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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases.…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday ahead of U.S. jobs data that might influence Federal…

By MATT O’BRIEN and KELVIN CHAN AP Technology Writers Microsoft’s plan to buy video game giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion could…

By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaii’s only remaining coal-fired power plant…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday hailed economic and educational cooperation with Taiwan, marked by a $12 billion…

By GARANCE BURKE and JASON DEAREN Associated Press Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the war in Ukraine stretches into its seventh month, North Korea is hinting at its…

By DANIEL NIEMANN Associated Press GELSDORF, Germany (AP) — Solar installations on arable land are becoming increasingly popular in Europe and…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister on a visit to East Timor is warning the nation against…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is moving to add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A small robot with a clip-like hand and the smarts to know which drinks are popular is part of an…

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian former first lady Rosmah Mansor has been ordered to serve 10 years in prison…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor says an international yoga business founder arrested on tax charges is a flight…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia has sued CVS Health after she says she was…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Bed Bath & Beyond, Chewy fall; Snap, ChargePoint…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor on Wednesday signed a new executive order that pledges $10…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell $2.09 to $89.55 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for October delivery fell…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that a failure to place a price cap on Russian oil…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An international banker accused of bribing Puerto Rico’s then-governor to undermine…