A long-delayed nuclear reactor goes online in Finland
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A long-delayed and costly new nuclear reactor has gone online in Finland after a wait of over 12…
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Road to table: Wyoming’s got a new app for claiming roadkill
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press LANDER, Wyo. (AP) — There truly is an app for everything, including roadkill in Wyoming. A new phone app is making…
Continue Reading Historic Houston theater’s pandemic rescue a public good
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — After a historic Houston theater seemingly closed for good last year due to the pandemic, its…
Continue Reading Cashless and flightless, Russian tourists stuck in Thailand
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of Russian tourists are stranded in Thailand’s beach resorts because of…
Continue Reading EPL bans Abramovich running Chelsea, hastening need for sale
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The Premier League has disqualified Roman Abramovich from running Chelsea after the club owner was sanctioned…
Continue Reading Albanian protesters blame government for price hikes
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians have staged a protest in the capital Tirana against recent fuel and food price hikes that authorities…
Continue Reading As companies leave Russia, their assets could be seized
By The Associated Press Hundreds of foreign brands have suspended operations in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine began. Russian President…
Continue Reading Democrats say Spirit-Frontier merger could boost airfares
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several congressional Democrats are raising doubts about the proposed merger of Frontier and Spirit airlines. They said it would…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks fell again after another bumpy day of trading on Wall Street Friday, marking the fourth losing week in the last five.…
Continue Reading DocuSign, Zumiez fall; Pfizer, Pearson rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: DocuSign, Zumiez fall; Pfizer, Pearson…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Russia is not a ‘most favored nation.’ What now?
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress voting to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Chelsea financially perilous after Abramovich is sanctioned
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Lavish spending, sustained only by Roman Abramovich’s investment, funded Chelsea’s 21…
Continue Reading EPA plan would limit downwind pollution from power plants
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan that would restrict smokestack emissions…
Continue Reading Albania: 3rd day of protests over price hikes blamed on war
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Demonstrators have marched through Albania’s capital, Tirana, and tried to block streets in other cities, in a third day…
Continue Reading Yale strikes Sackler name from campus amid opioid outrage
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University has begun removing the Sackler name from its campus several years after announcing it would no longer…
Continue Reading Oil companies join fight against US nuclear waste facilities
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Companies operating in the most active oilfield in the United States are the latest opponents of plans to store spent nuclear…
Continue Reading ‘Nothing is taboo’: EU mulling new sanctions against Russia
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The European Union says it will continue applying pressure on…
Continue Reading CNN+ streams start March 29; MSNBC to stream programming
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN announced that its CNN+ streaming service will start operating on March 29. The…
Continue Reading Hacked US companies to face new reporting requirements
By ALAN SUDERMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies critical to U.S. national interests will have to report when…
Continue Reading Russia widens social media crackdown by blocking Instagram
By The Associated Press Russian regulators say internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram because it’s being used to call for violence…
Continue Reading New York is urged to pay public’s ballooning utility debt
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — At least 1.4 million households and other residential customers are behind on electric…
Continue Reading How racism still affects millionaire donors of color: Report
By EMILY HAYNES of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A new qualitative study of 113 millionaires of color found that nearly all…
Continue Reading China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases
BEIJING (AP) — China has ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases…
Continue Reading Texas judge blocks investigations of trans youth parents
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A Texas judge is blocking the state from investigating as child abuse gender confirming care for transgender…
Continue Reading UN: War in Ukraine to hurt poor nations importing grain
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is warning that poorer countries in northern…
Continue Reading Argentina lawmakers pass IMF refinancing deal amid protests
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine lawmakers have approved an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to…
Continue Reading EU leaders seek ways to give support amid high energy prices
By SYLVIE CORBET and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — European Union leaders on Friday agreed to phase out our…
Continue Reading China’s premier promises 13 million jobs to reverse slump
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s No. 2 leader says the government hopes to generate as many as 13 million new jobs this…
Continue Reading Google, Meta face EU, UK probes into ad bidding agreement
By RAF CASERT and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — British and European regulators have threatened to crack down on an agreement…
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