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BEIJING (AP) — The top South Korean and Chinese diplomats have pledged to develop closer relations and maintain stable industrial supply chains at…

New research indicates that state laws that are broadly worded to prohibit drivers from holding a cell phone under any circumstance appear to be…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A tax credit of up to $7,500 could be used to defray the cost of an electric vehicle under the…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has inaugurated the country’s newest and largest undersea hydrocarbon drill ship that he said would head for…

DETROIT (AP) — Kia is recalling nearly 260,000 older midsize cars in the U.S. because plates in the ceiling can come loose if the side curtain air…

By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy FLINT, Mich. (AP) — As CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater…

MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in…

By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet With inflation rising and interest rates creeping up, life is getting more expensive for most people. Now that your…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has issued warning to archenemy Israel over the…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Estonia and Finland want European countries to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly…

By SEUNG MIN KIM, JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s legislative victories have aimed to…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Wednesday ahead of U.S. inflation data that traders worry…

By YURAS KARMANAU and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a growing challenge to Russia’s grip on occupied areas of…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya is seeing lower voter turnout in an unusual presidential election as some voters cite…

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket on Tuesday successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 8:52…

BEIJING (AP) — Lindsay Mo couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a coronavirus outbreak. So…

By DAKE KANG, VICTORIA MILKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press The birds no longer sing. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky…

By DAKE KANG, VICTORIA MILKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press The birds no longer sing, and the herbs no longer grow. The fish no longer swim in…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have closed Tibet’s famed Potala Palace after a minor outbreak of COVID-19 in the Himalayan region. The…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper…

The Associated Press Stocks closed flat on Wall Street as investors prepare for a busy week of updates on inflation. The S&P 500 gave up early…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Viatris, First Solar rise; Tyson Foods, Nvidia…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $1.75 to $90.76 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for October delivery rose…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Derek Kerr might have the hardest job in the airline business. He’s the chief…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is offering support to firefighters and search crews in Cuba following explosions at a big oil tank farm in the western…

BERLIN (AP) — Local officials with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party rejected a bid to expel former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over his…

By TOM MURPHY and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Pfizer will spend about $5.4 billion to buy Global Blood Therapeutics as the pharmaceutical giant…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has accused Ryanair of consumer protection violations after it raised ticket prices to cope with a tax on what the…

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in up to 10 countries mostly in Africa by 2030 to support…

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Monday that each side is shelling Europe’s biggest…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted a $23 billion loss in the April-June quarter as…

The Associated Press The Labor Department issues its second-quarter snapshot of U.S. employee productivity Tuesday and its latest monthly index of…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The echo of artillery shells thundering in the distance mingles with the din of people…

By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer FLEMING-NEON, Ky. (AP) — Barely a week after floodwaters swept downtown and left a foot of mud and twisted,…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data cleared the way for more interest…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week.…

GODDARD, Kan. (AP) — A new federal study said dozens of people got sick after visiting a splash park near Wichita, Kansas, last summer. The study…