Shanghai re-tightens on COVID, frustrating trapped residents
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The city of Shanghai is doubling down on pandemic restrictions after a brief period of loosening…
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Crucial NATO decisions expected in Finland, Sweden this week
By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Key decision-makers in non-aligned Finland and Sweden are set to announce their positions on NATO…
Continue Reading Xi promotes Communist Party youth wing ahead of key congress
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is promoting the role of the ruling Communist Party’s youth wing ahead of a key party congress…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed, China gains ahead of US price data
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mixed in Asia with Chinese benchmarks pressing higher after a rally in technology companies helped…
Continue Reading Watery graves recall early Las Vegas’ organized crime days
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of…
Continue Reading 2 make deal, leaving just Kim Dotcom facing US extradition
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two men charged by U.S. prosecutors with racketeering and other crimes for their…
Continue Reading Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ auction nabs $195M; most for US artist
NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” has sold for a cool $195 million. That makes the iconic portrait of actress Marilyn…
Continue Reading Cleanup underway after trees topple into Alaska road, bay
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Efforts are underway to clear a road where dozens of fully grown evergreen trees as well…
Continue Reading Laos reopens to visitors after 2-year closure to fight virus
BANGKOK (AP) — The landlocked Southeast Asian nation of Laos has reopened to tourists and other visitors more than two years after it imposed tight…
Continue Reading Lam says Hong Kong now has China patriots firmly in charge
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city following the election of its new leader,…
Continue Reading Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob’s time in Las Vegas
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lake Mead is receding and Sin City is awash with mob lore after a second set of human remains…
Continue Reading 14-year sentence for engineer in China trade secrets case
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A chemical engineer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over what prosecutors say was a scheme to steal trade…
Continue Reading New Era Cap CEO charged after parking lot altercation
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The head of the company that makes baseball caps for the country’s biggest sports…
Continue Reading WVa Tudor’s Biscuit World faces labor complaint from feds
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A well-known West Virginia restaurant chain is facing a complaint from the National…
Continue Reading Uber, Elanco fall; TreeHouse Foods, Energizer rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Uber, Elanco fall; TreeHouse Foods, Energizer…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks deepened their losses on Wall Street Monday, sending the S&P 500 to its lowest close in more than a year. The…
Continue Reading Fed: Inflation, Ukraine biggest threats to financial system
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve no longer views the coronavirus pandemic as the biggest threat to the global…
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 Ex-couple linked to Jared Fogle child porn case get prison
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A divorced Indiana couple who prosecutors say shared sexually explicit photos and videos of children with former Subway…
Continue Reading Unionist party refuses to form new N Ireland government
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party has refused to return to a power-sharing government,…
Continue Reading Cyprus pitches regional firefighting hub to Israel, Greece
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ foreign minister has pitched to his Greek and Israeli counterparts the…
Continue Reading Wordle answer changed to avoid fraught word, NY Times says
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times scrambled to change its Wordle game on Monday to avoid a puzzle answer that…
Continue Reading Tourism and economic agencies join forces to market Orlando
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It’s an idea that almost seems as compatible as Mickey and Minnie. Take the tens of…
Continue Reading Face-scanner Clearview agrees to limits in court settlement
By KATHLEEN FOODY and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Recession fears grow. But how high is the risk?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is at a 40-year high. Stock prices are sinking. The Federal Reserve is…
Continue Reading Meta opens first physical store
Associated Press BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Facebook parent Meta has opened its first physical store — in Burlingame, California — to showcase…
Continue Reading Death toll from explosion at Havana hotel rises to 40
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — More bodies have been pulled from the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital, bringing the official death toll…
Continue Reading Maine baby eel industry had one of most successful seasons
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s baby eel fishing industry is wrapping up one of the most successful seasons in its history. Maine is the only…
Continue Reading Macron proposes new political union for non-EU countries
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s president has warned that decades could pass before Ukraine joins the European…
Continue Reading $20 million HUD grant doubles size of eviction legal help
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is doubling the size of its eviction protection…
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