US pools close, go without lifeguards amid labor shortage
By ARLEIGH RODGERS and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Manager Ashley Ford strode the perimeter of one of…
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Home sales give way as prices enter unprecedented territory
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fourth consecutive month in May as climbing mortgage rates…
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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected Bayer’s appeal to shut down thousands of lawsuits claiming its…
Continue Reading US charitable giving hit record in 2021 but inflation looms
By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press Charitable giving in the United States reached a record $485 billion in 2021, though the increase…
Continue Reading Luxury market seen as growing in 2022 despite inflation, war
MILAN (AP) — Neither inflation nor war in Ukraine seem to be threatening to take a bite out of the luxury fashion market. While much of the world…
Continue Reading Polish official: Europe can’t defend itself without the US
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the current security crisis in Europe shows that Europe cannot defend itself without the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter deal gets board endorsement
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter’s board is recommending that shareholders approve the proposed $44 billion sale of the company to…
Continue Reading Macron holds postelection talks with French party leaders
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with France’s main party leaders after his…
Continue Reading Snap, crackle, pop: Kellogg to split into 3 companies
By MATT OTT and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers Kellogg Co., the maker of Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies and Eggo, will split into three companies…
Continue Reading ‘Everything is on fire’: Ukraine region weathers bombardment
By YURAS KARMANAU, JOHN LEICESTER and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks are laying down a curtain of fire across…
Continue Reading UK rail strike strands commuters, pits workers against govt
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of railway workers have walked off the job in Britain, bringing the train network…
Continue Reading Final arguments unfold in second act of Theranos trial drama
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday depicted former Theranos executive Ramesh…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 4 items for your midyear money checklist
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet Heading into the second half of 2022, it’s a good time to pause and check in on your financial life. But what…
Continue Reading Biden to name 1st Native American US treasurer to head Mint
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Native American is being appointed U.S. treasurer, a historic first. The White House on…
Continue Reading Syrian plane lands in base after Damascus airport attack
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says a flight by a private Syrian airline has landed at an…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s next after Russia reduced gas to Europe?
By The Associated Press It’s not a summer heat wave that’s making European leaders and businesses sweat. It’s fear that Russia’s…
Continue Reading Africa ‘taken hostage’ by Russia’s invasion, Zelenskyy says
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine’s leader has told the African Union that the continent has been “taken…
Continue Reading Nuclear industry hopes to expand output with new reactors
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The trade association for U.S. nuclear plant operators says it hopes to nearly double their output over the…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower despite Wall St rally; eyes on Fed
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as markets shrugged off a Wall Street rally and awaited…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes at sea
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week…
Continue Reading Tribal leaders and feds reestablish Bears Ears Commission
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal officials and tribal nations have formally reestablished a commission to oversee land…
Continue Reading California Democrats to investigate cause of high gas prices
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers say they’ll investigate why the state’s gas prices are the…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico law to boost private sector worker benefits
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed legislation that will award more rights to…
Continue Reading JetBlue raises offer again in bidding for Spirit Airlines
NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue Airways on Monday increased its offer to buy Spirit Airlines, raising the stakes again in a battle over the nation’s…
Continue Reading Stallone, Costner, Chastain help launch Paramount+ in UK
LONDON (AP) — Paramount+ flexed the star power of its shows as it prepares to launch in the United Kingdom with a London event attended by…
Continue Reading Crypto investors’ hot streak ends as harsh ‘winter’ descends
By KEN SWEET and FATIMA HUSSEIN The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The wealth-generating hot streak for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has…
Continue Reading California eyes banning loitering for prostitution arrests
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have finally sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would bar police…
Continue Reading Colorado guilty plea a first for US election task force
DENVER (AP) — A Nebraska man has pleaded guilty to making death threats against Colorado’s top elections official in a what officials say is the…
Continue Reading East African leaders send regional force to eastern Congo
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — East Africa’s leaders have responded to the threat of war between Rwanda and Congo by instructing a new regional force to…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Petrobras CEO resigns amid pressure over gas prices
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The chief executive of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras resigned amid political…
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