European Union makes Ukraine a candidate for EU membership
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Thursday to put Ukraine on a path toward EU…
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Airport chaos: European travel runs into pandemic cutbacks
By KELVIN CHAN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After two years of pandemic restrictions, travel demand is back, but airlines and…
Continue Reading Germany faces natural gas ‘crisis,’ raises warning level
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies,…
Continue Reading Turkey battles wind-driven wildfire near resort for 3rd day
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Firefighting crews are battling a wind-driven wildfire that has blackened swaths of pine forest near a popular resort in…
Continue Reading 3 summits offer test of Western unity, dominated by Ukraine
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Three consecutive summits over the next week will test Western resolve to support Ukraine and the…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Estonian PM says Russia not weary of war
By DASHA LITVINOVA and HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has told The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Asian shares gain, tracking Wall Street advance
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were higher in Asia on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street, where the market is…
Continue Reading Not enough or too far? California climate plan pleases few
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A top California official says heat waves and drought gripping California highlight…
Continue Reading Gas prices sting US workers who depend on their cars
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — High gas prices have Wallace Reid looking for a new career. Reid, who drives for Uber and Lyft…
Continue Reading Former Tesla worker rejects $15 million award in racism case
By The Associated Press A Black former Tesla worker who said he was harassed and faced with “daily racist epithets,” including the “N-word,”…
Continue Reading China says Ukraine crisis has sounded alarm for humanity
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said the conflict in Ukraine has “sounded an alarm for humanity,” but proposed no solutions.…
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A Muslim teenager was killed at a protest in India. His family wants answers
By Hannah Ritchie, Rishabh Pratap, Rhea Mogul and Hilary Whiteman, CNN “They’re firing bullets, they’re firing bullets!” a…
Continue Reading San Francisco subway train shooting kills 1, wounds another
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police say one man was killed and another was wounded in a…
Continue Reading Black former Tesla contractor turned down $15 million award in racial harassment suit, likely setting up new trial
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Black former contract worker at Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory turned down a judge’s offer for a…
Continue Reading The dream of owning a home is out of reach for 4 million Americans
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The record run-up in home prices and rents exacerbated the affordable housing crisis in the US, and rising interest…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How Biden’s proposed gas tax holiday would work
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing stubbornly high gas prices that average about $5 a gallon nationwide, President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 6/22/2022
The Associated Press Stocks gave up an afternoon gain and ended slightly lower on Wall Street Wednesday. Energy companies helped pull the market…
Continue Reading American Airlines testing face-scanning at DFW Airport
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines said Wednesday that customers with PreCheck can go through security checkpoints at Dallas-Fort Worth…
Continue Reading Sonoco Products, Korn Ferry rise; Chevron, Altria fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Sonoco Products, Korn Ferry rise; Chevron, Altria…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $3.33 to $106.19 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for August delivery fell…
Continue Reading Ohio State gets approval to trademark ‘The’ for merchandise
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word “The.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the…
Continue Reading Putin says Russia is rerouting trade to China and India
By Anna Chernova and Chris Liakos President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is rerouting trade to “reliable international…
Continue Reading Alaska Airlines reaches contract deal with some workers
SEATTLE (AP) — A union has reached a deal with Alaska Airlines for a two-year contract extension that provides substantial raises for 5,300 gate…
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WATCH: Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas tax
EL PASO, Texas –President Joe Biden is set to call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes until the end of September. The move is…
Continue Reading Ukrainian journalist Maks Levin ‘executed in cold blood,’ report says
By Vasco Cotovio, CNN Pro-journalist and free speech non-government organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it has evidence that Russian…
Continue Reading ‘Hang them all’: January 6 committee members target of violent rhetoric on right-wing social media platforms
By Donie O’Sullivan and Whitney Wild, CNN Business Calls for violence against members of the January 6 committee are circulating on some of the…
Continue Reading ‘Hang them all’: January 6 committee members target of violent rhetoric on right-wing social media platforms
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Whitney Wild, CNN Business Calls for violence against members of the January 6 committee are circulating on some of…
Continue Reading ‘Hang them all’: January 6 committee members target of violent rhetoric on right-wing social media platforms
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Whitney Wild, CNN Business Calls for violence against members of the January 6 committee are circulating on some of…
Continue Reading JPMorgan lays off hundreds of employees in mortgage division as rates spike
By Matt Egan, CNN Business JPMorgan Chase is laying off employees this week in response to the spike in mortgage rates that has rocked the housing…
Continue Reading Storm’s damages put focus on Cuba’s dire housing crisis
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The first storm of the new hurricane season hit Cuba in mid-June and collapsed or damaged…
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