EXPLAINER: Why are Disney and DeSantis feuding in Florida?
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill to dissolve a private government…
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Looking to deepen pain for Putin, West studying oil and gas
ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States unleashed some of its toughest actions against Russian President Vladimir…
Continue Reading Why Fed worries about the strongest US job market in decades
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell isn’t as pleased with the robust U.S. job market as you might…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Can climate change be solved by pricing carbon?
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — As climate change bakes the planet, dozens of nations including the U.S. and many local…
Continue Reading Big greenhouse gas state taking biggest climate step yet
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than two years after he started work on it, Gov. Tom Wolf is set to enact the centerpiece…
Continue Reading Plan to ban menthol cigarettes prompts late lobbying blitz
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of interest groups have met with White House staffers to try to influence a…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka to receive World Bank help to face economic crisis
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s finance minister says the country will…
Continue Reading Britain, India call for immediate cease-fire in Ukraine
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Britain have urged Russia to declare an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, as British…
Continue Reading Big Tech faces ‘major’ EU law on hate speech, disinformation
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union officials are nearing agreement on a sweeping new law aimed at protecting internet…
Continue Reading Indonesia to ban exports of cooking oil to reduce shortages
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia will ban exports of cooking oil and its raw materials to reduce domestic…
Continue Reading American Express profits fall slightly, but spending jumps
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Express’ first-quarter profits fell roughly 6% from a year earlier, but the company saw…
Continue Reading Algae a winner in Elon Musk-funded greenhouse gas contest
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from famed…
Continue Reading New blasts at Polish coal mine halt search for 7 missing
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — New blasts at a Polish coal mine have injured 10 rescue workers and have forced…
Continue Reading Thailand ends mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has announced that beginning next month, visitors who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will no longer have to…
Continue Reading France issues arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Ghosn
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan in 2019 for…
Continue Reading Shanghai easing virus rules, Hong Kong ending entry ban
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Shanghai have promised to ease anti-virus controls on truck drivers that are hampering…
Continue Reading Stocks stumble 2.8% as worries about interest rates worsen
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slumped on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest…
Continue Reading Philadelphia to end mask mandate, days after reinstating it
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Philadelphia health officials say they’re ending the city’s indoor mask mandate, abruptly reversing…
Continue Reading Hong Kong Disney opens as COVID eases; Shanghai deaths rise
By ZEN SOO and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong has relaxed pandemic restrictions with Disneyland and museums reopening and…
Continue Reading Arizona Supreme Court reinstates massive income tax cuts
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court says the state’s voters do not have the right to reject a massive…
Continue Reading California hikes costs for flood protections in farm country
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press California officials say as much as $30 billion is needed to protect the heart of the state’s farm country…
Continue Reading Workers unionize at flagship Seattle Starbucks roastery
SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks workers at the coffee giant’s flagship roastery in Seattle have voted to form a union, the chain’s latest location…
Continue Reading California will keep workplace pandemic rules through 2022
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California workplace regulators have extended mandatory pay for workers affected by the…
Continue Reading Seattle CEO, big-business antagonist accused of assault
SEATTLE (AP) — Court records show a Seattle CEO who gained national attention for raising employees’ salaries and slashing his own is facing…
Continue Reading Boston urges masks as battle brews over transit rule
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press Boston has urged people to start wearing masks, and the Biden administration is…
Continue Reading 2 plead guilty in ‘We Build The Wall’ fraudulent fundraiser
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The co-founder of the “We Build The Wall” project aimed at raising money for a border wall…
Continue Reading Mattel unveils Elizabeth II Barbie on queen’s birthday
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has got her own Barbie in honor of her 96th birthday and upcoming Platinum Jubilee. California-based toymaker…
Continue Reading NFL gives defense against Black coaches’ discrimination suit
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is telling a judge there are multiple reasons why a lawsuit brought against it by…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks shed early gains and closed broadly lower on Wall Street Thursday after the head of the Federal Reserve said the central…
Continue Reading American Airlines, Tesla rise; Xerox, Sleep Number fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: American Airlines, Tesla rise; Xerox, Sleep Number…
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