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By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Three months after losing blue-chip quarterback Jaden Rashada over a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14 million, the University of Florida is taking advantage of a new state law that allows colleges and coaches to facilitate NIL opportunities. A fundraising collective launched

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Big changes could be coming for how Americans pay for COVID-19 tests. When the federal government’s COVID-19 public health emergency ends next month, many people will need to start paying for all or some of their testing costs. How much they will spend depends on their

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett’s company has increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses to give Berkshire Hathaway control of 7.4% of each of those conglomerates. Buffett disclosed the new investments Tuesday in interviews with Nikkei and CNBC while he is visits Tokyo this week

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while she appeals her conviction for the fraud she committed while overseeing a blood-testing scam that exposed Silicon Valley’s dark side. In an 11-page ruling issued late Monday, U.S. District Judge Edward

NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue says it’s adding another European destination this summer. The New York-based airline said Tuesday that it will start flying between New York’s JFK Airport and Amsterdam this summer. The move comes after a Dutch court blocked a government effort to limit flights at Amsterdam’s main airport. JetBlue currently flies to

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry says it has signed contracts worth $2.8 billion with the country’s top defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to develop and mass produce long-range missiles for deployment as early as 2026 amid growing fear of China’s increasing military strength. The plan is based on a

By PAUL WISEMAN and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The outlook for the world economy this year has dimmed in the face of chronically high inflation, rising interest rates and uncertainties resulting from the collapse of two big American banks. That’s the view of the International Monetary Fund, which has downgraded its outlook

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Picture May 17, 2001. In the final seconds of the season seven finale of “Friends,” Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel reveals she’s pregnant — but who’s the father? This was a classic May sweeps cliffhanger, luring viewers and reaping advertising dollars for NBC. Most shows used to kick off in the fall,

BY MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer President Joe Biden’s administration wants stronger measures to test the safety of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT before they are publicly released, though it hasn’t decided if the government will have a role in doing the vetting. The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday said it will spend the

By The Associated Press Moderna shares slipped Tuesday morning after the COVID-19 vaccine developer said its potential flu vaccine needs more study in a late-stage clinical trial. The company said an independent data and safety monitory board found that the potential vaccine “did not meet the statistical threshold necessary to declare early success” in the

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has signed new agreements to ensure its continued access to Russian energy. The move is a sign of continuing diplomatic and trade ties with Moscow that have confounded some European leaders amid the war in Ukraine. Speaking at a news briefing in Moscow, Hungarian Foreign

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s top defense body has approved buying an unspecified number of American-made F-35 fighter jets, as the NATO-member state pushes to modernize its air force. The office of President Klaus Iohannis, who chaired a Supreme Council of National Defense meeting in the capital Bucharest on Tuesday, said members of the council

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A risk management company says pirates have boarded a Chinese-run oil tanker in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea. A senior analyst with London-based EOS Risk Group told The Associated Press on Tuesday that pirates got on the Success 9 approximately 300 nautical miles southwest of Ivory

By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet Investing in the stock market isn’t the only thing that may bring a financial return: Studies have found that seeking help from a therapist may lead to financial benefits. If you’re struggling with anxiety, it may feel too intimidating to learn about stocks, bonds and mutual funds. If you’re dealing

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s parliament has opened a special session to scrutinize the state-imposed takeover of Swiss bank Credit Suisse by rival UBS. Lawmakers on Tuesday also are considering strengthening the legal arsenal to better gird against financial blowups. The legislative debate could run up to three days, with lawmakers

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman’s second-largest bank is pursuing a potential merger with its smaller rival, potentially creating a lender with just under $20 billion in assets. That’s according to regulatory filings made on Tuesday. The filings on the Muscat Stock Exchange show Bank Dhofar’s interest in its smaller rival, Ahli Bank. Bank

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, as markets watched for key inflation data likely to influence the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6% in early trading to 28,096.74. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.6% to 7,352.10. South Korea’s Kospi edged less

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is scheduled to return to New York City for a deposition Thursday in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ business fraud lawsuit against him and his company, according to a person familiar with the matter. It will be the former president’s first trip

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City’s casinos are collectively struggling to get back to where they were before COVID-19 in terms of profitability. Figures released Monday by the New Jersey gambling regulators show the city’s nine casinos collectively had a gross operating

NEW YORK (AP) — An electric bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire in New York City that killed two children. Monday’s blaze in Astoria, Queens marks the latest in a string of e-bike-related fires in the city. FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens says it took his

By TOM KRISHER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030 and as many as two of every three by 2032, according to industry and

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Apple Inc., down $2.63 to $162.03. Global PC shipments slid in the first quarter, with Apple taking the biggest hit, according to International Data Corp. Tesla, Inc., down 55 cents to $184.51. The electric vehicle maker cut prices on its entire

CHRISTIANA, Del. (AP) — Authorities are searching for three suspects in a shooting at a Delaware mall that wounded three people and prompted an evacuation. Two friends of the victim began fighting with them, and one of the suspects pulled out a handgun and fired multiple rounds. The original target of the attack and a

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A battle over a $1 billion transmission line that won regulatory approvals only to be rebuked in a referendum now comes down to nine regular folks. In a rare move, a judge ordered a jury trial to weigh in on a complicated constitutional matter — whether

KENDLETON, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Southern Railroad says three of its tank cars derailed but remained upright in a Southeast Texas rail yard. A company spokesperson says a locomotive leaked fuel but it was contained, and there was no track damage. No injuries were reported. The derailment took place at around 7 a.m. Monday

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press During California’s prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive. That’s because the bees sent to pollinate blooming almond orchards took longer than usual to emerge from their hives due to

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Hostess Brands President and CEO Andy Callahan knows that his company __ the maker of Twinkies, HoHos and other snack cakes __ is sometimes the butt of jokes. Callahan says a steady stream of new products, like candy bar-inspired Kazbars and miniature Baby Bundt cakes, have been key to

LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for a four-day walkout by tens of thousands of doctors at the state-funded health care system. One official said the strike Tuesday by doctors early in their career could be “catastrophic” and postpone up to 350,000 appointments. A three-day strike last month crippled the health system that has been

The Labor Department delivers its monthly index of inflation at the consumer level on Wednesday, followed by its report on wholesale prices Thursday. Banks Wells Fargo, Citigroup and JPMorgan all release quarterly earnings reports on Friday.

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Scam artists often target older adults because they hold significant levels of wealth, but family and friends can help reduce the danger. First, talk openly about the risks and popular financial scams covered in the news so older adults are aware. Use simple anti-fraud tools like account alerts and strict

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By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s central bank says that Pakistanis living abroad sent $2.5 billion home in March, responding to the cash-strapped government’s appeal for more hard currency remittances. The sum represents a 27.4%  increase compared to February and is the highest in seven past months. That’s according to a tweet

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Sheela Singh cried the day she handed in her resignation. For 16 years, she had been a social worker in Mumbai, India’s frenetic financial capital, and she loved the work. But her family kept telling her she needed to stay at home to take care of

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed session on Wall Street dominated by speculation the Federal Reserve may tap the brakes again on financial markets and the economy by raising interest rates. Shares rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Shanghai. U.S. futures edged higher

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In many respects, the demographic makeup of people working from home from 2019 to 2021 became more like

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say electric car maker Tesla Inc. plans to build a factory in Shanghai to produce power-storage devices for sale worldwide. The reports say Tesla made the announcement at a signing ceremony in Shanghai, where the company operates an auto factory. Plans call for annual production of 10,000 Megapack units.

CHRISTIANA, Del. (AP) — A Delaware mall shooting left three people injured and forced shoppers to evacuate as police investigate. Delaware State Police said authorities do not have a suspect in custody in the shooting at the Christiana Mall, in a northern community near Pennsylvania. “We can confirm that there are 3 victims who were

SANTA ROSA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico wildlife managers say they will have fewer rainbow trout to stock in lakes and rivers around the state this spring. They say the temporary reduction is due to the detection of whirling disease in rainbow trout being raised at Rock Lake State Fish Hatchery in eastern New Mexico.

LONDON (AP) — The British public health system is warning that a planned four-day strike by tens of thousands of doctors could lead to the postponement of a quarter-million medical appointments. A policy director with the National Health Service said Saturday that the impact of a strike planned for Tuesday by so-called junior doctors is

By JARI TANNER and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says her center-right Reform Party has clinched a deal with two other parties to form a coalition government. The announcement Saturday comes five weeks after the Baltic country’s March 5 parliamentary election, which Kallas’ pro-business Reform Party overwhelmingly

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators say railroads need to re-examine how they assemble their trains. The call comes after string of derailments in recent years that were partly caused by the way empty and loaded cars were mixed together with locomotives. Heavy cars at the back of a

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year. That’s despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month that the state would no longer do business with the pharmacy giant. Newsom was angry after Walgreens indicated it would not distribute abortion pills by mail in states where

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Native American tribal members fighting plans for an enormous copper mine on land they consider sacred say they are increasingly worried U.S. officials will move forward on the project even as they await a federal appellate court ruling in the case. A U.S. government attorney said last

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani will be heading to prison later this month. That’s because an appeals court rejected his bid to remain free while he contests his conviction for carrying out a blood-testing hoax with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes. After an appeals court refused

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. road safety regulators have sent a team to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that may have been using a partially automated driving system when it struck a student who had just exited a school bus. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Friday it

By HAVEN DALEY and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — This Easter, Americans will devour more than 1 billion Peeps — those radiant marshmallow chicks whose appearance on store shelves each year is as much a herald of spring as azaleas at the Masters. What makes the treats so vibrant is erythrosine, a

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla cut prices on its entire U.S. electric vehicle model lineup for the third time this year in an apparent effort to lure more buyers amid rising interest rates. The largest of the cuts that appeared Friday on Tesla’s website were $5,000 per vehicle for the

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit recalled 300 robotaxis to update software after one of them rear-ended a municipal bus in San Francisco. Cruise says in government documents posted Friday that the robotaxi inaccurately predicted how the bus would move as it pulled out of a bus stop on March 23. The

By R.J. RICO Associated Press Over the past few months, many streaming companies have started eliminating some of their own shows from their library. It helps save the companies money but brings criticism that they are sidelining marginalized voices, shortchanging creatives out of already slimmer residual paychecks and offering fewer options to customers. These issues

By R.J. RICO Associated Press Actor Diana-Maria Riva is all too familiar with one of her shows being canceled. For a performer, it’s a painful, unfortunate part of show business. But this was different. In December, Riva was floored when she found out that “Gordita Chronicles,” her recently canceled family comedy, would be removed from

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Police in Cambodia say 19 Japanese men detained on suspicion of taking part in organized phone and online scams will be deported to their homeland. The 19 were taken into custody in the southern city of Sihanoukville in January. Japanese public broadcaster NHK says Tokyo police have obtained arrest warrants

By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet More than half of older taxpayers (57%) are worried they’ll have to pay more taxes this year because of the 5.9% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2022, according to a January survey by The Senior Citizens League. Taxes for the over-65 set can feel more complicated for a variety of

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yields rose in the U.S. bond market Friday following a highly anticipated report on the U.S. job market. The U.S. stock market was closed in observance of Good Friday, as were many markets across Europe. That left the U.S. bond market as one of the

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposal designed to thwart environmentally and socially conscious investing has cleared the Kansas Legislature but divisions within its GOP majorities kept the measure from being a strong as some conservatives wanted. Lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would prevent the state, its pension

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, suggesting that the economy remains on solid footing despite the nine interest rate hikes the Federal Reserve has imposed over the past year in its drive to tame inflation. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, just above

By JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — California officials say they want federal disaster relief for the state’s salmon fishing industry after the 2023 fishing season for fall-run chinook or king salmon was closed for much of the West Coast. The efforts announced Friday come a day after the Pacific

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics is cutting the production of its computer memory chips in an apparent effort to reduce inventory. The South Korean technology giant disclosed the move while forecasting another quarter of sluggish profit. The company said in a regulatory filing Friday that it has been

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is changing a half-century-old land-use law to make room for semiconductor development and gain an edge in attracting the multi-billion-dollar industry, upsetting farmers who see their livelihoods at risk. Lawmakers backing a bill that also provides about $200 million in grants to chipmakers said it’s

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending his administration’s actions on clean water, President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have overturned protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as overly intrusive. Republicans — and some Democrats — targeted an Environmental Protection Agency rule protecting thousands of

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The Associated Press Stocks were mixed on Wall Street Monday in their first trading after a report heightened speculation the Federal Reserve may tap the brakes again on financial markets and the economy. The S&P 500 gained 0.1%. Big tech stocks were worst off as bets built for the Fed to raise interest rates at

DALLAS (AP) — The CEO of Southwest Airlines is seeing his compensation nearly double after getting promoted to the top job. A Southwest spokesman says CEO Robert Jordan would have gotten a bigger cash bonus if it weren’t for a December meltdown that caused nearly 17,000 flights to be canceled around the Christmas holiday. Southwest

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts gambling regulators have denied a request to allow legal betting on this year’s Boston Marathon, citing concerns by the race’s organizers. All four members of the Massachusetts Gambling Commission who participated in Thursday’s online meeting voted against the request by DraftKings. Commission chair Cathy Judd-Stein shared an email she received Wednesday

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery rose $1.79 to $81.53 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for June delivery rose $1.43 to $85.61 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery rose 6 cents to $2.87 a gallon. May heating oil fell 1 cent to $2.67 a gallon. May natural gas rose 1

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block what they say would be one of the largest gold mines in the world. They argue that federal agencies failed to properly analyze health and environmental concerns for the project in southwest Alaska. Tribes from the communities of Kwethluk, Tuluksak and Bethel filed

MOSCOW (AP) — The ruble has fallen against the U.S. dollar to the value it held just before Russia sent troops into Ukraine more than a year ago. The rate of 81.375 to the dollar at the end of Thursday’s trading continued a slow but steady decline that begin in mid-January. It reflects persisting concerns

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS released details Thursday on how it plans to use an infusion of $80 billion for improved operations, pledging to invest in new technology, hire more customer service representatives and expand its ability to audit high-wealth taxpayers. While some Republicans have suggested without evidence that the

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The first comprehensive poll to measure public attitudes on foundations and nonprofits offers signs that charitable organizations are more trusted than other institutions, such as businesses, governments, and the news media. But it shows many warning signs for nonprofits, given how little Americans know

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that documents from a child pornography investigation into billionaire banker T. Denny Sanford must be unsealed. Sanford was not charged after an investigation by the South Dakota attorney general’s office. He sought to stop the release of affidavits used to issue search warrants

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate dipped for the fourth straight week, a good sign for potential home buyers and a real estate market that has been mostly cold since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates more than a year ago. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has unveiled what it calls the largest community solar effort in U.S. history, enough to power 140,000 homes and businesses in three states. Vice President Kamala Harris announced the agreement Thursday during a visit to a solar panel factory outside Atlanta. The deal calls

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is ordering an unproven drug intended to prevent premature births off the market. The decision announced Thursday follows years of delays by drugmaker Covis Pharma, which repeatedly asked the FDA for more time to study the drug. Makena is the only