Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments…
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Egypt’s inflation surges on amid currency’s dramatic slide
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s statistics bureau says the nation is continuing to battle surging inflation amid a…
Continue ReadingGerman police clear blockades at village condemned for mine
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) — Several hundred climate activists have tried to prevent heavy machinery from reaching…
Continue ReadingFrench PM unveils pension changes, unions call for strikes
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has unveiled a contentious pension overhaul aimed at…
Continue ReadingTrump executive Allen Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump ’s business empire, was taken into…
Continue ReadingChina halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese embassies stopped issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese in apparent retaliation…
Continue ReadingChina economy recovering but hampered by virus outbreaks
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Wang Jian is anxious to get back to work teaching basketball to children now that China has…
Continue ReadingAsia stocks echo Wall Street rally as inflation report looms
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street that came ahead of…
Continue ReadingLeaders of US, Canada, Mexico show unity despite friction
By COLLEEN LONG and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden,  Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP kicks off majority with vote to slash IRS funding
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans began their tenure in the majority Monday by passing a bill that would…
Continue ReadingYale grad students vote to unionize after decadeslong push
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Graduate teachers and researchers at Yale University have overwhelmingly voted to unionize. Results released Monday…
Continue ReadingPromotions, not job cuts, follow Southwest’s holiday chaos
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is making a number of executive promotions, but nobody is getting fired after thousands of flights were canceled…
Continue ReadingEPA, pipeline operator reach deal to clean up Kansas spill
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it has reached an…
Continue ReadingGeorge Floyd family taking applications for business grants
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s family is ready to take applications from businesses for grants funded by money from their wrongful death…
Continue Reading$1.1B Mega Millions prize also can be winner for retailers
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing Tuesday night has people lined…
Continue ReadingJohn Deere, farm group reach deal on fixing equipment
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Equipment manufacturer John Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation have signed an agreement that ensures farmers and…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Monday 1/9/2023
The Associated Press Stocks gave up early gains and drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street. Weakness in health care companies worsened throughout…
Continue ReadingDuck Creek, Rite Aid rise; Macy’s, Lululemon fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Duck Creek, Rite Aid rise; Macy’s, Lululemon…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose 86 cents to $74.63 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for March delivery rose…
Continue ReadingMexico ended 2022 with 7.82% annual inflation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico ended 2022 with 7.82% annual inflation, the highest rate in more than two decades. What Mexican families felt most was…
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