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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s election campaign has largely focused on the three candidates hoping to succeed…

By RENATA BRITO and BARRY HATTON Associated Press TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption on one of Spain’s…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai real-estate company known for its deals with former President Donald Trump says it has received…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing has announced plans to build a new type of drone military aircraft in Australia.…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of highly…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank has raised its key policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.25%, citing the…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan officials say the island has applied to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group. That sets up a potential clash with…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank will soon have access to the private credit information of hundreds of millions of users of Ant Group’s…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed amid concerns over troubled Chinese real estate developer Evergrande and…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A Rwandan woman who was orphaned during her country’s genocide and lost part of her leg…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As residents across the Northeast U.S. recover from the catastrophic…

By NOAH BERGER Associated Press QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — A man and his daughter are bringing donated motorhomes to people who have lost everything in…

By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top congressional Democrats say they and the White House have agreed to a…

By JUAN A. LOZANO, MARIA VERZA and JULIE WATSON Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — A confluence of factors caused the sudden arrival of…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A foreign business group in China says the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to tighten control…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Three people have been indicted in a multi-state conspiracy involving the forced labor of Mexican agricultural immigrants. A…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first state to bar mega-retailers from firing warehouse workers…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite maker Epic, said Wednesday it’s been told by Apple that the game will be…

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. government has released projections that indicate an even more troubling outlook for a river that serves 40…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer is stepping down from the social media company, taking…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will overhaul its financial…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified Wednesday in the trial of…

The Associated Press Stocks held on to their gains on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Stitch Fix, Sonic Automotive rise; FedEx, Facebook…

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Italy’s fashion capital is again alive with the sound of shoppers swarming boutiques and editors…

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

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s broadcasting regulators have extended the license of Discovery Inc.-owned TVN24. But they also also adopted a…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Wednesday that the Fed plans to announce…

By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Schools have welcomed students back to classrooms but face a new challenge: a shortage of…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors have charged a Los Angeles man with perjury, saying he falsified emails…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The vast majority of United Airlines employees are deciding to get vaccinated against COVID-19…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The British betting company Entain has confirmed a takeover bid worth about $22.4 billion (16.4 billion…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister has partly blamed “incitement” against the government’s pandemic…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The most significant rift in decades between the United States and France seems on the mend after…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August and the pace of price growth eased, the latest sign the…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Reusable packaging is about to become more common at groceries and restaurants worldwide. Loop, which collects…

By JAY REEVES Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The wrecked boats, docks and processing equipment left by Hurricane Ida has some wondering what…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A home health nurse who discovered the bodies of a prominent Minnesota businessman and his wife in a murder-suicide case is…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has carried out its first climate change stress test. The…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has conceded that a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.S. is not…

LONDON (AP) — Environmental activists who have repeatedly blocked Britain’s busiest highway face possible imprisonment after a judge granted an…

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is investing $50 million in an upstart electric vehicle battery recycling company as the automaker moves to…

LONDON (AP) — Netflix says it has bought the works of Roald Dahl, the late British author of celebrated children’s books such as “Charlie and…

BRUSSELS (AP) — As winter looms, the European Trade Union Confederation says three million European workers can’t afford heating their houses…

By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press Writer VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian cybersecurity authorities are urging the country’s governmental…

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Nigeria-born designer Joy Meribe opened Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday with her debut runway…

By MARK TAKAHASHI Edmunds The fully redesigned 2022 Honda Civic will be of interest for many small-sedan shoppers. The Civic has been one of the most…

By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Defense Ministry says one of its warships issued a warning to a Greek research vessel…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new energy ministry says it is raising the price of fuel by 16% percent. The Wednesday price hike is the second in five…

By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Ethnic Serbs blocked the Kosovo-Serbia border for a third straight…

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S.-based cybersecurity company says it has uncovered evidence that an Indian media…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s and Google’s cooperation with the Russian…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, climate change and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at…

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling fellow Democrats to the White House, President Joe Biden is pushing in…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer The Asian Development Bank has lowered its outlook for economic growth in developing Asia to reflect renewed…

By The Associated Press Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says it will review the company’s “XCheck,” or cross check…

NEW YORK (AP) — A second woman has accused billionaire Leon Black of rape in claims lawyers are seeking to add to a defamation lawsuit filed…

By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials are facing pressure to increase COVID-19 testing for travelers. The islands are…

By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx is getting hurt by the tight job market. The package delivery company said Tuesday that its…

The Associated Press A U.S. government committee that reviews foreign investment in telecom is probing videoconferencing company Zoom’s $14.7…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The electric company subsidiary that provides electricity to New Orleans is responding to calls…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Increasingly under fire from its clients, the Nielsen company says it will soon incorporate homes…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Justice Department is suing to stop American Airlines and JetBlue from coordinating their flights in the…

The Associated Press Major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street Tuesday after spending much of the day wobbling between gains and losses. For parts of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Lennar, Cracker Barrel fall; AutoZone, Nektar…

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

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to boost struggling would-be successor Armin Laschet in…

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare says families and patients have a new online tool to compare COVID-19…

By TALI ARBEL Activision Blizzard, one of the world’s most high-profile video game companies, has confirmed a regulatory probe and said it is…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has begun a key hearing that could determine whether the Boy Scouts of…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is a no-go for launching billionaires into space. Guterres called out…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s failing national airline Alitalia is telling passengers to just bring a single piece of…

The Associated Press The market debut of Universal Music Group is a hit with investors optimistic about the future of steaming music. Shares jumped…

By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, Chobani, UPS and more than 30 other companies have vowed to hire and train refugees…

DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is dumping the big V8 engine in the latest redesign of its Tundra full-size pickup truck, a bold move in a market that likes…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill to increase the U.S. territory’s minimum wage for the first time in more…

The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Google is planning to buy New York’s St.  John’s Terminal for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its…

By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is trying to choke the finances of criminal ransomware…

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved legislation to fund the government, suspend its…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Senior politicians in Germany have expressed shock over the weekend killing of a young gas station…

PARIS (AP) — France’s Defense Ministry has used Twitter to offer a robust defense of the country’s submarine-making capabilities and to…

By COLLEEN BARRY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press MILAN (AP) — PSA Peugeot’s takeover of Fiat Chrysler to form the world’s fourth-largest…

By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — A new volcano erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma has drawn sightseers eager to take…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn and Emmy-winning writer-producer-actor Lena Waithe will…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded 3.9% in August after a July decline with the strength…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s plans to “drastically” reduce the plastic in its Happy Meal toys worldwide by 2025. The…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch king has outlined a pared-back government plan for the coming year in the…

LONDON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson says a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response months after people…

By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet The pandemic isn’t crushing the entrepreneurial spirit. It’s fueling it. People normally tied to a desk or working…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Energy officials from Qatar and Turkey, two long-standing foes of the United…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has agreed to give financial support to a U.S. firm that produces much of the…

By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The Kosovo-Serbia border was blocked for a second day by ethnic…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly lower after major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo,…