US gasoline prices rise again on talk of banning Russian oil
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Gasoline prices are pushing even farther above $4 a gallon, the highest price that American motorists have faced…
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EPA rule would make heavy trucks cut smog, soot pollution
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that…
Continue Reading Moderna signs with Kenya for first mRNA facility in Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Moderna says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s government for the drugmaker’s first mRNA…
Continue Reading Food or power: Energy bill late fees force tough choices
By JASEN LO Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Americans paid a combined $561 million in late payment fees to electrical utilities in 2019.  But…
Continue Reading Kohl’s to open 100 small-format stores, expand Sephora shops
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Department store chain Kohl’s said it aims to increase sales by a…
Continue Reading This Week: Consumer borrowing, job openings, consumer prices
The Associated Press The Federal Reserve issues a report on U.S. consumer borrowing Monday. The Labor Department serves up its latest tally of U.S.…
Continue Reading Pokemon Go creator thinks metaverse needs to keep it ‘real’
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke has been working on technology that helps people…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond shares soar as Ryan Cohen takes huge stake
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The investment firm of billionaire Ryan Cohen has taken a large stake in Bed Bath & Beyond and is…
Continue Reading Russian banks mull China UnionPay; big accounting firms exit
LONDON (AP) — Leading Russian banks are looking into using a Chinese payment rival after Visa and Mastercard suspended operations over the invasion…
Continue Reading Stung by criticism, UK’s Johnson speeds up Russia sanctions
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. lawmakers are set to pass a bill aimed at toughening sanctions on Russia and rooting out…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: How to put your tax refund to work for you
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Most tax returns generate a tax refund, which means a lot of Americans are expecting to receive a windfall soon. The…
Continue Reading Public transit gets $3.7B to woo riders, adopt green fleets
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Public transit systems straining to win back riders after being crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic are…
Continue Reading Budget carrier FlyDubai takes off with $229M profit for 2021
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — FlyDubai has reported a $229 million profit last year. That comes as the…
Continue Reading Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 6 million. The tragic number confirmed Monday is…
Continue Reading Macron keeps an open line to Putin as war in Ukraine rages
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Most of the world is shunning President Vladimir Putin since Russia invaded Ukraine. One world…
Continue Reading China seeing new surge in cases despite ‘zero tolerance’
BEIJING (AP) — China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian “zero tolerance” approach to…
Continue Reading Realtors to conservatives living in liberal areas: Try Idaho
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Sandpoint, Idaho, is a four-season resort town built along the shores of scenic…
Continue Reading China’s trade up in Jan-Feb, before Russia invaded Ukraine
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports rose by double digits in January and February before Russia’s attack on…
Continue Reading Asian shares extend losses as oil prices push higher
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have declined after Wall Street logged its biggest drop in more than a year as…
Continue Reading Gas tops $4 per gallon average, 1st time since 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — The average price of regular gasoline across the U.S. has risen above $4 per gallon for the first time since 2008. The AAA motor…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy launches daily calls to action with Global Citizen
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has an unusual new partner in his campaign to defend his country —…
Continue Reading Netflix, TikTok block services in Russia to avoid crackdown
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia on Sunday as the government cracks down on…
Continue Reading Denmark to hold referendum on joining EU’s common defense
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Denmark will hold a referendum in June because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on whether to join…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why does Ukraine need foreign warplanes?
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a…
Continue Reading UN: 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine worst post-WWII crisis
By VISAR KRYEZIU, KAREL JANICEK and RENATA BRITO Associated Press MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — Yevgen Chornomordenko took off with a sprint when the…
Continue Reading Libya oil production falls after 2 crucial fields shut down
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s national oil company says that an armed group has shut down two crucial oil fields, causing…
Continue Reading Housing advocates seek funding to repeal California law
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are trying again to get rid of the nation’s only law that lets…
Continue Reading Russians living in Serbia join rally against Ukraine war
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Russian man burned his passport to show his opposition to the invasion of Ukraine. Others…
Continue Reading Watching Ukraine, Bosnians relive the trauma of their war
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Survivors of the 1992-95 siege of Bosnia’s capital can’t look…
Continue Reading Russia cracks down on media, protests as Ukraine war rages
NEW YORK (AP) — Russian authorities have continued to block independent news outlets and to arrest protesters in an effort to tighten control over…
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