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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has recommended that billions of euros in EU funds be…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Some high school athletes are banking big bucks thanks to changes that allow them to accept…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in Europe has eased for the first time in more than a year as energy prices…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States isn’t seeking to sever economic ties with China — even as it takes…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Low-cost fashion brand H&M says it will be reducing its global workforce by around 1,500 positions as part of a plan to reduce…

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A campaign to vaccinate older Chinese has sparked hopes Beijing might roll back severe anti-virus…

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, Tata Sons, will merge its Air India with Vistara, a carrier it jointly runs with…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Asia on Thursday after a rally on Wall Street spurred by the Federal…

By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on…

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has sold its remaining share of a streaming service technology company to the Walt Disney Co. for $900…

BOSTON (AP) — The family of a man who was badly hurt when an SUV crashed into an Apple store in Massachusetts have sued the company, the driver and…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer An experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening — but the…

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco companies are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to impose an…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer U.S. senators from both parties expressed skepticism Tuesday that a proposed merger between grocery giants…

By HOPE YEN and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress to intervene to avert a potentially crippling…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit against the maker of an anti-malarial drug blamed for causing psychotic and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers on Tuesday reached a tentative labor agreement with the University of California.…

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s government will make a second buyback of its sovereign debt bonds maturing in 2023 and 2025 as it…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Journalists with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper are on strike and alleging unfair labor practices by parent…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s call for Congress to intervene in the railroad contract dispute…

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press MONTROSE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s most active gas driller has pleaded no contest to criminal environmental…

The Associated Press Stocks ended an unsteady day with mixed results as gains for energy companies were offset by losses in technology and other…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: BigCommerce, Chevron rise; Chemours, AMC Networks…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and the United States appear to be headed for another commercial dispute, this time over a Mexican ban on imports of…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 96 cents to $78.20 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell 16…

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has issued an executive order banning state employees and…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Venezuelan treasurer and nurse to the late Venezuelan President…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday on an attempt by environmental…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — New electric vehicle models from multiple automakers are starting to chip away at Tesla’s dominance…

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Walmart employee who survived last week’s mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the extortion and fraud convictions of a once-celebrated…

BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that Germany’s inflation rate slipped back slightly to 10% in November. But galloping prices remain a major…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer U.S. consumer confidence fell for the second straight month in November amid ongoing high inflation,…

BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping says China is ready to “forge closer partnership” with Russia in energy. A state news agency says Xi made…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Stay,” the smash hit by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber topped Apple Music’s…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer BERLIN (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says it’s time for China to move away from mass…

KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Thrifting is hot, and Goodwill finds are cool again. But while we’re thrilled to find the perfect throwback tee for our…

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, expects 2022 will be the first year since 2018 that the…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A top Qatari official involved in the country’s World Cup organization has put the number…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday ahead of a closely watched speech by the Federal Reserve…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government has ordered some of the thousands of truck drivers who have…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission and a handful of states announced settlements Monday with Google and iHeartMedia over…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The defense has rested at the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial after a…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department on Monday proposed rules to limit methane leaks from oil and gas…

By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has halted a lawsuit filed by basketball legend Julius Erving against a…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Wynn Resorts Ltd., up $3.27 to $78.20. The Chinese gambling…

The Associated Press Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street as protests spread in China calling for President Xi Jinping to step down amid growing anger…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Federal Reserve officials said they favor raising the Fed’s key rate to roughly…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 96 cents to $77.24 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for January delivery fell 44…

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, is getting into NFTs or nonfungible tokens…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank says she doesn’t believe inflation has peaked after reaching the highest levels on…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to intervene and block a railroad strike before…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau’s chief is defending a new tool meant to protect the privacy of people participating in…

By KEN SWEET and MICHELLE CHAPMAN The Associated Press Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, the latest…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Irish regulators have slapped Facebook parent Meta with a 265 million euro fine in what is the…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When many corners of the conservative media ecosystem turned on Donald Trump following his…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t look for plastic partitions or faraway benches when visiting Santa Claus this…

The Associated Press The Conference Board delivers its latest index of U.S. consumer confidence Tuesday. The Commerce Department releases its October…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shutterfly CEO Hilary Schneider expects her digital photo and printing company to…

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Russian energy giant Gazprom announced Monday that it will not further reduce natural…

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Financial educators are often working on overdrive during the holiday shopping season, dispensing advice to…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Electricity shortages that have been plaguing Zimbabwe are set to worsen after an…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top government spokesperson said Monday that the number of babies born this year is below…

By KANIS LEUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — With police out in force, there was no word of additional protests against strict…

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Gaslighting” — behavior that’s mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as market jitters declined over protests in China set off…

By BEN FINLEY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A 16-year-old helping his family. A custodian…

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States’ 0-0 draw against England in the World Cup drew 19.98 million viewers for English- and Spanish-language…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu…

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — In the Telegram group chat, the messages roll in like waves. “I need liquid ibuprofen and…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — World Cup viewers in Saudi Arabia say the government has blocked a Qatari-owned streaming…

By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Cleaning fees are one-time charges that Airbnb hosts can tack on to the nightly rate. They’ve become a pain point for…

BERLIN (AP) — Railway workers in Austria are set to hold a one-day strike on Monday after a failed round of talks in pay negotiations. The Austria…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New…

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Far from Doha’s luxury hotels and sprawling new World Cup stadiums, scores of South Asian…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Macao has tentatively renewed the casino licenses of MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VERONA, Italy (AP) — Early season merrymakers sipping mulled wine and shopping for holiday decorations packed the…

CINCINNATI (AP) — An appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim against Walmart by the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell $1.66 to $76.28 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $1.71…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France have pledged to provide each other mutual support in preventing a possible energy crisis after supplies from…

The Associated Press Stocks wobbled to a mixed close on Wall Street, but every major index notched weekly gains in a holiday-shortened week. The…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Arrival SA, up 2 cents to 36 cents. The electric vehicle maker…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he will host meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s domestic airline industry is in shambles, plagued by safety problems, a downgrade of Mexico’s safety rating, and…

ATLANTA (AP) — Yes, they’ve nicknamed the baby “Nugget,” after a woman delivered a girl at an Atlanta McDonald’s. Alandria Worthy gave…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a solo album from BTS’s RM, the return of the holiday display TV…

LONDON (AP) — Adidas says it’s investigating allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West that…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United States are treading precariously close to a major trans-Atlantic…