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The Associated Press More declines in big technology stocks pulled major indexes lower on Wall Street, driving the market further into the red on the…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A filing with state officials says the company that runs QVC is shutting down a North Carolina distribution center heavily…

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $34 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against a chemical…

By The Associated Press Airlines are responding to high sickout numbers during the pandemic by trimming their schedules. Alaska Airlines said…

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Amnesty International says it has independently confirmed that an Israeli company’s…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two former investment executives from Japan have pleaded guilty in Las Vegas in what prosecutors…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose in the past week to start the new year. They reached their highest level since May…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New data from the music industry confirms what a lot of people long suspected — 2021 was…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fierce competition, low mortgage rates and soaring prices helped raise the amount borrowers…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Growth in the U.S. service industry, where most Americans work, pulled back in December…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince William has appealed for innovators around the world to submit nominations for his Earthshot Prize, a…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has denounced a Facebook ban imposed on a far-right party for allegedly violating the social…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Bed Bath & Beyond’s fiscal third-quarter loss widened, with the home goods retailer saying supply chain…

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government has announced new incentives for people to get COVID-19 booster…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remained at…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe’s sky is filling up with near-empty flights that even airlines admit serve no purpose…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit surged to a near-record high of $80.2 billion in November as…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccines and testing boosted Walgreens store sales growth to its highest level in more than two decades, as…

LONDON (AP) — The BBC has appointed British journalist Deborah Turness as its new chief executive for news and current affairs. Turness comes to…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — French regulators have fined Google and Facebook a total of more than 200 million euros for not…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s biggest governing party says it aims for a final decision by the end of March on the introduction of a universal vaccine…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Manchester United has appointed a new chief executive in the latest step by the fallen English…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — One of Portugal’s leading media conglomerates says a group calling itself “Lapsus$” hacked the company’s online…

BEIJING (AP) — China has lashed out at the United States over its support for the European nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Germany has found itself facing a series of challenges in its relations with Russia and China…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities say security forces have killed dozens of protesters and 12 police have died during…

BEIJING (AP) — China has recommitted itself to completing its orbiting space station by the end of the year and says it is planning more than 40…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets are mostly higher after more declines in big technology stocks pulled major…

By BRIAN MELLEY and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is struggling to staff hospitals and classrooms as a spike in…

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press Parents who send their children to a day care center in Arlington, Texas, will be able to…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say they’ve solved a publishing industry whodunit with the arrest of a man accused…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gig driver badly mauled by a police dog in 2020 after missing car rental payments is suing the San Francisco Bay Area city…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rockin’ Ryan Seacrest is still the king of New Year’s Eve television, no matter what…

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba was an early leader in recognizing women’s rights and equality after Fidel Castro’s…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The former chief financial officer for the New Mexico Spaceport Authority has…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond man has been refunded the $600 he was charged for an Uber ride that became trapped with hundreds of others on an…

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press Parents who send their children to a day care center in Arlington, Texas, will be able to…

The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting raised expectations that…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: AT&T, Walmart rise; PG&E, Catalent…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Employees of a Starbucks store in upstate New York who voted to unionize last month have walked off the job. The employees in…

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…

GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss army has told its ranks to stop using foreign instant-messaging services like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram for official…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allegiant Air is ordering new planes from Boeing. It’s a win for Boeing because Allegiant’s current fleet consists…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve policymakers at a meeting last month said the U.S. job market was…

By MARK PRATT Associated Press A Russian millionaire who U.S. authorities allege participated in a scheme to steal information on computer networks…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in Las Vegas for a tech conference that’s been scaled back because of COVID-19 precautions.…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says special envoys from Turkey and Armenia will hold their first meeting aimed at…

By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say they are not changing the definition of being “fully…