representing 800 Google employees, is run by

By ROB GILLIES and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing has reopened after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week, while Canadian officials are holding back from a crackdown on a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa. Detroit International Bridge Co. said in a statement

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Exit polls suggest that Swiss voters have rejected the government’s plan to inject more than 150 million francs (about $163 million) into broadcast and print media every year, including supporting early-morning newspaper delivery and online media to the tune of 70 million francs (nearly $76 million) a

By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press ACEREDO, Spain (AP) — Large sections of Spain are experiencing extreme or prolonged drought, with rainfall this winter at only one-third of the average in recent years. The situation is similar in neighboring Portugal, where 45% of the country is now enduring “severe” or “extreme” drought. Farmers fear that crops

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hamra Street at one time represented everything that was glamorous about Beirut. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was where the great singers of the Arab world performed, where intellectuals and artists hung out in the cafes and where European, American, Arab and Lebanese shoppers came to

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hamra Street at one time represented everything that was glamorous about Beirut. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was where the great singers of the Arab world performed, where intellectuals and artists hung out in the cafes and where European, American, Arab and Lebanese shoppers came to

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris police fired tear gas against a handful of demonstrators Saturday who defied a police order by taking part in a protest against virus restrictions inspired by Canada’s horn-honking truckers. Police deterred over 500 vehicles but a few dozen were able to get past myriad police checkpoints.

CAIRO (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat says that human rights criteria will be at the center of her new government’s international arms sales, including to Egypt, a major importer of German weapons. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a bill being introduced this year will also impose restrictions in order to ensure that weapons will not

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has announced a significant reduction in taxes on basic food supplies as the country faces rampant inflation and numerous protests over eroding living standards. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the value-added tax would be lowered to 1% from 8% on food purchases and he expected

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A sports apparel company is capitalizing on Detroit Lions fans’ loyalty to Matthew Stafford, the Super Bowl-bound Los Angeles Rams quarterback who for 12 years prior had made an appearance in that game seem possible for their home team. A store in a metro Detroit mall is selling the Lions-colored clothing

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could mandate that all businesses require their employees and independent contractors receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The legislation announced Friday by Democratic state lawmakers would allow exemptions for medical or religious reasons. But testing would not be an alternative to vaccination. Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher

By JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — For five days, a blockade of pickups, cars and a handful commercial of trucks has choked off traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing between Canada and the United States. There are blockades at two other crossings as well. And for two

The Associated Press Stocks sank Friday as worries about an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine piled onto Wall Street’s already heavy list of concerns about inflation and interest rates. Treasury yields fell sharply as investors sought safety, and oil prices spiked after The White House urged U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine in the next 24

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Zillow, GoDaddy rise; Goodyear Tire, American Axle fall.

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

By MATTHEW BROWN, MATTHEW DALY and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to put greater emphasis on the potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions in the federal rulemaking process. Known as the “social cost of carbon,” the estimate is a key component of federal

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children under 5. Friday’s move means another monthslong delay for the shots. The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer to apply before its study was even finished on

By ELAINE GANLEY and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protesters angry over pandemic restrictions are driving toward Paris in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks to blockade the French capital despite a police ban. The protesters organized online, galvanized in part by truckers who have blockaded Canada’s capital. Paris region authorities

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A Virginia man faces time in prison after pleading guilty to interfering with the crew on a United Airlines flight last year. Prosecutors say 29-year-old Kameron Stone of Fairfax, Virginia, tried to open the cockpit door and struck a flight attendant who tried to stop him. The flight attendants suffered bruising

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — European Union member Romania and neighboring Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest nations, have signed a string of cooperation deals following joint governmental meetings in Moldova’s capital Chisinau. The deals signed Friday included Romania granting Moldova 100 million euros ($114 million) in non-reimbursable aid for development projects. Agreements were reached on strengthening

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal cybersecurity agency is reviewing a report that alleges security vulnerabilities in voting machines used by Georgia and other states. But the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says the document shouldn’t be made public until the agency has had time to assess and mitigate potential

BERLIN (AP) — The German government’s drugs czar has proposed raising the legal age when people can buy beer and wine from 16 to 18, and cracking down on alcohol and tobacco advertising. Burkhard Blienert told the Welt daily in an interview published Friday that he believes there are “many medical reasons” to increase the

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A growing number of landlords are taking federal rental assistance to cover months of back rent but still moving to evict tenants. Housing advocates say there are loopholes in the $46.5 billion Emergency Rental Assistance program that lead to tenants struggling to find safe and affordable housing. But the Treasury

By BEN GOSE of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The charitable sector should hope that billionaire Jared Isaacman keeps seeking new adventures. Isaacman, who turned a payments-processing firm he started as a teenager into a multibillion-dollar company, periodically indulges his passion for aviation with head-turning flights. Each time, a prominent charity has joined

More countries have asked this week to join talks about the European Union’s complaint with the World Trade Organization accusing China of exerting economic pressure on Lithuania. Canada was the latest Thursday, saying it wanted to take part in WTO consultations over a dispute tied to Taiwan opening a diplomatic office in the EU member

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer Who is your favorite celebrity? Chances are, they’re in a Super Bowl ad this year. While Super Bowl ads usually feature a bevy of big names, this year advertisers have gone even further. “The vast majority of ads are including big star power, from athletes to actors to chefs,”