Go-broke dates pushed back for Social Security, Medicare
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and TOM MURPHY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A stronger-than-expected economic recovery from the pandemic has pushed back…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $1.61 to $116.87 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for August delivery rose $1.32…
Continue Reading NGOs file suit against French arms firms over Yemen sales
By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A group of NGOs have filed a lawsuit against three French arms manufacturers for what they claim was…
Continue Reading Novavax hopes its COVID shot wins over FDA, vaccine holdouts
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Americans may soon get a new COVID-19 vaccine option — shots made with a more…
Continue Reading Amazon to close Kindle bookstore in China, halt device sale
Associated Press Amazon said Thursday it will shut down its digital Kindle bookstores in China and stop selling the device to retailers in the…
Continue Reading Man denies kidnapping charge in alleged murder-for-hire plot
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Colorado man pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court in Vermont to kidnapping a man…
Continue Reading As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris:…
Continue Reading Putin-linked elites, yachts, firms targeted for sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is targeting yachts, aircrafts, the firms that manage them, Kremlin…
Continue Reading Nonprofit helps formerly incarcerated firefighters get jobs
By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy For years California, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and other states have…
Continue Reading In Argentina, groups keep lid on simmering social conflict
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s economy that has been struggling to recover from the…
Continue Reading EU chief: Poland’s actions will decide when it gets funds
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Commission chief says the disbursement of pandemic recovery funds to Poland depends on the government’s…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rates edge down, still over 5%
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged down slightly this week, though interest rates on the key 30-year…
Continue Reading Amazon said to be impeding House probe of warehouse collapse
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Congressional Democrats are accusing Amazon of obstructing their investigation into the company’s labor…
Continue Reading Stellantis, Controlled Thermal in lithium hydroxide deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Automaker Stellantis has reached a deal to have Controlled Thermal Resources Ltd. supply battery-grade lithium…
Continue Reading Red-hot summer job market awaits US teens as employers sweat
By PAUL WISEMAN and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — This is expected to be the best summer job market for teens in 15 years.…
Continue Reading Ford plans to add 6,200 jobs in Ohio, Michigan and Missouri
By TOM KRISHER and PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press AVON LAKE, Ohio (AP) — Ford will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio as it…
Continue Reading Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week with the number of Americans collecting…
Continue Reading OPEC+ alliance boosts oil production as energy prices soar
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied producing countries including Russia will raise production by 648,000 barrels per day…
Continue Reading Shanghai’s landmark park revived as COVID restrictions ease
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — Shanghai’s landmark old city garden has sprung back to life as residents took…
Continue Reading Ukraine facing grinding campaign as it waits for weapons
By JOHN LEICESTER and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces in the country’s east are locked in a grinding…
Continue Reading As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris:…
Continue Reading China demands US stop trade talks with Taiwan
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has accused Washington of jeopardizing peace after U.S. envoys began trade…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise, China trading closed for national holiday
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Friday amid mixed signs for investors such as rising energy prices and COVID-19…
Continue Reading Carbon emissions dip, at least briefly, in China, study says
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s carbon emissions have dipped notably over the past three quarters — but…
Continue Reading Workers picket outside Atlantic City casino, seeking raises
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J,. (AP) — Hundreds of Atlantic City casino workers have picketed outside the Tropicana casino.…
Continue Reading Baltimore sues ‘ghost gun’ maker as state ban begins
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore is suing one of the country’s largest manufacturers of “ghost gun” kits. Mayor Brandon Scott announced the…
Continue Reading ‘Stranger Things’ return encourages weekend binging
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no mystery about how millions of fans of Netflix’s sci-fi drama “Stranger…
Continue Reading Coal ash workers’ case heard by Tennessee Supreme Court
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A contractor involved in cleaning up the nation’s worst coal ash spill says…
Continue Reading NFT insider trading scheme charges are a 1st, feds say
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former product manager at an online marketplace has been arrested in what federal…
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