US, China reach deal in dispute over Chinese company audits
By MARCY GORDON and JOE MCDONALD AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and China have reached a preliminary agreement allowing U.S.…
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Officials confirm death of Jeffrey Epstein mentor Hoffenberg
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Medical examiners confirmed Friday that convicted Ponzi schemer and Jeffrey Epstein mentor…
Continue ReadingPakistan seeks international help for flood victims
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister is asking for international help for the impoverished nation’s…
Continue ReadingPowell: Fed’s inflation fight could bring ‘pain,’ job losses
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark warning Friday about…
Continue ReadingLebanese submarine finds 10 bodies on sunken migrant ship
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A small submarine has found the remains of 10 migrants who drowned when their boat sank in late…
Continue ReadingMichigan Chipotle store’s workers unionize, a 1st for chain
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A union says workers at a Chipotle store in Michigan have voted to unionize, becoming the first of the Mexican fast-food…
Continue ReadingSerena’s example: Tennis icon’s impact felt in Black America
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In 2016, responding to the fatal police shootings of two Black men just a day apart, Serena…
Continue ReadingChristie’s to auction Paul Allen’s art trove, valued at $1B+
NEW YORK (AP) — Some 150 artworks from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen will be auctioned at Christie’s in New York this fall…
Continue ReadingCNN management intent on changing perception of the network
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was the kind of story that media reporter Brian Stelter would normally sink his teeth into —…
Continue ReadingWendy Schmidt gives big to protect oceans, planet’s future
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Tthe health of the world’s oceans looms large in Wendy Schmidt’s…
Continue ReadingModerna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing its main competitors Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech. It’s…
Continue ReadingSpaceX, T-Mobile try to connect remote areas with satellites
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up to help provide voice and data services anywhere by having…
Continue ReadingEPA to designate ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it’s designating two “forever chemicals” used…
Continue ReadingHints of cooling prices, but Fed vows firm inflation stance
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, raising hopes that the surging costs of…
Continue ReadingFears of a radiation leak mount near Ukrainian nuclear plant
By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia…
Continue ReadingPoland and South Korea seal $5.8 billion military deal
MORAG, Poland (AP) — Poland has sealed a deal with South Korea to purchase $5.8 billion worth of tanks, howitzers and ammunition. Poland’s…
Continue ReadingGermany rethinks gas surcharge after backlash over profits
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is considering backtracking on plans for consumers to pay a surcharge on natural gas amid…
Continue ReadingCrypto firms say US sanctions limit use of privacy software
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department faces pushback from the cryptocurrency industry over sanctions imposed…
Continue ReadingTurkey says no need for concern over US sanctions warning
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s finance minister says said there was no reason for Turkish businesses to be concerned by a U.S. warning about…
Continue ReadingGermany: Baltic Sea has ‘enormous’ wind energy potential
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says estimates show that wind power from the Baltic Sea…
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