Kentucky court delves into use of cell phones for tracking
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky’s Supreme Court has issued a sharply divided ruling against the…
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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks slumped again on Wall Street Thursday, erasing another 3.3% from the S&P 500 and bringing the index 23.6% below the…
Continue Reading Abbott, Allstate fall; Procter & Gamble, NexTier rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Abbott, Allstate fall; Procter & Gamble, NexTier…
Continue Reading AP Interview: Biden says a recession is ‘not inevitable’
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the American people are “really, really down” after a…
Continue Reading Biden signs new shipping law he says can cut consumer costs
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday meant to make shipping goods across oceans…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.27 to $117.58 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for August delivery rose $1.30…
Continue Reading Avenatti pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges in California
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti has pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and a…
Continue Reading New Jersey sues Ford over mining that tainted tribal land
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press RINGWOOD, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials are suing Ford Motor Co. because they say the automaker contaminated the…
Continue Reading VP Harris launches task force on online harassment, abuse
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and administration officials on Thursday launched a task force…
Continue Reading New Mexico reaches $32M settlement over 2015 mine spill
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico and the U.S. government have reached a $32 million settlement over a…
Continue Reading Dutch airport Schiphol to cut flights over busy summer
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Travelers beware: The Netherlands’ busiest airport is reining in flight departures over its busy summer period.…
Continue Reading Swiss raise interest rate by 1/2 point amid inflation fears
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s central bank has announced a one-half of a percentage point increase to a key interest rate Thursday, the first…
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Production at bedeviled baby formula factory halted by storm
By TOM MURPHY and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that…
Continue Reading Musk appeals ruling that upheld securities fraud settlement
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is appealing a federal court ruling that upheld a securities fraud settlement over Musk’s tweets claiming that…
Continue Reading Disney delaying Florida campus but not because of tensions
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. is delaying by more than three years the opening of a campus in Florida to which 2,000 workers…
Continue Reading Musk aims to ease concerns in address to Twitter workers
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In an unusual move for what’s been an unusual takeover bid for Twitter by the world’s richest man, Tesla…
Continue Reading WTO talks down to the wire with no major deals yet in sight
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Talks are going down to the wire as the World Trade Organization is set to wrap up its first…
Continue Reading UN agency: Third of Sudan’s population faces hunger crisis
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. food agency says that a third of Sudan’ population is currently facing a food crisis due…
Continue Reading Ferrari to make 80% hybrid and full-electric range by 2030
MILAN (AP) — Italian luxury sportscar maker Ferrari on Thursday outlined an electrification strategy that calls for 40% full-electric vehicles and…
Continue Reading Average US mortgage rates jump by most in 35 years
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates made their biggest one-week jump in 35 years, one day after…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Ukraine’s request to join is big test for EU
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm is preparing its recommendation on Ukraine’s request to join the EU. The European…
Continue Reading High gasoline prices crimping drivers’ spending at the pump
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Soaring gasoline prices have left many consumers with no choice but to cut spending on…
Continue Reading Firm behind popular US dollar stablecoin to launch Euro Coin
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The cryptocurrency company Circle says it will start issuing its first euro-denominated…
Continue Reading McDonald’s to pay France $1.3 billion in tax fraud case
PARIS (AP) — McDonald’s France and related companies have agreed to pay over 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to the French state to settle a…
Continue Reading Iran allows exchange stores to trade in foreign currency
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Central Bank has issued a directive allowing licensed exchange offices to resume buying and selling foreign currency,…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans apply for jobless aid last week
BY MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains strong…
Continue Reading Qatar Airways posts record $1.5B profits ahead of World Cup
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways, one of the Mideast’s largest carriers known for on-board…
Continue Reading Angry protests hit India over new short-term military jobs
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Violence has erupted in parts of India with thousands of angry youths setting train coaches and…
Continue Reading EU beefs up disinformation code amid Russia fake news fears
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is beefing up its code of practice on disinformation by enlisting more tech…
Continue Reading Revlon, beauty icon in crowded market, files for bankruptcy
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Revlon, a cosmetics maker that broke racial barriers and dictated beauty trends for…
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