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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat. The…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A couple decades ago, convincing investors that they could make money by helping underserved…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s intellectual property agency says innovation marched forward last year despite the…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Deciding when to take Social Security benefits can make a huge difference in the amount of money you’ll have in…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine maker said Monday it plans to…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions have soared on the border between Kosovo and Serbia as Pristina authorities…

BERLIN (AP) — Computer-maker HP, consumer goods business Procter & Gamble and coffee capsule company Nespresso have joined a corporate pledge…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s business secretary says there is no danger that people won’t be able to heat their…

By DAVID RISING and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say they have found no evidence that the…

BEIJING (AP) — Harry Potter fans came dressed as wizards as Universal Studios opened its first theme park in China under anti-virus controls. The…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen, with Tokyo down 2%, as worries about heavily indebted Chinese real…

The Associated Press The Federal Reserve delivers its latest economic and interest rate policy update Wednesday. Nike reports its fiscal…

By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer China has set new rules limiting the amount of time kids can spend playing online games. The new rules are part of a…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — French and Australian officials say France’s anger over a canceled submarine contract…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares have fallen  more than 3% in Hong Kong in holiday-thinned trading in Asia, with both Tokyo and…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is travelling to the United States with senior Cabinet officials…

By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government spokesman says President Emmanuel Macron will speak in the coming days…

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dental work for Medicare recipients. An end to sky’s-the-limit…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says France would have known Australia had…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Officials in both the U.S. and the European Union are struggling with the same question. That is how…

BOSTON (AP) — A former classmate has testified that one of the students prosecutors say was admitted to the University of Southern California with…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ABIQUIU, N.M. (AP) — The Rio Chama begins at the edge of the Rocky Mountains and courses through rugged…

BARAGA, Mich. (AP) — Fred Dakota has died at age 84 after creating a milestone for Native American gambling by opening a garage casino in Michigan…

BEIJING (AP) — An Air France-KLM flight has returned to Beijing shortly after takeoff after smoke filled the cabin. The airline said Saturday the…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Aluminum wraps designed to protect homes from flames are getting attention as wildfires burn in…

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats face a daunting assignment. They’re trying to complete a $3.5…

By ROD McGUIRK and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s foreign minister has denounced what he called the “duplicity, disdain…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A judge formally approved a plan Friday to turn OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma into a new company no longer owned…

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Federal officials say they will investigate a fiery Tesla crash that left two people dead in South Florida. The National…

NEW YORK (AP) — A former executive at pharmaceutical company Mylan has pleaded guilty to insider trading in the company’s securities. The Justice…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank has dropped a popular report that ranked countries by how welcoming they are…

The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday, marking a feeble ending to an up-and-down week of trading.The S&P 500 index fell…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Protagonist, Schlumberger fall; Invesco, Thermo Fisher…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has recalled its ambassador to the United States in an unprecedented show of anger that…

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

SEATTLE (AP) — A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network,…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate declined slightly in August as the state added 104,300…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has funded organizations that received the most money for racial equity in 27…

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s prime minister has boasted of barging uninvited into a video conference…

By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden entered the White House promising to stop the twin health and…

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a host at a popular New York City restaurant was assaulted by three women from Texas…

By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s incoming finance minister has signed a contract with a New York-based company to…

BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s famous Skinny House has sold for a nice fat price. Zillow reports that the home that hit the market in August for $1.2…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations says cuts in greenhouse gas emissions so far pledged by governments…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to hammer out the world’s next steps…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations says a new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway”…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators have ordered Enbridge to pay more than $3 million for allegedly violating state environmental law by…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — During his time as Union Pacific’s CEO, Lance Fritz has had to find ways to keep the freight…

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus has reported a loss of 210 million euros for the 2020-21 financial year. The loss is attributed mainly to the…

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press LA PINE, Ore. (AP) — From dusty towns to forests in the West, illegal marijuana growers are taking water in…