US unions flexed their muscles last year, but membership rates fall to all-time low
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Unions commanded big headlines last year, but that didn’t translate into higher membership numbers, according…
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Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting a key hurdle
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major…
Continue ReadingPilot killed when small plane crashes at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane was killed when it crashed at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock. Airport officials say…
Continue ReadingTurboTax maker Intuit barred from advertising ‘free’ tax services without disclosing who’s eligible
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have barred TurboTax maker Intuit Inc. from advertising its services…
Continue ReadingDrone the size of a bread slice may allow Japan closer look inside damaged Fukushima nuclear plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press NARAHA, Japan (AP) — A drone almost the size of a slice of bread is Japan’s newest hope to get clearer footage…
Continue Reading‘This is not over,’ Texas says after Supreme Court lets Biden administration remove razor wire at US-Mexico border
By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Josh Campbell and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — As the migrant crisis continues at the…
Continue ReadingThe Doomsday Clock reveals how close we are to total annihilation
By Kristen Rogers, Megan Marples and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The Doomsday Clock that has been ticking for 77 years is no ordinary clock —…
Continue ReadingGreta Gerwig snubbed for best director and other Oscar nominations surprises
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Cue all the “did ‘Barbie’ direct itself” snark. But Greta Gerwig not being among the five best director…
Continue ReadingMiami attorneys bankrolled DEA bribery scheme, federal prosecutors say
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors are expanding their investigation into a bribery scheme…
Continue ReadingA pastor and a small Ohio city tussle over the legality of his 24/7 homeless ministry
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Christian church in Ohio filed a federal lawsuit this week after its…
Continue ReadingChanel’s spring couture show is a button-inspired ballet on the Paris runway
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Chanel’s Spring Couture show transformed Paris’ Grand Palais Ephemere into a stage of fashion…
Continue ReadingBack-to-back storms batter the UK and Ireland in what is shaping up to be the most active storm season on record
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom and Ireland are braced for more strong winds and heavy rainfall as Storm Jocelyn approaches,…
Continue ReadingEU officials urge Bosnia to press ahead with reform in order to start accession negotiations
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Commission chief and the prime ministers of the Netherlands and Croatia have told Bosnia to press…
Continue ReadingOscar nomination for ’20 Days in Mariupol,’ AP’s first, comes as bombs fall on filmmaker’s hometown
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “20 Days in Mariupol,” Mstyslav Chernov’s harrowing chronicle of the besieged Ukrainian city and…
Continue ReadingAuthor Yuval Noah Harari has gathered a lot of information — about information
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Million-selling author Yuval Noah Harari has another grand theme for his next book:…
Continue ReadingWWE’s ‘Raw’ is moving to Netflix next year in a major streaming deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE’s weekly television show “Raw” will move to Netflix next year as part of a major streaming deal.…
Continue ReadingAt United and Alaska airlines, frustration with Boeing’s manufacturing problems is boiling over
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The leaders of United Airlines and Alaska Airlines took turns Tuesday blasting Boeing over manufacturing problems…
Continue ReadingVatican-affiliated Catholic charity makes urgent appeal to stop ‘barbarous’ Alabama execution
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A leading Catholic charity is making an urgent appeal to the U.S. state of Alabama to halt a…
Continue ReadingUnited Nations report heavily critical of UK’s ‘increasingly severe crackdowns’ on environmental protesters
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations envoy said he was “alarmed,” “distressed” and “seriously concerned” by the…
Continue ReadingAirbnb donates $10 million to 120 nonprofits on 6 continents through its unusual community fund
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb has donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six…
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