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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Group of 20 nations have warned about a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan as the European…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing cuts in catches of cod and herring in the Baltic Sea to make sure both threatened stock and the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 24,000 nurses and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in California and Oregon have overwhelmingly…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is slightly downgrading its outlook for the global…

DETROIT (AP) — LG Electronics has reached a deal with General Motors to pay as much as $2 billion to reimburse the automaker for the cost of…

By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a 5-year, 30 billion-euro ($35 billion) investment…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European Union leaders have vowed to uphold Ukraine’s energy security and have signed…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Researchers at one of Switzerland’s leading universities are releasing open-source…

By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet The holidays are packed with temptation and obligations to spend. By having an action plan before the holiday…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Job vacancies in the U.K. have risen to a record high of nearly 1.2 million. That’s a further…

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is pledging $230 million to establish a fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries…

By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain are back to quarreling less than a year after…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mixed in Asia after an up-and-down day on Wall Street ended with most benchmarks lower as traders…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House have approved a short-term hike to the nation’s debt limit. The vote…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has expressed “full…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A group studying the economics of offshore wind energy in the U.S. says building and…

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer The performer who breathed life into Captain James T. Kirk is, at age 90, heading toward the stars under…

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer The performer who breathed life into Captain James T. Kirk is, at age 90, heading toward the stars under…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Finding the cause of a major oil spill off Southern California, who is to blame and if they…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A top Netflix executive says Dave Chappelle’s special “The Closer” doesn’t cross…

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary report has concluded that Britain’s Conservative government waited too…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Billionaire Richard Branson says it was an honor and a once-in-a-lifetime experience to don a drum major’s uniform and…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Horn, the film executive who helped turn Walt Disney Studios into the most powerful movie studios…

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SANTEE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say at least two people were killed and two others injured when a small plane…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A customs dispute at the U.S.-Canada border is threatening America’s supply of a key…

The Associated Press Wall Street gave up an early gain and ended lower Monday. Most sectors ended in the red, and technology companies and banks took…

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials will make available up to $200,000 to be divided into payments for hunters and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Aspen Technology, Hess rise; Southwest Airlines, Hasbro…

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon says it will allow many tech and corporate workers to continue working remotely indefinitely as long as they can to commute…

By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of drones have flown across Tel Aviv in an experiment that officials believe could…

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

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has presented details of a plan that is likely to squeeze out private power generating plants and may…

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has started cutting power to about 25,000 customers in northern and central…

LONDON (AP) — Climate protesters have chained themselves to an oil-spattered effigy of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urge him to block plans…

By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman who once pitched himself as someone who could expose corruption in…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A climate change conference will underscore to policymakers in the Middle East and…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says that the idea of “Polexit” is harmful “fake news.” Mateusz Morawiecki was reacting…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of philanthropic donors said Monday they will spend more than $220 million to reduce global methane emissions, the…

By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister says the country plans to no longer require…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The longtime chief executive officer for Ameren Corp. will become executive chairman, and another veteran of the utility will…

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — The vast majority of United Auto Workers union members rejected a contract offer from Deere & Co. Sunday that would have…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering providing a training military mission to Ukraine amid…

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia has a new government after more than two months without one. The Cabinet named Monday by the new prime minister…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has canceled hundreds more flights following a weekend of major service…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of protesters from climate group Extinction Rebellion have blocked a busy intersection near the temporary…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek island of Evia say more than 200 homes were damaged by weekend flooding, with most of the affected…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily coronavirus infections and deaths are hovering near all-time highs amid a…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet It’s not enjoyable to think about what could happen in a natural disaster, but it’s wise to invest some time and…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just old rock stars benefiting from the current trend of artists selling off rights…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, DAVID McHUGH and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.S.-based economist has won the Nobel prize for…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Italian glassblowers of Murano have survived plagues and pandemics. They transitioned to…

By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Most Americans across party lines have serious concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. computer…

The Associated Press The Labor Department serves up its September reading of inflation at the consumer level Wednesday. UnitedHealth Group reports…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A former utility executive who lost billions on a failed nuclear project in South…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Most of New Zealand’s health care workers and teachers will soon be legally…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Dozens of large German companies have urged the country’s next government to put in place…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks closed broadly lower after a day of choppy trading on Wall Street Monday as investors prepare for a…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to overcome a “grim situation”…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney hairdressers, gyms, cafés and bars have reopened to fully vaccinated customers…

ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Toy and entertainment company Hasbro Inc. has announced that Brian D. Goldner is taking a…

Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 6 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.31 per…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming the woes on…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A mention of “tax havens” typically conjures images of sun-soaked Caribbean escapes like…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For a brief moment this summer, it seemed like small businesses might be getting a break from…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press Opponents of Texas’ strict abortion ban are focusing on companies that donated money to the bill’s…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Patient advocates and some state governments say hospitals must do more to help patients deal with medical bills…

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — U.S. hydropower generation is forecast to drop 14% this year compared with 2020 as drought…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s foreign minister has warned that British demands risk a “further breakdown in…

By ADAM GELLER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press When a 37-year-old data scientist went before Congress  to accuse Facebook of pursuing profit…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to require large department stores to display products like…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law directing regulators to eventually ban the…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Defenders of Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe wine-producing valley are protesting unfettered development they say threatens…

BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian police say they have arrested the son of a junior minister in Prime Minister…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Oil has been washing up on Southern California beaches and wetlands all week…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators have marched down Rome’s Via Veneto and other main streets…

LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) — Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has visited a vast open-pit coal mine in Germany and a village that is to be…

By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state electricity company says the country’s two main power plants were forced to…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — During the recent standoff over the nation’s debt limit, Senate Republican…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A top British government official is backing a phone company’s proposal for a new tracking service…

By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Facebook has recently taken a harsher tone toward whistleblower Frances Haugen, suggesting that the social network…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer A spotlight that has been thrown on how many of the rich and powerful shield their wealth is also intensifying…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The executive board of the International Monetary Fund says it is seeking more…

OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cruise ships are returning to San Francisco after a 19-month hiatus brought on by the pandemic in what the…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — In a story published October 9, 2021, about a global minimum corporate tax, The Associated Press erroneously reported…

The Associated Press U.S. stock indexes are closing lower Friday after a weak jobs report sparked questions about when the Federal Reserve could pare…

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Occidental Petroleum, Chubb rise; Allogene, Oshkosh…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — September wasn’t exactly the robust month for hiring that many had expected and hoped for.…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to let some adult children add parents as dependents on their…

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

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two wealthy parents have been convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as athletic…

By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers U.S. stock indexes are closing lower Friday after a weak jobs report sparked…

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — The state attorney general’s office says a former Georgia state lawmaker and university regent has pleaded guilty to…