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BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has picked up unexpectedly after a…

MOSCOW (AP) — Widespread power outages have been reported on Tuesday in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A conservation group is turning over a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed in muted trading, as many stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. Federal…

SUBANG, Malaysia (AP) — New Malaysian carrier, SKS Airways, took to the skies Tuesday with short-haul flights to holiday island resorts as domestic…

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has expanded a partial lockdown and tightened pandemic restrictions after more than 200 cases of COVID-19 were…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The financial options being bruited about to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia…

By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — With decreasing snowpack due to drought and climate change, the ski industry has invested millions…

By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A key part of President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched study by an anti-corruption organization finds that most countries have made…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Nearly two dozen sailors on an Australian ship going to deliver aid to Tonga are infected with the coronavirus,…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has recorded more than 8,000 new coronavirus infections for the first time…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota appeals court has issued a mixed opinion in a complicated case contesting one of the key permits that a St.…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say COVID-19 antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly should no…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Contract talks between the biggest freight railroads and unions that represent 105,000 employees…

GENEVA (AP) — Seven environmental activists have been cleared or given suspended fines on charges of trespassing and resisting arrest for their…

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer A Belarusian hacktivist group says it has launched a limited cyberattack on the national railway company, aimed…

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Opko, Freeport-McMoRan fall; Kohl’s, Unilever…

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

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook’s parent company Meta says it has created what it believes is among the fastest artificial intelligence…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has issued its first clean energy loan guarantee, reviving an Obama-era…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Treasury Department launched a revamped Child Tax Credit website meant to…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Bahamian authorities say a cruise ship that was set to dock in Miami has remained in the…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press ELKVIEW, W.Va. (AP) — Workers at a franchise of Tudor’s Biscuit World are hoping they will soon be…

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia and three states are suing Google. They allege the internet search…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Richard Davis was a bankrupt pizzeria owner when he got the idea for a bulletproof vest in 1969 Michigan. Body armor…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press ROME (AP) — A first round of voting to elect Italy’s next president has failed…

By ELENA BECATOROS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A severe snowstorm has disrupted air and road traffic in the Greek…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an investigation into a Conservative lawmaker’s…

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — The atelier — the workshop of hands — took the Dior center stage on Monday to produce a…

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone who’s bought food, paid rent or looked for a used car recently has come up against…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo has tightened COVID-19 measures for people coming into the country amid a surge in coronavirus infections. The…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is asking its shareholders to help it fight off a hostile…

MADRID (AP) — The body representing Catholic bishops in Spain has acknowledged that nearly 1,000 real estate properties across the country were…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor has told a jury in an opening statement that California lawyer Michael Avenatti…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With inflation punishing consumers and threatening the economy, the Federal Reserve…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has warned that conditions remain ideal for more…

BRUSSELS (AP) — A European Union watchdog has warned that the EU faces much bigger economic and security threats unless member countries step up…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his government will remove coronavirus testing…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s is confirming that it has been approached about a possible sale of the…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Activist investor Blackwells Capital is asking Peloton to remove CEO John Foley and consider selling the…

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A spokesman says the Cypriot president has scrapped plans to grant free-of-charge, around-the-clock use of state-financed…

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ron Deibert does digital counterintelligence for the people. The internet watchdog Citizen Lab…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News says it is retooling its streaming service to better incorporate programs and…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Although most people are happy in retirement, some retirees report feeling symptoms of depression. In retirement, older…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won the first stage of his effort to overturn a U.K. ruling…

By ANGELA CHARLTON and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked player Novak Djokovic could be allowed to defend his French Open…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will expand rapid testing and shorten quarantines as it reshapes its…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Friday will never be the same in Dubai. The Middle East’s financial hub has…

The Federal Reserve meets on interest-rate policy and announces its decision on Wednesday. The Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation gives its…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen following a volatile day on Wall Street. Inflation-fighting measures from…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation’s largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, is poised to emerge from…

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are testing some 2 million residents of Beijing after a series of virus cases…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has lost control of his Chinese-owned social…

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — It was a fashion history-making moment in Paris for Kenzo as it unveiled the debut for its first…

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline is up a penny over the past two weeks, to $3.40 per gallon. Industry…

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — A record number of visitors flocked to Yellowstone National Park last year despite fewer hotel rooms and campsites…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer After spending one weekend in second place, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” proved it still had some fight left.…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has banned the flying of drones in the country for recreation after Yemen’s Houthi…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The porn star who catapulted Michael Avenatti to fame four years ago will get a starring role…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. taxpayers, brace yourselves because tax filing season starts Monday and you can expect…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet has approved the launch of a state investigation into the purchase of submarines and other warships from…

MADRID (AP) — Farmers, cattle-breeders, hunters and opposition supporters have descended on Spain’s capital of Madrid to protest…

By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — Three days of talks between a Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan…

By JIM HEINTZ and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has rejected a British claim that Russia is seeking…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press MAJDAN, Serbia (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist leader is keen to use the threat of migrants at his…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s plan to favor its own state-owned electrical power plants and limit energy sales by private, foreign-built…

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Veteran menswear designer Veronique Nichanian delivered an atypical glam rock twist to her…

HELSINKI (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in European capitals to protest vaccine passports and other requirements their governments have…

By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press CABO FRIO, Brazil (AP) — In April, Brazil’s federal police busted two men and a woman loading a chopper with 7…

By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press CABO FRIO, Brazil (AP) — In April, Brazil’s federal police busted two men and a woman loading a chopper with 7…

By JILL LAWLESS and JARI TANNER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s…

NEW YORK (AP) — Weber picked the wrong day to suggest grilling meatloaf. The Illinois-based outdoor grill company apologized on Friday for sending…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An official says the man fatally shot by police officers at the San Francisco International Airport was carrying two toy…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New York sportsbooks took more than $600 million worth of bets from phones or computers…

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Netflix, SunPower fall; Peloton, Bank OZK…

The Associated Press Stocks fell for a fourth straight day on Wall Street Friday, and the S&P 500 finished its worst week since March 2020, when…

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

By DAVID EGGERT and TOM KRISHER Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — General Motors is poised to announce next week major electric vehicle…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is blocking some flights by Chinese airlines in retaliation for China canceling more than a dozen flights there…

By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado, the U.S. government and a gold mining company have agreed to resolve a longstanding…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration has announced policy changes to attract international students specializing in science,…

In a story published Dec. 9, 2021, and in prior stories on the same topic, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a Starbucks store in…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say the operator of a failed multi-state nursing home chain failed to pay $29.5 million in…

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” comics Colin Jost and Pete Davidson have purchased a decommissioned…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. judge in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction barring the federal government from enforcing President Joe Biden’s…

By ROB GILLIES and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Haiti’s spiraling insecurity and growing concerns about its ability to hold…

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has taken a new step toward reining in the market dominance of Big Tech. Bipartisan…

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The United States, the U.K. and Germany have rejected allegations that the three countries…

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — General Motors says it will spend about $154 million to revamp an old factory near Buffalo, New York, so it can make a key…

GENEVA (AP) — Government and business leaders have urged global cooperation on climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic recovery…

By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s  leftist President-elect Gabriel Boric has announced his first cabinet, giving a…

BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Los Angeles, the second most populous U.S. city, is weighing whether to ban new oil and gas drilling and phase out…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers Candy maker Mars is giving a makeover to its six M&M’s characters as a way…

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For all the talk about rising U.S. home values in cities and suburbs, they have…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Daily new coronavirus infections in Russia have reached an all-time high and authorities are…