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LONDON (AP) — Work less, get more. A trial of a four-day workweek in Britain, billed as the world’s largest, has found that an overwhelming…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of Enfamil announced a recall of about 145,000 cans of infant formula due to the…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An international initiative reports that more than 5.4 million people in Kenya will likely experience acute food insecurity…

By MARK PRATT Associated Press Rhode Island congressman David Cicilline is stepping down this summer to lead his home state’s largest funder of…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya this week as part of a United States…

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Some of Venice’s smaller canals have practically dried up due a prolonged spell of low tides, frustrating boat crews and…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s housing slump deepened in January as home sales fell for the 12th month in a row…

By LORI HINNANT, MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KRASNOHORIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Researchers have documented more than 700…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish former defense minister who had publicly claimed that Denmark’s secret…

By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…

By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The main crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border is shut for the third straight day after…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Consumers are willing to pay monthly subscription fees for streaming services, pet food and even toilet paper.…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the Illinois Republican who broke with his party two years ago…

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press The scenic seaside city of Laguna Beach, California, is weighing a plan to ban the sale and public use of balloons. The…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico say three people, including a 4-year-old boy, have died after gunmen opened fire at a birthday…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese panda fans bid teary farewells to their idols Xiang Xiang, “super papa” Eimei and his…

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s judiciary says a senior member of a U.S.-based opposition group…

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Advocacy group Global Citizen will convene political, philanthropic, business and cultural…

By BILL BARROW and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access…

By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Many frequent travelers amass huge piles of travel points and miles. Yet, unlike saving real money, saving travel rewards…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has intervened for the third time to crack down on the celebration of the old Latin…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook,…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese startup is planning to launch commercial space viewing balloon flights that it hopes…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s climate czar says Russian President Vladimir Putin unwittingly…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Home Depot says it’s investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers. The…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Treasury Department official says Russia’s mounting battlefield losses are…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The wreckage of a small plane carrying two Filipino pilots and two Australian passengers has been identified on one of…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — They were led down a staircase into a garage beneath a downtown Atlanta courthouse, where officers…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new complex erected on the shores of the Persian Gulf, in the capital of…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is advocating for his contested plan to increase the pension eligibility age. Macron visited the…

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to seek…