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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nominations in the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have closed, with eight Conservative lawmakers securing enough support from their colleagues to make the first ballot. Candidates needed support from at least 20 Conservative lawmakers to remain in the contest for run-off votes starting Wednesday.

ROME (AP) — Premier Mario Draghi says his government is still able to get things done despite tensions with the 5-Star Movement. But he warned that it can’t function if coalition members make ultimatums.Draghi briefed reporters Tuesday after meeting with unions on the government’s latest efforts to mitigate the effects of soaring inflation and high

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The private company that operates Delaware’s state-owned marine port has settled a lawsuit filed by Norfolk Southern Railway Co. over unpaid rail car storage bills. Attorneys notified a federal judge in a court filing Monday that they have resolved the dispute. They say the undisclosed settlement

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Don’t fall ill or get into accidents: That’s the advice doctors in Sri Lanka are giving patients as the country’s economic crisis leaves its health care system short of drugs and other vital supplies. The South Asian island nation lacks the money to pay for

By VANESSA G. SÁNCHEZ, SHANNON CLARK, VICTORIA A. IFATUSIN, ZOE PIERCE, SHREYA VUTTALURU, RACHEL LOGAN, AADIT TAMBE / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism HOUSTON (AP) — State lotteries are spending more than a half-billion dollars a year on pervasive marketing campaigns designed to persuade people to play often, spend more

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron is dismissing critics who questioned his close dealings with Uber executives and business lobbyists when he was France’s economy minister. Macron’s political opponents on the left and the right lashed out at the president Monday while lawmakers considered a no-confidence motion against his government. They accused him of representing

By The Associated Press Boeing says aircraft deliveries are the strongest it has seen since March 2019. Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 51 passenger and cargo planes in June, as airlines continued to see a recovery in demand for travel. The big aircraft manufacturer said it delivered 43 of its 737 Max airliners, another

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota farmer is accused of making $46 million by passing off chemically treated corn and soybeans as organically grown. James Clayton Wolf was charged July 7 in federal court with felony wire fraud. Prosecutors say Wolf falsely labeled crops grown on his rural Cottonwood County farm as organic and that he

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Peloton will stop making its own interactive stationary bikes and treadmills, outsourcing those duties to a Taiwanese manufacturer as it attempts to revive sales that surged during the pandemic. The New York City company, which recorded its only profitable quarters during the pandemic, is seeking to lower costs. It

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish president says Poland and Israel have taken a step toward normalizing diplomatic ties as the Israeli ambassador officially presented his credentials in Warsaw. President Andrzej Duda tweeted that he and Israeli President Issac Herzog have “agreed that it’s time to return to normal relations.” He said the “first step”

BERLIN (AP) — The European Central Bank says its president, Christine Lagarde, was targeted in a hacking attempt but no information was compromised. The Frankfurt-based central bank said Tuesday in an emailed response to a query about a report by Business Insider that the attempt took place “recently.” The bank added that “it was identified

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine is getting an additional $1.7 billion in assistance from the U.S. government and the World Bank. The funds being provided Tuesday are to pay the salaries of Ukraine’s beleaguered health care workers and provide other essential services. The money from the U.S. Agency for International Development,

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced temporary taxes on banks and energy companies and promised a series of measures to help people suffering from soaring inflation and utility costs as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on. The taxes on the banks and natural gas, electricity and petroleum companies are expected to

LONDON (AP) — London’s Heathrow Airport is capping daily passenger numbers for the summer and telling airlines to stop selling tickets as it steps up efforts to quell travel chaos caused by soaring travel demand and staff shortages. Britain’s busiest airport said Tuesday that it’s setting a limit of 100,000 passengers that it can handle

By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet The arrival of a new baby is all-consuming. You barely know what day it is, and mustering the energy and attention span for managing your financial household can be a tall order. Do your future, sleep-deprived self a favor and start preparing your finances early into your pregnancy. Research the

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor has defended the government’s commitment to ending the use of nuclear power at the end of the year. He argued Tuesday that keeping the few remaining reactors running would be complex and would do little to address the problems caused by a possible natural gas shortfall. Germany’s main opposition

By KRISHAN FRANCIS and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The president of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday, slipping away in the middle of the night only hours before he was to step down amid a devastating economic crisis that has triggered severe shortages of food and fuel. President Gotabaya

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader is defending the city’s plan to implement health codes that would more accurately restrict the movements of inbound travelers and people infected with COVID-19. John Lee dismissed concerns that the system could be used as a political or social control tool. The health

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee is launching a digital ad campaign to energize its voters after last month’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The ad campaign warns Republicans’ goal is to outlaw abortion nationwide. The DNC is sponsoring an at least $10,000 digital ad buy beginning

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Financial regulators in central China’s Henan and Anhui provinces have promised to give some bank customers some of their deposits back after they staged protests over having their accounts frozen. In statements issued late Monday, officials said customers with deposits of 50,000 yuan (about $7,400) or

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as investors waited for U.S. inflation data some worry might lead to more interest rate hikes. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul rose. Sydney declined. Oil prices rebounded from Tuesday’s plunge but stayed below $100 per barrel. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Japan’s finance minister have agreed to cooperate in dealing with challenges from the war in Ukraine and promoting free trade, sustainable energy and food security. Yellen was visiting Tokyo on Tuesday for talks ahead of a meeting of the Group

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has removed the final obstacles tp Croatia adopting the euro next year. It will enable the first expansion of the currency bloc in almost a decade as the exchange rate fell to its weakest level against the dollar in 20 years. EU finance ministers on Tuesday approved three laws

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mere years ago, fuel was cheaper than bottled water in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. Now, long lines snake outside gas stations on the eve of price hikes each month. Fuel prices in the major OPEC producer, set in line with global oil price

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon is heading into its annual Prime Day sales event on Tuesday much differently than how it entered the pandemic. The company has long used the two-day event to lure people to its Prime membership. This year, it could help Amazon boost profitability amid a slowdown in overall online

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. has announced that its CEO and president Sonia Syngal is stepping down from her roles after two years on the job, effective immediately. The move, announced Monday, comes as the San Francisco-based clothing company, which operates stores under its namesake, Old Navy and

The Associated Press Wall Street is back to falling on Monday, ahead of a busy week with updates scheduled for how bad inflation is and how corporate profits are handling it. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq all closed lower. Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands slumped after COVID infections

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Twitter, Las Vegas Sands fall; Mullen, La Jolla rise.

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell 70 cents to $104.09 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for September delivery rose 8 cents to $107.10 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for August delivery rose 1 cent to $3.46 a gallon. August heating oil rose 10 cents to $3.77 a gallon. August natural gas

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Reporter Elon Musk and Twitter are bracing for a legal fight after the billionaire said Friday he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the social media company. Twitter is vowing to challenge Musk in court to uphold the agreement. Shares of Twitter slid about 10% on Monday. There are

By AADIT TAMBE, STEPHEN NEUKAM, KATE SELTZER, RACHEL LOGAN, HENRY KUCZYNSKI, EMMETT GARTNER, TRISHA AHMED, ABBY ZIMMARDI, MICHAEL PURDIE, SHREYA VUTTALURU, JAMIE LIN PINZON / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Lottery retailers in nearly every state are clustered in lower-income neighborhoods, driving a wealth transfer from

LONDON (AP) — Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94. A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.” Born Monty Noserovitch

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard says last week’s jobs report points to a solid U.S. economy with little sign of a recession on the horizon and one that can withstand higher interest rates. Financial markets are flashing signs that an economic downturn could arrive

By LORI HINNANT and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The captive Ukrainian medic’s eyeglasses had long since been taken away, and the face of the Russian man walking past her was a blur. Yuliia Paievska knew only that her life was being traded for his, and that she was leaving behind 21

By JADE LE DELEY and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers have failed to pass a no-confidence motion requested by a leftist coalition to symbolically mark their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s government and economic policies. It came as Macron’s critics questioned his cozy relations with Uber after an international media investigation

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s biggest industrial union says it will seek an 8% wage increase for millions of manufacturing workers in upcoming pay talks, a demand that is just above the country’s current inflation rate. The IG Metall union’s demand comes as Chancellor Olaf Scholz seeks to find ways with unions and employers to address

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet If you need to make a big purchase this year, such as an appliance or piece of furniture, consider your timing: Buying on certain weekends or other periods known for discounts can lead to significant savings, which is especially valuable given current inflation rates. It’s also worth it to take

LONDON (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with fraud by false representation following a government investigation into his overseas assets, British prosecutors said Monday. Chief Crown Prosecutor Andrew Penhale said after reviewing evidence from the tax office, authorities have authorized a charge against Ecclestone over his failure to declare overseas

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Subway has a new recipe for success: fewer stores and a bigger menu. In early July, the 57-year-old sandwich chain introduced the Subway Series, a menu of 12 chef-developed sandwiches that can be ordered by name or number. The Monster, for example, combines steak, bacon, cheddar, green peppers, red

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union says it’s “critical” that authorities in the 27-nation bloc consider giving second coronavirus booster shots to people between the ages of 60 and 79 years and other vulnerable people. A new wave of the pandemic is sweeping across Europe. European Commissioner Stella

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Twitter slid more than 11% in the first day of trading after billionaire Elon Musk said that he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the company and the social media platform vowed to challenge Musk in court to uphold the agreement. Twitter is now preparing to

LONDON (AP) — London’s Heathrow Airport has apologized to passengers whose travels have been disrupted by staff shortages. The airport warned that it may ask airlines to cut more flights from their summer schedules to reduce the strain if the chaos persists. Heathrow, Britain’s busiest airport, said service levels have been unacceptable at times in

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party members. They are campaigning as party officials set out rues to narrow the field of almost a dozen candidates to two contenders by next week. Voting starts Wednesday. So

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russian missiles struck a key Ukrainian city, Russian President Vladimir Putin expanded a fast-track procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians on Monday, another effort to strengthen Moscow’s influence over war-torn Ukraine. Until recently, only residents of Ukraine’s separatist eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions,

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church confirmed the mother of the man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a member and said it was cooperating with the police investigation into possible motives. Police say the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators he wanted to kill Abe because

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S. HRA Pharma’s application on Monday sets up a high-stakes decision for health regulators amid legal and political battles over women’s reproductive health. The

BEIJING (AP) — An industry group says China’s auto sales rose by a lackluster 3.4% over a year earlier in the first half of 2022 as anti-virus controls kept buyers away from dealerships. But the China Association of Auto Manufacturers said Monday that demand in the industry’s biggest global market rebounded in June. Sales in

By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of Chinese technology firms Alibaba and Tencent have tumbled after Chinese regulators fined their subsidiaries for failing to disclose transactions and not complying with anti-monopoly rules. E-commece giant Alibaba’s shares in Hong Kong dropped 6.8%. Gaming and social media company Tencent Holdings sank more

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Losing money due to COVID, the American casino giants that helped make Macao the “Las Vegas of Asia” face a fresh challenge: The tiny Chinese territory wants them to help reduce its reliance on gambling by paying to build theme parks and other attractions. The former

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A major natural gas pipeline from Russia to western Europe has shut down for maintenance amid concerns that Russia may not resume the flow of gas as scheduled. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline runs under the Baltic Sea from Russia and is Germany’s main source of Russian

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they’ve gotten U.S. aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A political vacuum continues in Sri Lanka with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters angry over the country’s deep economic woes. Embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign, according to the

BEIJING (AP) — Streets in the gambling center of Macao are empty after casinos and most other businesses were ordered to close while the Chinese territory near Hong Kong fights a coronavirus outbreak. Residents were told to stay indoors unless they are buying food or other necessities. Authorities warned that anyone violating the rules would

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell Tuesday after a slump on Wall Street erased recent gains. U.S. futures and oil prices also declined. Investors are on the lookout this week for updates on inflation and corporate profits, while renewed coronavirus outbreaks are adding to jitters. The euro cost $1.0025,

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — As Sri Lanka’s crisis peaked this weekend, two men in the center of the turmoil brought about by the country’s economic collapse promised they would heed the call of tens of thousands of protesters and resign. One is President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the last of six members

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws, used a “kill switch” to thwart regulators and law enforcement, channeled money through Bermuda and other tax havens and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plunged 19 cents over the past two weeks to $4.86 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the continued decline comes as crude oil costs also fall. “Assuming oil prices do not shoot up from here, motorists may

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A large crowd of angry Chinese bank depositors faced off with police Sunday, some roughed up as they were taken away, in a case that has drawn attention because of earlier attempts to use a COVID-19 tracking app to prevent them from mobilizing. Hundreds of people held

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Four movies in, Thor is still bringing the hammer down at the box office. “ Thor: Love and Thunder ” earned $143 million in its opening weekend in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s a franchise best for the God of Thunder and another success story of

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a story published July 10, 2022, about pension funds that have invested in cryptocurrencies in recent years, The Associated Press listed two different values for the same cryptocurrency purchase by the Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund. The correct amount is $25 million, not $15 million.

By ROGER SCHNEIDER Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A business district that had been blocked since the deadly July 4 parade mass shooting in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park has reopened. The 2-block by 3-block area that reopened Sunday consists largely of small shops and restaurants. It had been blocked off with

By AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden took office looking to reshape U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, putting a premium on promoting democracy and human rights. In reality, he has struggled on several fronts to meaningfully separate his approach from former President Donald Trump’s. Biden’s visit to

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — When Antonio McGowan left the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman after serving 17 years, he was free for the first time since he was 15. But as an adult finally out from behind bars, he immediately found himself confined to menial labor. McGowan needed

BERLIN (AP) — The Canadian government says it will allow the delivery to Germany of equipment from a key Russia-Europe natural gas pipeline that has undergone maintenance — equipment the absence of which Russia’s Gazprom cited last month as a reason for more than halving the flow of gas. The return of turbines from the

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition parties met Sunday to agree on a new government a day after the president and prime minister offered to resign following the most dramatic day of monthslong turmoil, with protesters storming the leaders’ homes in rage over an economic crisis. Protesters remained

by SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — It took a decade of court battles and street protests, but Balkan activists fighting to protect some of Europe’s last wild rivers have scored an important conservation victory in Bosnia. A new electricity law, which passed Thursday, bans the further construction of small hydroelectric power plants

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press MAASLAND, Netherlands (AP) — Bales of hay lie burning along Dutch highways. Supermarket shelves stand empty because distribution centers are blocked by farmers. Then, at dusk, a police officer pulls his pistol and shoots at a tractor. Dutch farmers are embroiled in a summer of discontent that shows no sign

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak is disrupting ritual slaughter of animals to mark Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar. On Sunday, millions of Muslims across Indonesia were celebrating Eid al-Adha, known as the “Feast of Sacrifice.” It’s a joyous occasion, for which

By KRISHAN FRANCIS and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister said late last month that the island nation’s debt-laden economy had “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel. Short of cash to pay for imports of such necessities and already defaulting on

NEW YORK (AP) — A report says World Wrestling Entertainment impresario Vince McMahon agreed to pay more than $12 million over the past 16 years to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity. The Wall Street Journal report called that amount significantly larger than previously known. The Journal says four women formerly affiliated with WWE

By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press Production of baby formula has resumed at the Abbott Nutrition factory in Michigan whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortage, a company spokesman said. Damage from severe thunderstorms including flooding had forced the Sturgis plant to halt operations in mid-June just two weeks after restarting production with

TORONTO (AP) — Rogers Communications Inc. says it has restored mobile and internet service for “the vast majority″ of customers after an outage that lasted more than 15 hours. The disruption, which the Toronto-based telecommunications company offered no explanation for, started Friday morning. It left many customers without mobile and internet service and caused trouble

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A few years ago, Sri Lanka had an economy strong enough to provide jobs and financial security for its 22 million people. Now its economy is in a state of collapse, the nation is dependent on aid and its leaders desperately are

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s governing center-right Reform Party has reached a tentative deal to form a coalition government with two other parties. The new government will be led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. The deal ends a month-long political stalemate in the Baltic nation of 1.3 million people. Kallas, the

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after the country’s most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officials’ homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nation’s severe economic crisis. Prime

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Daniel Charles Wilson believes the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were an inside job. The war in Ukraine is “totally scripted” and COVID-19 is “completely fake.” The Boston Marathon bombing? Mass shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, and Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas? “Crisis actors,” he says. Wilson, a 41-year-old from

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. News & World Report has unranked Columbia University from its 2022 edition of Best Colleges. The publisher said in a statement Thursday that the Ivy League institution failed to substantiate certain 2021 data it previously submitted, including student-faculty ratios and class size. The decision to rescind the school’s No. 2

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Mexican government debt from Baa1 to Baa2, citing concerns about debt servicing costs and Mexico’s support for the state-owned oil company. Baa2 is still one step above the lowest investment-grade rating. Moody’s said in a statement Friday that “Mexico’s debt affordability remains consistently weaker than that

By The Associated Press The Biden administration is nudging airlines to make it easier for families to sit together on planes at no extra charge. On Friday, the Transportation Department sent a notice to airlines that they should take steps during the seat-assignment process to help kids under 14 sit with an older relative, or

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A state court has blocked Pennsylvania from participating in a regional carbon pricing program to combat climate change. Commonwealth Court ruled Friday in favor of coal-related interests that argue the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf is seeking to impose an unlawful tax. The court granted a preliminary injunction that prohibits

By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Elon Musk announced Friday that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts. Twitter immediately fired back, saying it would sue the Tesla CEO to uphold the deal.

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety watchdog is sending investigators to another Tesla crash. This one was along Interstate 75 in Florida on Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed Friday that it sent a Special Crash Investigations team to probe the crash into the back

The Associated Press Wall Street is closing out a winning week with a sputtering finish on Friday, as stocks waffled following a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. jobs market. The S&P 500 closed slightly lower after flipping between small gains and losses throughout the day. A surprisingly strong jobs report showed that employers are continuing

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has opted to pull investments from five energy corporations, joining other faith-based groups in targeting fossil-fuel companies over what they say are failures to address climate change. The denomination’s General Assembly, meeting online, voted overwhelmingly this week for a resolution targeting Chevron, ExxonMobil, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66, and Valero Energy for

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose $2.06 to $104.79 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for September delivery rose $2.37 to $107.02 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for August delivery rose 3 cents to $3.45 a gallon. August heating oil was unchanged at $3.67 a gallon. August natural gas fell 27 cents

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is raging. The stock market is tumbling and interest rates rising. American consumers are depressed and angry. Economists warn of potentially dark times ahead. But employers? They just keep hiring. The Labor Department reported Friday that America’s dinged and dented economy managed to add a

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police have imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka’s capital a day before a planned protest demanding the resignations of the country’s president and prime minister over the economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential goods. Hours before the curfew announcement, police fired tear

Associated Press Five executives of the chicken industry have been found not guilty of conspiring to fix prices. A jury in a Denver federal court acquitted former Pilgrim’s Pride CEOs Jayson Penn and William Lovette; Roger Austin, a former Pilgrim’s vice president; Mikell Fries, president of Claxton Poultry and Scott Brady, a Claxton vice president.

TORONTO (AP) — A widespread network outage left many Canadians without mobile and internet service for most of the day, disrupting police, business and court services as crowds flocked to work at coffee shops with Wi-Fi. Rogers Communications Inc. said it started restoring service late Friday and said its teams “are working hard to get

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is expanding a recall of SUVs and telling owners to park them outside after a series of engine fires that can happen even when the ignitions are off. In May Ford recalled about 39,000 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs in the U.S. and told owners to park them outdoors

By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Bulgarian liberal party has failed to find a majority in parliament to form a government and its leader has returned the mandate to President Rumen Radev. That brings the country closer to a new election that would be the fourth in little more than a

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The WTA women’s professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are partnering to raise awareness about — and money for — women’s health and nutrition around the world. They also plan to work together to promote gender equality and female leadership. Melinda

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry won the first stage of a libel suit against the publisher of Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper as a judge ruled Friday that parts of a story about his fight for police protection in the U.K. were defamatory. High Court Justice Matthew Nicklin hasn’t yet

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Facebook parent Meta and Twitter are deleting any videos of the fatal gun attack on Shinzo Abe that break their rules on harmful content. Multiple videos of the attack showing a gunman firing a double-barreled weapon twice at Abe were circulating on social media. Some only

LONDON (AP) — British police say they will not fine the two top leaders of the opposition Labour Party over a curry-and-beer meal with colleagues last year while Britain was under coronavirus restrictions. The local police force in Durham said Friday that following an investigation, “no further action will be taken.” Labour leader Keir Starmer