Starbucks leaving Russian market, shutting 130 stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN Starbucks is pulling out of the Russian market. In a memo to employees Monday, the Seattle coffee giant said it decided to close…
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Re/Max CEO: Home prices can’t keep up double-digit gains
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Bailey, president and CEO of real estate brokerage Re/Max, talks to The Associated Press…
Continue Reading ‘Never have I been so ashamed’: Russian envoy criticizes war
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he handed in his…
Continue Reading Police seek public’s help in search for NYC subway shooter
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Eric Adams says investigators of a fatal shooting on a New York subway train have few leads. Adams said Monday that the…
Continue Reading EU to keep budget rules looser for longer amid war fallout
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is extending looser limits on spending by member countries for an extra year in a bid to counter the economic…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: How to make more green at your next yard sale
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Yard sales take hours of preparation and plenty of hard work. But they don’t all make money. If you’re looking to…
Continue Reading UK’s Boris Johnson awaits judgment of ‘partygate’ report
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shadowed by career-threatening scandal…
Continue Reading Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine protect kids under 5. The company released preliminary…
Continue Reading Spanish govt chides ex-king for failure to explain conduct
MADRID (AP) — A senior Spanish government official has rebuked Spain’s former king, saying Juan Carlos I should have used his first trip home…
Continue Reading ‘They ruined everything’: Fleeing the devastation in Ukraine
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Houses on fire. Artillery blasting through thick apartment walls. People hiding in…
Continue Reading US, others say APEC walkout aimed at Russia over invasion
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United States and four other nations emphasized their support for host nation Thailand after…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy urges ‘maximum’ sanctions on Russia in Davos talk
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling for “maximum” sanctions against…
Continue Reading India ships rice, other essentials to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka received a first shipment of a $16 million humanitarian aid package from…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower as inflation worries cloud outlook
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower as worries over inflation temper optimism over President Joe…
Continue Reading After 3 months of war, life in Russia has profoundly changed
By The Associated Press When Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war seemed far away from Russian territory. Yet within…
Continue Reading Russian ties shred German ex-leader Schroeder’s standing
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Gerhard Schroeder left the German chancellery after a narrow election defeat in 2005 with an…
Continue Reading This Week: New home sales, Fed minutes, Macy’s results
The Associated Press The Commerce Department issues its April tally of new U.S. home sales Tuesday. The Federal Reserve releases minutes from its…
Continue Reading Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial
By ELENA BECATOROS, OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and RICARDO MAZALAN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing…
Continue Reading Beijing extends work-from-home order as COVID-19 cases rise
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing has extended orders for workers and students to stay home and ordered additional mass testing as cases of COVID-19 again…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after Wall St barely misses bear market
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mixed in Asia in cautious trading after Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market on…
Continue Reading Albanese sworn in as PM in Australia ahead of Tokyo summit
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new prime minister was sworn into office before flying to Tokyo for a…
Continue Reading Biden launches Indo-Pacific trade deal, warns over inflation
By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — President Joe Biden has launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations aimed…
Continue Reading ‘Doctor Strange’ remains atop box office as ‘Top Gun’ looms
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doctor Strange and his multiverse got to linger a little longer atop the weekend box…
Continue Reading Average US gasoline price jumps 33 cents to $4.71 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 33 cents over the past two weeks to $4.71 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading Priceless seeds, sprouts key to US West’s post-fire future
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The mission was to rescue tens of thousands of invaluable tree sprouts from a research center in New Mexico…
Continue Reading 78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in US
By MICHAEL CONROY Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby…
Continue Reading Climate to conflict, Davos’ post-COVID return has full plate
By JAMEY KEATEN and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The much-ballyhooed World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine town…
Continue Reading Consumers defy inflation to support economy. For how long?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — With prices across the economy soaring at their fastest…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What are the key climate themes at Davos?
By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — While the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine will be focuses of the…
Continue Reading DAVOS DIARY: Train, not plane means scenery, carbon cutting
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The World Economic Forum is encouraging European attendees to come to its exclusive…
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