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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell slightly this week, ending a…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Olive oil is continuing its staggering rise in prices in Europe. It is the prime example of how food…

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Trump, one of two sons entrusted to run Donald Trump’s real estate…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a stimulus package of more than 17 trillion yen…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a…

By NAJIB JOBAIN and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians with foreign passports crossed through the…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press Crews began the arduous process of removing layers of rubble and debris from a collapsed coal mine…

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press The state of Pennsylvania will work with a major natural gas producer to collect in-depth data on air emissions…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s highest court apparently isn’t ready to allow the state to restart…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on 130 firms and people from…

By SIMINA MISTREANU and HAN GUAN NG Associated Press SHANGHAI, China (AP) — American Ballet Theatre has returned to China for the first time in a…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rights groups say in new reports that security forces and armed groups are committing…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The final Beatles recording is here. Titled “Now and Then,” the almost…

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Diplomats from Chinese and a Southeast Asian group of nations have renewed a pledge to…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats in Michigan have warned the White House that President Joe Biden’s handling…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan marines — trained by their British counterparts as part of the two…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is on the rise with…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 14 people are due to appear in court following their arrests during extensive clashes between members…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits inched up last week but remains low by historical standards,…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle complaints that they improperly…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s coast guard says a ferry that ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and started leaking oil into the…