FTC sues Intuit to stop ‘bait-and-switch’ TurboTax ads
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission is suing TurboTax maker Intuit, saying its ads for “free” tax filing misled…
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Senate advances Fed nominee Lisa Cook on party-line vote
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday agreed to consider the nomination of Lisa Cook for a position on…
Continue ReadingPoland moves to block coal imports from Russia
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has decided to block imports of coal from Russia. Tuesday’s move…
Continue ReadingAmericans ease up on masks, virus safeguards: AP-NORC poll
By RUSS BYNUM and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press Many Americans are significantly relaxing how often they wear masks and take other once-routine…
Continue ReadingUN helicopter carrying 8 shot down by rebels in Congo’s east
By CARLEY PETESCH and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s army says rebels in the country’s east have shot down a…
Continue ReadingFlamingo that escaped Kansas zoo in 2005 spotted in Texas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wildlife officials say one of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the…
Continue ReadingMaryland lawmakers scramble to produce new congressional map
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are scrambling to approve a new congressional map to comply with a court…
Continue ReadingIsrael defense chief, Jordan’s king discuss Ramadan calm
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister has met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman and they discussed maintaining calm in Jerusalem…
Continue ReadingMan who waved Confederate flag pleads guilty in Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Maryland man who waved a Confederate flag attached to a lacrosse stick during the siege at the U.S. Capitol…
Continue ReadingSpain, Portugal emerge as ‘energy island’ in Europe’s crisis
By JOSEPH WILSON and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The energy crisis provoked by Russia’s war in Ukraine has helped…
Continue ReadingKosovo Albanian indicted for 1999 war crimes
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Prosecutors have indicted an Albanian man for war crimes he allegedly committed in Kosovo in 1999. The special…
Continue ReadingNew York AG asks appeals court to enforce Trump subpoena
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is asking a state appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling…
Continue ReadingSanctioned oligarch Abramovich seen at Russia-Ukraine talks
By MEHMET GUZEL and MIKE CORDER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has been seen on the sidelines of…
Continue ReadingGOP defections thwart some of conservatives’ plans in Kansas
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Key conservative initiatives are likely to fail in Kansas this year because a few Republicans…
Continue ReadingQatar to invest $5 billion in Egypt as ties improve
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say Qatar will invest $5 billion in Egypt signaling increasing improvement in ties between…
Continue ReadingWith war next door, EU is warned on cybersecurity gaps
BRUSSELS (AP) — As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerates European Union defense cooperation, a watchdog says EU institutions face…
Continue ReadingArkansas congressional hopeful recovering from plane crash
CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who is challenging U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford in the Republican primary election is recovering after he…
Continue ReadingMan in Gov. Whitmer plot trial talked about hanging leaders
By ED WHITE Associated Press Jurors have seen provocative social media posts written by a key figure charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan’s…
Continue ReadingBusch beer heiress enters Missouri US Senate race
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press Anheuser-Busch beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine is running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat. The daughter of the…
Continue ReadingEuropeans expel dozens of Russian envoys to combat espionage
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In what appeared to be a coordinated action to tackle Russian espionage, at least…
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