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WASHINGTON (AP) — Kraft Heinz Co. is agreeing to pay $62 million to settle charges of improper accounting of what it once claimed were cost…

By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press SAN MARCOS DE COLON, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ push to form semi-autonomous development zones aimed at…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in the services sector, where most Americans work, slowed in August after setting…

By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tyson Foods is offering paid sick leave for the first time to its front-line workers.…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple is indefinitely delaying its plans to scan iPhones in…

By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The center-right Union bloc’s candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor…

By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet Freelancing or consulting can grow into full-time self-employment. But to successfully make that leap, it’s…

BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Daimler has dismissed a “cease and desist” demand from two environmental groups to commit to ending the sale of…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says the world and especially urban areas experienced a brief and sharp drop…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca say they reached a deal to end a damaging legal battle…

The Associated Press The United Nations chief will convene a ministerial meeting in Geneva on Sept. 13 to seek a swift scale-up in funding to address…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have become obsessed with collectibles, bidding up prices for trading cards, video games…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — E-commerce giant Alibaba Group says it will spend $15.5 billion to support President Xi…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have become obsessed with collectibles, bidding up prices for trading cards, video games…

By FARAI MUTSAKA and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Young people across Africa are battling an economic downturn caused by…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Britain is rushing 4 million Pfizer doses to Australia, where authorities are scrambling…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday following a weak jobs report, but gains for a handful of Big Tech…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Intensive care beds are full of unvaccinated coronavirus patients at a hospital in Boise,…

By SAM METZ and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press/Report for America STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — Some Lake Tahoe residents who fled a raging wildfire…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Apple has recently eased some longstanding restrictions that helped make its App…

By HALELUYA HADERO and GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writers Following Hurricane Ida, mutual aid networks sprang into action to supplement the more…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a modest gain after two…

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas school district officials say a data breach exposed personal student, parent, teacher and staff information dating to 2010. In…

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has banned effeminate men on TV and told broadcasters to promote…

NEW YORK (AP) — Published reports say executives at a New York hedge fund have agreed to pay as much as $7 billion to settle a long-running dispute…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Wednesday to participating in what prosecutors called a “textbook Ponzi scheme” that…

By MELINDA DESLATTE and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A critical port that serves as the primary support hub for the Gulf…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to…

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

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A hundred years have passed in West Virginia since a mine industry conflict sparked the…

HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a revised settlement with U.S. Steel, more than four years after one of the steelmaker’s…

The Associated Press Stocks recovered from an afternoon stumble and ended with modest gains Thursday, enough to mark more record highs for the…

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Baxter, Signet Jewelers rise; Chewy, Five Below…

NEW YORK (AP) — Cunard Line is pushing back the return of the Queen Mary 2, which has already been idled for 18 months because of the pandemic.…

The Associated Press The government’s road safety agency reported Thursday that U.S. traffic deaths in the first quarter of 2021 rose by 10.5% over…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says Virgin Galactic can’t launch anyone…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — An intergovernmental conference has taken early steps toward drawing up an agreement to curb plastic…

By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day.…

By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in about three dozen U.S. cities, is suspending operations after…

The Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The average long-term mortgage rate was unchanged from last week as the economy continues to show…

BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping says China will set up its third stock exchange to serve private companies in the capital, Beijing. The step…

By TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The global shortage of computer chips is getting worse, forcing automakers to temporarily close…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state communications watchdog has warned Apple and Google that they could face…

By JOHN SEEWER and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A landmark settlement in the nation’s opioid epidemic is forcing the owners of OxyContin maker…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sustainable investing has gone way past fad to become one of the steadiest forces on Wall Street.…

By The Associated Press DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Medical products company Baxter International said Thursday it will acquire medical technology firm…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A growing number of companies big and small are now dropping requirements that made…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of jobless Americans who have depended on federal…