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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine booster for healthy children ages 5 to 11. Everyone 12 and…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales rose 0.9% in April, a solid increase that underscores Americans’…

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Ukraine is marrying some digital marketing tools with crowdfunding and other incentives for giving to keep global…

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government has approved a draft bill that widens abortion rights for teenagers and may make Spain the first country in…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart reported stronger sales for the first quarter, but its profit took a beating…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will pass a law to scrap parts of the trade treaty it signed with the…

By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet When parents die, their adult children often must manage their financial affairs. Those kids and other caregivers are…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says it will begin allowing small package tours from four countries later this…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Even as Western allies grapple with how to counter Russia’s assault on…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s governing party has defeated a move in Parliament to urgently…

By MATT O’BRIEN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Reporters Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can’t “move forward” unless the…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY, HALELUYA HADERO and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Experts are calling for a broader discussion around livestreams…

By KEN MORITSUGU and DAVID RISING Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Administrators at an elite Beijing university have backed down from plans to…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rose and the Federal Reserve’s chairman…

By JAY REEVES Associated Press THOMASVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A handful of U.S. hospitals are facing a financial crisis that officials say was caused by…

By AARON MORRISON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new, 63-page IRS tax filing shared exclusively with The Associated Press shows the Black Lives…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press An outbreak of avian flu is forcing farmers to cull their flocks and leading to concerns about even higher food…

By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CIARAN McQUILLAN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The fall of Mariupol appears at hand as Ukraine is moving to…