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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Chick-fil-A is jumping on the plant-based bandwagon. The Atlanta chain said Thursday that it’s testing its…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up slightly this week after four weeks of declines, a possible sign of…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Activist investor Nelson Peltz is calling off a proxy fight with Disney one day after newly returned CEO  Bob…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted unanimously Thursday to condemn the Beijing government for…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The umbrella group of Catholic religious orders in France is demanding church authorities…

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (AP) — A man who authorities say fired a shot at a co-worker is facing several charges. Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry…

TAVERNIER, Fla. (AP) — Some 114 Haitian migrants have made landfall in the Florida Keys, continuing an uptick of people making their way from Haiti…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have equested a lengthy prison sentence for jailed human rights…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eugene Lee, the six-time Emmy Award-winning production designer for “Saturday Night…

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press Bangkok (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says his government is committed to helping Thailand…

By BRUCE SCHREINER and JIM SALTER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey vs.…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, FAY ABUELGASIM and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press BAB AL-HAWA, Syria (AP) — A small convoy has crossed from Turkey into Syria’s…

By KAY DERVISHI and YESICA BALDERRAMA of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated a…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the…

By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO and MARIA CHENG Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A woman who says she was victimized by a World Health Organization…

By GABRIELA SELSER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden says he is happy 222 Nicaraguan prisoners sent to the…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia-U.S. relations are in a state of “unprecedented crisis” without any sign of…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Disney is working on sequels for “Toy Story,” “Frozen” and “Zootopia,” three huge hits as the…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer More Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite the Federal…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — When medical personnel rushed onto the field to save Damar Hamlin’s life after the Buffalo…

By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press The religiously wary, the spiritually curious — and anyone inclined to appeal to a higher power on game day — are…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI’s second secretary has come out with a new memoir. It’s a…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said…

By JENNIFER O’MAHONY and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The mayor of Barcelona has severed her city’s official ties with…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. is giving Northern Ireland more time to form a new power-sharing government, eliminating…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of disaster with immediate…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press If your image of nuclear power is giant, cylindrical concrete cooling towers pouring out steam on a site that…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Eritrea’s president in rare public comments has dismissed as “a fantasy” allegations that…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Twitter has failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has discovered plans by Russian secret services to destroy Moldova. Speaking to…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX, has been unusually talkative following the…