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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s central bank says the money migrants send home to their relatives grew 27.1% in 2021, totaling $51.6 billion. That is a record for migrant remittances to Mexico and would surpass almost all other sources of its foreign income. The bank said Tuesday that the phenomenon doesn’t appear to be tailing

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A once-ambitious but now faltering Facebook-backed digital currency project known as Diem is dead, its assets sold to bank holding company Silvergate Capital. Silvergate and the Diem Association announced the sale on Tuesday. Diem said it became clear from its talks federal regulators that the project could not move

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Native American tribes have reached opioid settlements worth over a half-billion dollars with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three distributors. A federal court filing Tuesday in Cleveland describes $590 million in settlements with the New Jersey-based drugmaker along with distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. Some tribes

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin says that President Joe Biden’s vast social and environment bill is “dead.” It’s the strongest language to date that the pivotal West Virginia Democrat has used to underscore that any revival of Democrats’ top domestic priorities would have to arise from fresh negotiations. When

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press With a settlement possibly near, a judge is giving the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 16 more days of protection from lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The legal protections for members of the Sackler family were set to run out on Tuesday. That would have opened the

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A central Montana coal mine has been fined $1 million for failing to report worker injuries and improperly disposing of mine waste. Signal Peak Energy pleaded guilty in October to violating federal regulations at its underground coal mine near the community of Roundup. Federal prosecutors said mine managers in 2013 and

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Workers at a GM plant in northern Mexico are voting  on whether to form one of the first truly independent auto labor unions in Mexican history. For almost a century, Mexican unions have been largely a sham, guaranteeing low wages that drained manufacturing jobs out of

By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has reported that U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the pandemic. The new estimated figure of people dying in motor vehicle crashes from January to September 2021 was

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers stepped up their search for workers in December despite the looming impact of the omicron wave of coronavirus infections. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the number of posted jobs rose 1.4% to 10.9 million on the last day of December, compared with the

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government is restricting the use of some reservoirs for hydroelectric power and irrigation amid an unusual winter drought. Portugal’s weather agency said that at the end of January all the country was enduring some degree of drought due to relatively low rainfall since November. It said 45% of the land

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Exxon Mobil returned to a profit in its fourth quarter as demand for oil continues to improve. The oil and natural gas company earned $8.87 billion, or $2.08 per share, for the three-month period. A year earlier it lost $20.07 billion, or $4.70 per share. Removing certain items, earnings

LONDON (AP) — British supermarket chain Tesco has warned that more than 1,600 workers are at risk of losing their jobs because of changes to its stores and gas stations. The retail giant said Tuesday that many of the jobs are at risk after it removes overnight shelf-stacking roles at many shops. Three dozen gas

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Crystal Cruises has cut short the itinerary of a second ship and offloaded its passengers in the Bahamas. The unexpected end to what was supposed to be a months-long voyage on the Crystal Serenity sent passengers by ferry to Fort Lauderdale. It comes as the

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda and a group of investors have announced their decision to finally proceed with oil production following years of setbacks that threatened the East African country’s efforts to become an oil exporter. The China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies said Tuesday

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national railway operator will buy 43 new high-speed trains from Siemens for 1.5 billion euros. The companies announced the deal Tuesday. The contract for ICE 3neo trains adds to Deutsche Bahn’s 2020 order of 30 trains of the same model. Deutsche Bahn says that once in service, the 73 trains will

By AMRITA JAYAKUMAR of NerdWallet Thanks to the Great Resignation that began in 2021, when a record number of Americans quit or changed jobs, millennials are experiencing their first brush with power and opportunity. Millennials are no longer early in their careers and are better-positioned to negotiate for favorable jobs. Before applying, determine your goals

BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that German beer sales dropped another 2.2% last year, with the coronavirus pandemic again weighing on brewers after sales tumbled 5.5% in 2020. Lockdowns that shut restaurants and bars for parts of the past two years have added to a long-term downward trend fueled by health concerns and other

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 vehicles because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt. Documents posted Tuesday by U.S. safety regulators say that Tesla will disable the feature with an over-the-internet software update. The software allows vehicles

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has bought himself some breathing space with an apology for lockdown parties and a promise to change. But his troubles are far from over. Johnson is battling to rally a rancorous Conservative Party on Tuesday after an inquiry slammed failures of leadership

BERLIN (AP) — Two companies involved in storing and supplying oil and other materials say they have been hit by a cyberattack that has impacted operations in Germany. Oiltanking GmbH Group and Mabanaft Group said they discovered the “cyber incident affecting our IT systems” on Saturday and launched an investigation together with external specialists, the

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the U.S. and its allies of ignoring Russia’s top security demands but says Moscow is willing to talk more to ease tensions over Ukraine. The comments on Tuesday were his first on the standoff in more than a

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark is scraping most pandemic restrictions as the country no longer considers COVID-19 to be “a socially critical disease.” The reason for that is that while the omicron variant is surging in Denmark it’s not placing a heavy burden on the health care system and

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has included hefty spending on infrastructure projects in its annual budget, looking to spur growth and improve its popularity just ahead of key state elections. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented to Parliament the budget for the coming fiscal year, which

BERLIN (AP) — A proposed takeover of German chip supplier Siltronic by Taiwan’s GlobalWafers has fallen through after the German government failed to give its approval by a Monday night deadline. The Economy Ministry said Tuesday that it was unable to conclude in time its examination of the deal, worth nearly 4.4 billion euros ($4.9

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Stock prices in Tokyo and Sydney have followed Wall Street higher while China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets were closed for the Lunar New Year. New Zealand and Jakarta also gained. Oil prices rose. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index gained 0.7%, boosted by gains

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The chief of ExxonMobil’s Cyprus arm says natural gas will remain an important energy source through 2050 and quantities of the hydrocarbon found off the east Mediterranean island nation could reach markets through a pipeline or by liquefying it for transport by ship. The ExxonMobil Cyprus

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and LORI HINNANT Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Some people in Ukraine’s second-largest city are preparing to fight back if Russia invades. Kharkiv is just 40 kilometers (25 miles) from some of the tens of thousands of Russian troops massed at the border. It is also one of the country’s industrial

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota says it has reached a settlement in a lawsuit that blamed overwork and harassment for the suicide of one of its employees. The company said Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologized to the family. Monetary details of the settlement were not disclosed. The deceased man’s wife,

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s government says it will spend more than $1 billion on converting research ideas into commercial hits as it looks to improve the economy with an election looming. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a new program called Australia’s Economic Accelerator would focus on commercializing research

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray says the threat to the West from the Chinese government is “more brazen” and damaging than ever before. In a speech Monday night at the Reagan Presidential Library in California, Wray accused Beijing of stealing American ideas and innovation and launching massive hacking

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Angi, Moderna rise; L3Harris Technologies, Kellogg fall

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against an Illinois-based COVID-19 testing company, accusing it of improperly handling tests and providing fake negative results. The Seattle Times reports the lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court says the Center for COVID Control with about 300 locations nationwide “failed

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill that would have created the nation’s only universal health care system has failed to pass the California Legislature. The bill had to pass by midnight on Monday to have a chance at becoming law this year. But the bill never came up for a

By DAVID RISING and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — People across Asia prepared Monday for muted Lunar New Year celebrations amid concerns over the coronavirus and virulent omicron variant, but were looking ahead with hope that the region’s high vaccination rates might bring life closer to normal in the coming year. Lunar New

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times has has bought Wordle, the free online word game that has exploded in popularity and, for some, become a daily obsession. It listed the purchase price as being in the “low-seven figures,” but did not disclose specifics. Wordle was created by Josh Wardle, a Brooklyn software engineer.

By DAVID BAUDER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Young’s protest against Spotify over podcaster Joe Rogan is rocking the world’s most popular streaming service, and it’s putting a spotlight on its business priorities. Young asked Spotify to remove his music from its platform after Rogan, the popular podcaster, hosted

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s more than half-million fast food workers would get increased power and protections under a first-in-the-nation measure approved by the state Assembly. Workers would be included alongside employers and state agencies on a new Fast-Food Sector Council to set statewide minimum standards on wages, working hours

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Republican New Mexico legislator wants movie actors and other film-set professionals to undergo state-sponsored gun-safety training after the death last year of a cinematographer from a gun fired by actor Alec Baldwin. State Sen. Cliff Pirtle of Roswell on Monday announced he introduced a

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing fresh criticism for his decision to shed his face mask. The latest scrutiny came after Earvin “Magic” Johnson tweeted a photo of himself with Newsom at the NFC championship game at SoFi Stadium. Both had beaming smiles without masks.

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Some of Tesla’s loyal band of devotees and CEO Elon Musk say the White House has been unfairly snubbing America’s top-selling electric vehicle brand in its support for EVs as a way to help fight climate change — and they’re making their discontent known. More than

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The government of El Salvador has rejected a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund to drop Bitcoin as legal tender.  Salvadoran Treasury Minister Alejandro Zelaya said angrily Monday that “no international organization is going to make us do anything, anything at all.” Zelaya told a local television station that

The Associated Press Wall Street closed higher Monday, but still logged its worst monthly loss since the early days of the pandemic. The market closed a tumultuous January wracked by worries that imminent interest-rate hikes will make everything in markets more challenging. The S&P 500 is down 5.9% since setting a record exactly four weeks

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lockheed Martin Corp. says it will seek to build new aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force. The Maryland-based company would use Airbus jets assembled in Alabama and convert them for military use in Georgia. Lockheed Martin spokesperson Stephanie Stinn says that if the Air Force

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a reversal of a Trump-era action, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it will resume enforcement of a rule that limits power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous pollutants. The EPA action restores a rule imposed under President Barack Obama and continues a practice in

BOSTON (AP) — Federal authorities say pharmaceutical distributor Cardinal Health Inc. has agreed to pay more than $13 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by paying kickbacks to some doctors’ offices. Authorities said Monday that Cardinal Health induced physician practices to buy medications from Cardinal rather than from competitors by paying those

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

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving to dismantle the nation’s largest death row by moving all condemned inmates to other prisons. Officials intend to turn what is now death row into a “positive, healing environment.” The plan comes nearly three years after Newsom, a Democrat, imposed

NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil is restructuring its business into three divisions and moving its headquarters from Irving, Texas. to its campus north of Houston. The oil giant said Monday that it will combine its chemical and downstream companies — refineries and distributors — while centralizing its technology and engineering and other support services.

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing says it has landed a huge new order for planes from Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways. Boeing said Monday that Qatar ordered up to 50 cargo planes and committed to up to 50 of its Boeing 737 Max jets. It’s a huge win for the U.S. aircraft maker

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti has wavered on whether he plans to take the witness stand in his own defense at a fraud trial in which he is accused of stealing $300,000 in book proceeds from porn actor Stormy Daniels. Avenatti is acting as his own attorney. He first

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development has laid out new guidelines for the disbursal of $2 billion in disaster-relief bloc grants, with an emphasis on climate-change mitigation and equity for underserved communities. The new guidelines spell out priorities for the use of the funds by state

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Security forces in Myanmar have arrested dozens of people to preemptively suppress plans for a nationwide strike on Tuesday, which is the one-year anniversary of the army’s seizure of power. Military rule opponents have planned the strike to empty the streets of Myanmar’s cities and towns by

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A group of about 130 former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees and others who have worked directly with Andrew Wheeler wrote to the Virginia Senate over the weekend to urge lawmakers to approve the former EPA administrator’s nomination to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet. The letter marks

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer When Bridgid Coulter Cheadle started her search for a new Los Angeles office space for her interior design business, she never dreamed she would also end up finding a whole new philanthropic pursuit. But Blackbird House, a woman-owned co-working space, has become that and much more. “I had this

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economy entered a technical recession at the end of last year with two consecutive quarters of contraction. That’s despite annual growth of 5% for 2021. Continuing issues with the global supply chain have been a problem for Mexican assembly plants. Despite COVID-19 infections falling late last year and there being

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The increasing threat of sea-level rise on Virginia’s coast means that an afternoon rainstorm can strand drivers for hours and damage cars beyond repair. The city of Norfolk is trying to do something about that. Officials have partnered with the tech firm FloodMapp and the Waze

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Many Americans — some traditionally religious, some religiously unaffiliated — are increasingly finding a sense of community through virtual reality. It comes at a time when religions worldwide face the challenge of keeping physical buildings open while the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a shift to online services. Some of

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A landslide election victory has opened the door for Portugal’s Socialists to start spending a huge financial windfall from the European Union, though the center-left party faces plenty of challenges. The Socialists collected 41.7% of the vote and a majority 117 seats in the 230-seat parliament

By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — An Amnesty International delegation is in Malta this week. They’re calling for charges to be dropped against three rescued migrants accused of commandeering a merchant ship in 2019 and forcing it to go to Europe rather than back to Libya. The Amnesty delegation plans to

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is slapping sanctions on top members of Myanmar’s judiciary and one of its main revenue-producing ports over rights abuses since last year’s coup. The sanctions on the country’s attorney general, supreme court chief justice and others were announced by the Treasury and State Departments to coincide with the one-year

ROME (AP) — Italian police say dozens of businessmen are accused of cheating the government out of 440 million euros in tax credits that were granted as part of government measures to help struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Police said 35 people were targeted with arrest warrants, home detention or other restrictive measures and

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging U.S. governors to ramp up their construction plans as his administration rolls out a guidebook for accessing the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Biden welcomed governors to the White House on Monday as part of the winter

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Affiliates of investment firms Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital are taking cloud computing company Citrix Systems Inc. private in an all-cash deal valued at $16.5 billion. Citrix shareholders will receive $104 in cash per share. The transaction includes the assumption of Citrix debt, but the amount of

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Among the biggest challenges to transforming automobiles from combustion engines to electricity to fight climate change is the shortage of metals needed to make batteries. Early on, JB Straubel saw a huge opportunity from the shortage — rescuing metals from spent lithium-ion batteries and recycling them

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian capital has started offering a domestically developed coronavirus vaccine to children in the 12-17 age group amid the country’s biggest infection surge yet due to the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is less likely to cause severe illness than the previous delta

BERLIN (AP) — The number of air passengers in Germany rebounded somewhat last year but was still two-thirds below levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Statistical Office said Monday that nearly 74 million passengers last year took off from or landed at the 23 largest commercial airports in Germany. That was about 27%

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Adult children typically don’t have to pay their deceased parents’ bills, but if the amounts owed are more than what is left in the estate, there are cases where an adult child might be responsible for paying. These situations include if they co-signed a loan or were legally responsible for

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for lockdown-flouting parties at 10 Downing St. But Johnson insisted that he and his government can be trusted. Johnson told lawmakers in the House of Commons on Monday that he would make changes to the way the government is run

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch coast guard says rescue helicopters have evacuated all 18 crew members from a ship that was left drifting rudderless in a wind turbine park off the Dutch North Sea coast after colliding with another ship during a powerful storm. The collision happened Monday

MILAN (AP) — Dolce&Gabbana says it will drop the use of animal fur in all its collections starting this year, and transition to eco-friendly faux fur. The Milan fashion house on Monday joined other luxury brands including Armani, Gucci, Prada and Moncler in adhering to guidelines set by the Fur Free Alliance. The alliance is

By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Economic growth in the 19 countries that use the euro slowed down at the end of last year. The European Union’s statistics agency said Monday that growth in last three months of 2021 was at 0.3%, down from 2.2% in the July-September quarter. The European economy

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economy is projected to grow 8% to 8.5% in the financial year beginning April 1, signaling a strong recovery after it was slammed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government’s annual economic survey, released Monday, comes a day before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is due to

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A top Hong Kong official has resigned after he attended a birthday party with 200 guests, at least one of whom later tested positive for the coronavirus. Cabinet member Caspar Tsui says he did not “set the best example during the recent outbreak” and was resigning

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have advanced, mirroring broad overnight gains on Wall Street. Trading in China and most other regional markets was closed for Lunar New Year holidays. Benchmarks in Japan and Australia rose after Wall Street closed a tumultuous January wracked by worries that interest-rate hikes will

The Associated Press The Commerce Department serves up its monthly snapshot of U.S. construction spending Tuesday. Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms reports quarterly results Wednesday. The Labor Department issues its January tally of hiring by nonfarm employers Friday.

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday designated Qatar a major non-NATO ally, a largely symbolic honor but one that was meant to convey his administration’s gratitude for the tiny Persian Gulf nation’s assistance during last year’s U.S. evacuations in Afghanistan and assistance in ending last year’s Israel-Hamas war

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Cybersecurity experts say that ransomware attacks on K-12 schools have increased during the pandemic. Cyberattacks have crippled schools in recent weeks as teachers become more reliant on computers to take attendance and deliver lessons. Before the pandemic, cyber hacks of schools rarely

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher at the start of a week when China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets will close for the Lunar New Year holiday. Benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced while Sydney declined. Markets in mainland China, South Korea and

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify said Sunday that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the coronavirus. The move follows protests of the music streaming service that were kicked off by Neil Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. In a post, Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On a chillingly quiet weekend at movie theaters, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” again topped the box office in its seventh week of release. January is traditionally a slow month for moviegoing and that’s been especially true this year, in part because the omicron variant of

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of people have rallied in Serbia to draw attention to the country’s high air pollution and demand that authorities take action to improve air quality. The protest on Sunday in central Belgrade was the latest in a series of gatherings organized by the increasingly visible environmental movement in the Balkan

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Patients worried about getting hit with an unexpected bill after emergency care have a new layer of protection. The No Surprises Act went into effect this month. It prevents doctors or hospitals in many situations from billing insured patients higher rates because the care providers are not in their

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A powerful winter storm has swept through northern Europe over the weekend. At least four people have been killed in Storm Malik while houses and cars were destroyed. Thousands of  households were left without electricity. The storm was advancing in the Nordic region on Sunday bringing strong

By JIM HEINTZ and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is working to ramp up diplomatic and financial pressure on Russia over Ukraine. The American ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told ABC’s “This Week” Sunday that Russia will have to answer for its troop buildup in a meeting of the

By JERRY HARMER Associated Press RAYONG, Thailand (AP) — Favorable wind and sea conditions are keeping an oil slick away from beaches in eastern Thailand but concerns remain that the spillage may yet strike a popular resort island. Emergency workers in protective gear are removing contaminated sand from the beach in Rayong province southeast of

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French left is running divided and weakened ahead of this year’s presidential vote in April. The main left-wing presidential candidates have rejected building any alliances with each other. An icon of the French left, Christiane Taubira, a staunch feminist and a champion of minorities, won the

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party has won a third straight general election, returning it to power as the country prepares to deploy billions of euros (dollars) of European Union aid for the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Socialists elected at least 112 lawmakers in the 230-seat

By JILL LAWLESS and JO KEARNEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Bad news for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been good news for political cartoonists and mockery-loving meme-makers. Satirists have reveled in the alleged hypocrisy of government leaders that held boozy social gatherings while the rest of the country was hunkering down under coronavirus

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and U.S officials have threatened Russia with financial sanctions carrying “severe consequences” if it invades Ukraine. But so far plenty of people have been prime targets for Western pain. Experts say it’s unlikely the U.S. and its allies will agree to something as sweeping

By MARK PRATT and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The sun was shining on much of the East Coast on Sunday, a day after a vicious nor’easter brought blizzard conditions to many areas, and left more than 100,000 customers without power. Winds that had gusted to more than 80 mph on Saturday had

BEIJING (AP) — An official measure of manufacturing activity in China showed weaker growth in January while a private survey showed a contraction of activity in the world’s second largest economy. China is battling multiple COVID-19 outbreaks across the country and has implemented strict lockdowns that affected multiple sectors in the economy. The purchasing manager’s

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Seven people have been hospitalized in critical condition Saturday after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Hampton Inn in Ohio. According to The Columbus Dispatch, a total of nine people were taken to local hospitals. Marysville Fire Chief Jay Riley told The Dispatch that the source of the carbon monoxide

VIENNA (AP) — Germany’s Greens party has elected a new leadership team that has vowed to continue fighting for the party’s core issues, especially combating climate change, as it adjusts to its role in Germany’s new governing coalition. Omid Nouripour and Ricarda Lang will serve as the party’s co-leaders. They are replacing Annalena Baerbock and

BANGKOK (AP) — The governor of a province in eastern Thailand has declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. Some 20-50 tons of oil are estimated to have leaked Tuesday night in the Gulf

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report. But transportation officials and engineering experts caution that doesn’t necessarily signal imminent danger for the thousands of other U.S. bridges with the same designation. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the