Go-broke dates pushed back for Social Security, Medicare
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and TOM MURPHY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A stronger-than-expected economic recovery from the pandemic has pushed back…
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The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $1.61 to $116.87 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for August delivery rose $1.32…
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By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A group of NGOs have filed a lawsuit against three French arms manufacturers for what they claim was…
Continue Reading Novavax hopes its COVID shot wins over FDA, vaccine holdouts
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Americans may soon get a new COVID-19 vaccine option — shots made with a more…
Continue Reading Amazon to close Kindle bookstore in China, halt device sale
Associated Press Amazon said Thursday it will shut down its digital Kindle bookstores in China and stop selling the device to retailers in the…
Continue Reading Man denies kidnapping charge in alleged murder-for-hire plot
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Colorado man pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court in Vermont to kidnapping a man…
Continue Reading As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — There are neighborhoods in Southwest Louisiana that have…
Continue Reading Putin-linked elites, yachts, firms targeted for sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is targeting yachts, aircrafts, the firms that manage them, Kremlin…
Continue Reading Nonprofit helps formerly incarcerated firefighters get jobs
By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy For years California, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and other states have…
Continue Reading In Argentina, groups keep lid on simmering social conflict
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s economy that has been struggling to recover from the…
Continue Reading EU chief: Poland’s actions will decide when it gets funds
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Commission chief says the disbursement of pandemic recovery funds to Poland depends on the government’s…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rates edge down, still over 5%
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged down slightly this week, though interest rates on the key 30-year…
Continue Reading Amazon said to be impeding House probe of warehouse collapse
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Congressional Democrats are accusing Amazon of obstructing their investigation into the company’s labor…
Continue Reading Ford plans to add 6,200 jobs in Ohio, Michigan and Missouri
By TOM KRISHER and PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press AVON LAKE, Ohio (AP) — Ford will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio as it…
Continue Reading Stellantis, Controlled Thermal in lithium hydroxide deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Automaker Stellantis has reached a deal to have Controlled Thermal Resources Ltd. supply battery-grade lithium…
Continue Reading Red-hot summer job market awaits US teens as employers sweat
By PAUL WISEMAN and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — This is expected to be the best summer job market for teens in 15 years.…
Continue Reading Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week with the number of Americans collecting…
Continue Reading Shanghai’s landmark park revived as COVID restrictions ease
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — Shanghai’s landmark old city garden has sprung back to life as residents took…
Continue Reading OPEC+ alliance boosts oil production as energy prices soar
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied producing countries including Russia will raise production by 648,000 barrels per day…
Continue Reading Ukraine facing grinding campaign as it waits for weapons
By JOHN LEICESTER and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces in the country’s east are locked in a grinding…
Continue Reading As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris:…
Continue Reading China demands US stop trade talks with Taiwan
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has accused Washington of jeopardizing peace after U.S. envoys began trade…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise, China trading closed for national holiday
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Friday amid mixed signs for investors such as rising energy prices and COVID-19…
Continue Reading Carbon emissions dip, at least briefly, in China, study says
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s carbon emissions have dipped notably over the past three quarters — but…
Continue Reading Workers picket outside Atlantic City casino, seeking raises
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J,. (AP) — Hundreds of Atlantic City casino workers picketed outside the Tropicana on Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Baltimore sues ‘ghost gun’ maker as state ban begins
BALTIMORE (AP) — The city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit against one of the largest manufacturers of “ghost gun” kits in the United States on…
Continue Reading ‘Stranger Things’ return encourages weekend binging
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no mystery about how millions of fans of Netflix’s sci-fi drama “Stranger…
Continue Reading Coal ash workers’ case heard by Tennessee Supreme Court
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A contractor involved in cleaning up the nation’s worst coal ash spill says…
Continue Reading NFT insider trading scheme charges are a 1st, feds say
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former product manager at an online marketplace has been arrested in what federal…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Sharply rising Treasury yields rattled Wall Street Wednesday, weighing down stock indexes at the start of another month in…
Continue Reading Salesforce.com, Victoria’s Secret rise; S&P, Bark fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Salesforce.com, Victoria’s Secret rise; S&P, Bark…
Continue Reading Sheryl Sandberg, long Facebook’s No. 2 exec, steps down
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sheryl Sandberg, the No. 2 executive at Facebook owner Meta, who…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose 59 cents to $115.26 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for August delivery rose 69…
Continue Reading Harris calls water security a foreign policy priority
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says the U.S. is safer if people in other…
Continue Reading Ford CEO sees electric vehicle price war as EV costs decline
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford’s chief executive says the global auto industry is headed for a huge price war in the coming…
Continue Reading Austin is largest US city to challenge 2020 census numbers
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press One of the most booming cities in the U.S. over the past decade thinks that it grew even bigger than the U.S.…
Continue Reading Complaint: McDonald’s intentionally sold Muslim family bacon
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Workers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put bacon on a fish sandwich that…
Continue Reading EU approves Poland recovery fund, paving way to pay billions
By LORNE COOK and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has approved Poland’s pandemic recovery…
Continue Reading Top EU official says Croatia ready to join the euro in 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Croatia is ready to join the group of countries using the euro single…
Continue Reading Poland boosting its infrastructure to help Ukrainian exports
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says his country is improving its transport infrastructure to help increase the export of grain and…
Continue Reading Delta hikes Q2 revenue outlook on sharply higher airfares
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines is boosting its outlook for second-quarter revenue because it expects phenomenal demand for travel…
Continue Reading Pressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brenda Hampton first came across the toxic industrial compound PFAS after finding it was part of…
Continue Reading Germany buys Chinook helicopters in arms procurement drive
Germany’s defense ministry says the country plans to buy 60 Boeing Chinook transport helicopters as part of a massive procurement drive to…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Effects of EU Russia oil ban, Moscow’s response
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union has agreed to slash Russian oil imports in a tough escalation of…
Continue Reading US job openings decline from record level but remain high
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The white-hot demand for U.S. workers cooled a bit in April, though the number of…
Continue Reading Wray: FBI blocked planned cyberattack on children’s hospital
By ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray says agents thwarted a planned cyberattack on a…
Continue Reading UN chief worries Ukraine war overshadowing climate fight
By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the war in Ukraine is diverting attention…
Continue Reading Madrid taxi drivers protest proposed ride-hailing rules
MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of taxi drivers have protested in the streets of Madrid against what they claim is unfair competition from ride-hailing…
Continue Reading Malaysia suspends chicken exports amid rising food prices
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia suspended exports of live chickens Wednesday to guarantee adequate supplies for domestic markets, prompting…
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