EXPLAINER: Kansas’ Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly banned the use of TikTok on the state-issued devices of government…
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Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball
By DAVID KOENIG and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Travelers who counted on Southwest Airlines to get them home suffered…
Continue Reading Iraq prime minister orders crackdown on trademark violations
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has ordered a crackdown on local businesses operating under the…
Continue Reading Ukrainian tycoon arrested in French ski resort in bank probe
PARIS (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say a Ukrainian businessman and former lawmaker suspected of embezzling more than $100 million has been arrested…
Continue Reading Finland gets floating LNG terminal to replace Russian gas
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s first floating liquefied natural gas terminal was moored Wednesday at the southern port…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 6 vehicles that make you feel like you’re in a spa
By KRISTIN V. SHAW Edmunds Massaging seats, mood lightning, soothing music and more: Some cars on the market deliver a driving experience way beyond…
Continue Reading Bangladesh opens first metro service to ease Dhaka traffic
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s prime minister has inaugurated the country’s first metro rail service aimed at easing notorious traffic…
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By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet More than 1 in 4 retirees say they’re spending more than they can afford, according to a recent survey from the…
Continue Reading Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm gets 6-month stay of bankruptcy
BERLIN (AP) — A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline.…
Continue Reading Hong Kong scraps vaccine pass, COVID-19 tests for travelers
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is scrapping some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travelers…
Continue Reading Minister: Ukraine aims to develop air-to-air combat drones
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has bought some 1,400 drones, mostly for reconnaissance, and plans to develop…
Continue ReadingAsian shares extend losses after Wall Street decline
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Thursday after benchmarks fell more than 1% on Wall Street in the…
Continue Reading China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls…
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House committee expected to release Trump’s taxes Friday
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s tax returns are expected to be released by the…
Continue Reading Tesla, Southwest, Peloton fall; Las Vegas Sands, Hess rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Southwest Airlines Co., down $2.15 to $33.94. The airline had…
Continue Reading Divided appeals court rejects 4 insider trading convictions
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A divided appeals court has tossed out the insider trading convictions of four men, prompting…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 12/27/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower Tuesday afternoon after the long holiday weekend, adding to the market’s recent losses as Wall Street…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery fell 57 cents to $78.96 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for February delivery…
Continue Reading States banking big bucks as Fed attempts to fight inflation
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State governments emerging from the coronavirus pandemic built historic cash surpluses…
Continue Reading France to provide 2 satellites, receiving station to Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The French and Polish defense ministers have agreed to a deal under which France will provide Poland with two observation…
Continue Reading No-nonsense judge takes over FTX-Bankman-Fried criminal case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan federal judge known for swift decisions and a no-nonsense demeanor during three…
Continue Reading Making pig livers humanlike in quest to ease organ shortage
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Scientists are transforming pig livers to look and act like human ones, part of a…
Continue Reading Spain scraps value-added tax on staple foods in aid package
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain has announced a new series of measures including scrapping Value Added Tax on staple food and…
Continue Reading Lavrov: Ukraine must demilitarize or Russia will do it
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that Ukraine must meet Moscow’s…
Continue Reading Former soldier tasked with getting Navy builder in shipshape
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — The new leader of Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works said he’s been rejuvenated by a shift…
Continue Reading Germany’s governing coalition argues over COVID restrictions
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing coalition is arguing over whether remaining COVID-19 restrictions should be dropped after one of the…
Continue Reading Serbs put up new roadblocks as tensions soar in Kosovo
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI Associated Press MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Serbs have erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and…
Continue Reading Flight canceled? Experts share some advice about what to do
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Thousands of travelers have been stranded at airports or stuck on hold trying to rebook flights this week as a…
Continue Reading New May Mobility exec wants to scale up driverless vehicles
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — For more than a decade, Kathy Winter has been working to get self-driving vehicles on the road, first…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 5 ways to build your credit score in 2023
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet For those of us with big financial plans or resolutions for the new year, such as buying a home or new car, getting…
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Japan to require COVID-19 tests for all visitors from China
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Tuesday that Japan will tighten border controls for…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Families hoping to catch a Southwest Airlines flight after days of cancellations, missing luggage…
Continue Reading Foreign firms: China ‘turns corner’ by ending quarantine
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Foreign companies welcomed China’s decision to end quarantines for travelers from abroad as an…
Continue Reading Japan PM sacks 4th minister to patch up scandal-hit Cabinet
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has dismissed his fourth minister in two months to patch a…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after tech-led decline on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a post-holiday retreat on Wall Street, as…
Continue Reading China races to vaccinate elderly, but many are reluctant
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated…
Continue Reading Deep freeze breaks pipes, creates water crisis across South
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Days of freezing temperatures in Deep South areas that usually freeze for only hours are threatening dozens of water systems…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Ukraine FM aims for February peace summit
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister said Monday that his nation wants a…
Continue Reading China to scrap COVID-19 quarantine for incoming passengers
BEIJING (AP) — China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting Jan. 8, the National Health…
Continue Reading Zach Bryan drops ‘All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster’ album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chorus against Ticketmaster’s contentious concert pricing practices is growing, numbering among them Zach Bryan and…
Continue Reading Holiday sales up 7.6% despite the squeeze of inflation
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite…
Continue Reading Parties are back, but how to dress? A holiday guide
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The season’s triple-virus threat notwithstanding, parties are back, and they’ve…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: 2023 tax credits for EVs will boost their appeal
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for…
Continue Reading Russia says it shot down Ukrainian drone near air base
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military reported Monday that it shot down a Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Asian shares higher in thin holiday trading
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares rose Monday in Asia in thin post-Christmas holiday trading, with markets in Europe,…
Continue Reading Western NY death toll rises to 28 from cold, storm chaos
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo residents hovered around space heaters, hunted for cars buried in snow drifts and…
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‘Avatar’ sequel sails to 2nd week atop the box office
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Avatar: The Way of Water” sailed to the top of the box office in its second…
Continue Reading California 19-year-old arrested in bogus parking ticket scam
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A 19-year-old man designed fake parking tickets and put them on cars near the beach in Northern California last week in…
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Boil water order issued in Mississippi capital amid freeze
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — City officials in Jackson, Mississippi, say residents must boil their drinking water due to water lines bursting in the…
Continue Reading Putin claims Moscow ready for Ukraine talks as attacks go on
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia is ready for talks to end the war in Ukraine even as the country faced more…
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