Relics and militants: Vatican fraud trial sprawls the globe
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s financial trial has taken a surreal turn with a defendant asserting she…
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WhatsApp adds messaging tools to attract businesses
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer WhatsApp parent Meta is moving forward with its push to attract businesses to its popular chat app. Its part…
Continue Reading Court tosses $300,000 hospital bill for promised $1,300 tab
The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a woman who expected to pay about $1,300 for back surgery but…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: ESG investing and the debate surrounding it
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After starting as a niche corner of the finance world, ESG investing has since exploded to become a…
Continue Reading GOP directs culture war fury toward green investing trend
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Red state officials are coming out swinging against growing Wall Street efforts to consider…
Continue Reading House passes bill to crack down on gasoline ‘price gouging’
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely divided House has approved legislation to crack down on alleged price gouging by oil…
Continue Reading 2022 is the year of all-inclusive travel, and here’s why
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Many major hotel chains are embracing all-inclusive offerings. For example, Hyatt recently announced an integration…
Continue Reading New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformation
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on…
Continue Reading 20 years after spate of hospital deaths, ex-worker accused
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Twenty years after a spate of deaths at a rural Missouri hospital, a former worker has been charged with murder.…
Continue Reading Finland brewery launches NATO beer with ‘taste of security’
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A small brewery in Finland has launched a NATO-themed beer to mark the Nordic country’s bid to…
Continue Reading Lawmakers want Ohio State’s 2010 football season restored
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — House lawmakers have approved a symbolic resolution calling for the restoration of…
Continue Reading Home sales tumble again as mortgage rates surge
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in April for the third month in a row as mortgage rates surged,…
Continue Reading Harley-Davidson suspends production for 2 weeks, shares fall
Associated Press Harley-Davidson is announcing a two-week suspension of vehicle assembly and most shipments, citing a regulatory compliance issue…
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Lebanon receives Interpol notice for auto tycoon Ghosn
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese judicial officials say Beirut has received from Interpol a wanted notice for disgraced auto…
Continue Reading Fed nominee Michael Barr calls inflation ‘far too high’
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to be the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator…
Continue Reading Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edge down to 5.25%
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates retreated modestly this week, but interest on the key…
Continue Reading ‘Twitter philanthropy’ reveals chasms in social safety net
By R.J. RICO Associated Press Practically every minute of every hour, someone sends a tweet to Bill Pulte, a 33-year-old private-equity investor and…
Continue Reading FDA head: Baby formula factory could reopen by next week
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s commissioner says a shuttered baby formula factory…
Continue Reading McDonald’s era in Russia coming to a close, restaurants sold
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s is selling all of its restaurants in Russia 30 years after the burger chain became a powerful…
Continue Reading Kohl’s cuts annual forecast, as it gets stung with inflation
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s Corp. cut its earnings forecast, as the department store joins a string of…
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