Romania, Japan herald century of diplomacy at bridge site
By STEPHEN McGRATH AND NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press BRAILA, Romania (AP) — Romania and Japan have celebrated a century of diplomatic…
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Indian police rescue 17 children employed illegally
By RISHABH R. JAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police accompanied by activists from a children’s rights group have raided automobile…
Continue Reading Loan forgiveness offered to more former ITT Tech students
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Education Department has announced it will forgive student debt for more than 100,000 borrowers who…
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Economist: Consumers are recoiling from higher prices
Diane Swonk, Chief Economist at Grant Thornton, shares her view on how consumers are self-correcting as a result of higher prices in the housing and…
Continue Reading Dilemma for Fed chief: High inflation and a surging virus
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Not long ago, anticipation was high that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell might…
Continue Reading ‘Tinderbox conditions’ fuel fire in Superior National Forest
ISABELLA, Minn. (AP) — A Superior National Forest official says the ongoing drought has created “tinderbox conditions” as firefighters continue…
Continue Reading Germany’s Axel Springer to acquire Politico, Protocol
BERLIN (AP) — Germany publishing company Axel Springer says it has signed a deal to buy the U.S.-based political news site Politico and the tech…
Continue Reading Former Icahn Enterprises chief to lead struggling Lordstown
Lordstown Motors has named Daniel Ninivaggi as its new CEO as it looks to begin limited production of its electric pickup truck next month.…
Continue Reading COVID-19 resurgence crimps spending, travel recovery
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer A COVID-19 resurgence this summer has caused consumers to turn cautious, while investors trim their…
Continue Reading US slightly upgrades GDP estimate for last quarter to 6.6%
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 6.6% annual rate last quarter, slightly faster than…
Continue Reading US jobless claims rise by 4,000 to 353,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five…
Continue Reading Half of US workers favor employee shot mandate: AP-NORC poll
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their…
Continue Reading Greek health care workers protest against mandatory vaccines
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Workers at public hospitals in Greece have conducted a five-hour work stoppage to protest…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed ahead of possible Fed guidance
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors await more guidance on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s…
Continue Reading Israel to allow goods into Gaza in move to ease tensions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it will ease commercial restrictions on the Gaza Strip and expand entry of goods to the Palestinian enclave following…
Continue Reading Palestinian twins open cafe in converted jet in West Bank
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Few Palestinians in the occupied West Bank get to board an airplane these days. The…
Continue Reading N. Korean parliament to meet in Sept. over strained economy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will convene parliament next month to discuss efforts to salvage an economy strained by pandemic border…
Continue Reading Qantas posts $1.7 billion loss and tips travel by Christmas
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Qantas Group has posted a $1.7 billion pandemic-related annual loss and forecast…
Continue Reading Japan suspends 1.63M doses of Moderna over contamination
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is suspending use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine after contamination was…
Continue Reading What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and do I need one?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer “Vaccine passports” are digital or paper documents showing you were vaccinated against COVID-19, and…
Continue Reading Cruise lines require vaccinations, tests, amid virus surge
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Cruise companies are adapting to a changing landscape amid a rise in COVID-19…
Continue Reading Judge rejects bid to allow guns at Minnesota State Fair
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has rejected a request by a gun owners group for a temporary injunction to require…
Continue Reading OpenTable is working with Clear to verify restaurant-goers’ Covid vaccine status
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business The next time you make a restaurant reservation through OpenTable, you may also be asked to prove you’re…
Continue Reading Line 3 opponents descend on Minnesota Capitol to seek a stop
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Protesters descended upon the Minnesota State Capitol to rally…
Continue Reading Guilty plea, 15-year sentence for Louisiana investment scam
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Federal authorities say a northwest Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and accepted a 15-year prison sentence in…
Continue Reading Spain judge nixes backup site for disputed Hawaii telescope
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A judicial decision from Spain has put a halt on an alternative plan to build a giant telescope in…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks pushed higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, marking more milestones for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Dick’s Sporting Goods, State Street rise; Nordstrom falls
The Associated Press Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Dick’s Sporting Goods, State Street rise; Nordstrom,…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Indigenous march to pressure court on land ruling
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Indigenous people have marched toward Brazil’s Supreme…
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…
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