Airbus posts profit, plans new jet assembly line in Alabama
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Airbus says its first-quarter profit rose sharply from a year ago, as the airlines that buy its planes recover…
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How higher Fed rates stand to affect Americans’ finances
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Record-low mortgages below 3% are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise. So…
Continue Reading Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by…
Continue Reading $61 million in refunds for customers in SC nuclear debacle
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge has approved a second round of refunds for customers of a utility that poured billions of dollars into…
Continue Reading Kansas gamer pleads guilty for role in fatal ‘swatting’ case
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to his role in a hoax call that led to a fatal shooting of an innocent bystander by Wichita…
Continue Reading Rights group: Russians tortured people in C.African Republic
By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch has accused Russian mercenaries of executing, torturing and beating…
Continue Reading Deal for Black-majority town in Tennessee takeover case
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The small town of Mason has announced it has reached a deal halting the threat of a…
Continue Reading Tupperware struggles in Q1, withdraws guidance, taps new CFO
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Tupperware’s turnaround isn’t exactly going as planned, with inflation, COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion…
Continue Reading Goal! Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt sets auction record
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the controversial “Hand of God” goal against…
Continue Reading Airbnb will revive rules aimed at curbing summer parties
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb says it’s taking steps to prevent people from throwing parties at houses they rent for the Memorial Day and July…
Continue Reading Moderna Q1 profit triples on robust COVID vaccine sales
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccine sales helped Moderna triple its net income in a better-than-expected first quarter. The vaccine maker…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s Maduro, others meet with Iran oil minister
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and high-ranking officials from the South American nation have met with the oil…
Continue Reading Intuit to pay $141M settlement over ‘free’ TurboTax ads
NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by…
Continue Reading Shipping company Maersk sees record quarter as demand surges
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moeller-Maersk, says it’s delivered its “best earnings…
Continue Reading Human rights advocate to lead PEN’s writers’ protection work
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The literary writer’s organization PEN America has hired a human rights advocate, Liesl…
Continue Reading Vermont F-35s to fly Europe air policing missions
By WILSON RING Associated Press SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The first overseas deployment of the Vermont Air National Guard’s F-35 fighter…
Continue Reading Sinn Fein eyes historic win in Northern Ireland election
By JILL LAWLESS and PETER MORRISON Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Ever since Northern Ireland was founded as a…
Continue Reading Elon Musk asked to testify on Twitter by UK Parliament
LONDON (AP) — A British parliamentary committee scrutinizing draft online safety legislation has invited Elon Musk to discuss his plans to buy…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2022 Honda Passport vs. 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee
By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds The Jeep Grand Cherokee has been redesigned for 2022, boasting greater off-road capability and more creature comforts, but…
Continue Reading How to save more when inflation makes your money count less
By CHANELLE BESSETTE of NerdWallet During inflation, consumers can adjust their spending and saving strategies to help lessen the impact that…
Continue Reading After another strong quarter, CVS raises outlook for 2022
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccines and tests for the virus continue to boost CVS Health and the health care giant raised its annual…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s the impact if Europe cuts off Russian oil?
By The Associated Press The European Union’s executive commission has proposed phasing out imports of Russian oil within six months.…
Continue Reading India’s central bank raises interest rate to tame inflation
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s central bank has raised its key interest rate to 4.4% from 4% to try to contain fast-rising inflation. Governor…
Continue Reading UN: Record number of people without enough to eat in 2021
ROME (AP) — The United Nations says the number of people without enough to eat on a daily basis reached all-time high last year and is poised to…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka foreign reserves at record low, politics in crisis
BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s finance minister says the South Asian country’s economy is in…
Continue Reading Norway’s Equinor posts strong Q1, to exit Russian ventures
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — State-owned Equinor ASA of Norway says one if its plants in the Arctic that had been under repairs since a 2020 fire…
Continue Reading Biden showcases deficit progress in bid to counter critics
By JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday highlighted new figures showing the…
Continue Reading EU takes major step toward Russian oil ban, new sanctions
By LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief executive has called on the 27-nation bloc to ban…
Continue Reading India’s state insurance company to list in biggest IPO
By KRUTIKA PATHI and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is selling shares in its largest state-owned insurer in its biggest…
Continue Reading Asian stocks rise after Fed chair downplays bigger rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve chairman…
Continue Reading Beijing shuts 10% of subway stations to stem COVID-19 spread
BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital on Wednesday closed 60 subway stations, more than 10% of its vast system, as an additional measure against the…
Continue Reading Ukraine: Russia using ‘missile terrorism’ in wide attacks
By JON GAMBRELL and CARA ANNA Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Complaining that the West is “stuffing Ukraine with weapons,” Russia…
Continue Reading Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies
By BRIAN WITTE and TERENCE CHEA Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in…
Continue Reading Hawaii Legislature passes bill raising minimum wage to $18
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers have passed legislation that would hike the state’s minimum wage to $18 an…
Continue Reading Leonard Ignelzi, renowned AP photographer, dies at 74
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and BERNIE WILSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Leonard Ignelzi, whose knack for being in the right place at the right time…
Continue Reading Woman whose son was killed in tornado criticizes Amazon
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The mother of a man killed in December when a tornado slammed into an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is…
Continue Reading EPA recommends against reissuing permit for PolyMet mine
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Federal regulators are recommending that the Army Corps of Engineers decline to reissue a key permit for the proposed…
Continue Reading CBS declares television season victory with weeks to go
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CBS declared itself the most popular prime-time television network for the season, even though…
Continue Reading Washington reaches $518M settlement with opioid distributors
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Months into a complex trial over their role in flooding Washington with highly addictive…
Continue Reading Man convicted in $60M film finance fraud scheme
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man claiming to be a film financier has been convicted in South Florida of participating in a scheme to…
Continue Reading LinkedIn settles with U.S. over alleged pay discrimination
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The career-networking service LinkedIn has agreed to pay $1.8 million in back wages to hundreds of female workers to settle a…
Continue Reading Airbnb posts much smaller Q1 loss, revenue doubles from 2021
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Airbnb sharply narrowed its first-quarter loss to $19 million, as the rebound in travel after two years of…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street Tuesday as investors await Wednesday’s decision by the Federal Reserve on…
Continue Reading BP, Clorox rise; Chegg, Expedia fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: BP, Clorox rise; Chegg, Expedia…
Continue Reading Starbucks reports record Q2 sales, enhances worker benefits
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks’ sales climbed to a record $7.6 billion in its fiscal second quarter, but its profits took a hit…
Continue Reading Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $2.76 to $102.41 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for July delivery fell $2.61 to…
Continue Reading US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials announced what they called extraordinary steps on Tuesday to keep hundreds of…
Continue Reading Jon Yaged to succeed Don Weisberg as Macmillan CEO
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Macmillan Publishers, Don Weisberg, will step down at the end of the year. Jon Yaged, currently the company’s…
Continue Reading Change trains: Mexico favors N. Mexico over Texas
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government is snubbing Texas and moving a proposed border rail link to New…
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