US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a still-tepid 1.3% annual rate
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a lackluster 1.3% annual rate from January through March as…
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Aging America: Baby boomers push nation’s median age higher as fewer children are born
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press America got older, faster during the decade ended in 2020. New census figures released Thursday show the share of…
Continue Reading More Americans apply for jobless benefits but labor market remains tight
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. applications for jobless claims rose slightly last week but remain at healthy levels as companies seem reticent…
Continue Reading Suspect in killing of 4 people, including 2 police officers, in Japan captured after standoff
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police said they arrested a man Friday who had holed up in his father’s house armed with a…
Continue Reading One of Rwanda’s most wanted genocide suspects arrested in South Africa after 22 years on run
By GERALD IMRAY and IGNATIUS SSUNA Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s genocide, a…
Continue Reading Pentagon says allies will unite to train Ukrainians on F-16s, but warns jets aren’t ‘magic weapons’
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that European allies are…
Continue Reading Aid chief says Taliban agree to consider allowing women to resume agency work in Kandahar
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of a major international aid organization says Taliban officials in Kandahar…
Continue Reading War and economy push immigration to Britain to record high in 2022
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Official figures show the number of people moving to Britain reached a record high of 606,000 in…
Continue Reading How the end of the COVID health emergency affects your Medicare
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet The COVID-19 public health emergency that started in January 2020 ended on May 11, 2023. When that happened, several…
Continue Reading Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia and Belarus have signed a deal formalizing the procedure for deploying Russian…
Continue Reading Head of Russian private army Wagner says his forces are handing control of Bakhmut to Moscow
By SUSIE BLANN and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claimed Thursday…
Continue Reading 4 people accused of hanging Vinícius Júnior effigy released from custody
By TALES AZZONI and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Four people accused of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior…
Continue Reading Pressure building on Team Penske to get Indianapolis 500 results
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power and Scott McLaughlin joined Josef Newgarden behind a table draped in a checked flag…
Continue Reading Damage to Russian-occupied dam submerges Ukrainian reservoir island community
By LORI HINNANT and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press LYSOHIRKA, Ukraine (AP) — The rising waters came as a relief at first, for both the tiny…
Continue Reading Shift to clean energy accelerating, but coal investments too high, report says
By VICTORIA MILKO and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writers JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The International Energy Agency says energy security concerns…
Continue Reading Hong Kong man sentenced to almost 6 years in prison in alleged plot to bomb court buildings
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for alleged involvement in a…
Continue Reading Iran unveils latest version of ballistic missile amid wider tensions over nuclear program
By MEHDI FATTAHI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has unveiled what it dubbed the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets mixed as US government debt talks push toward brink of default
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian markets were mixed Friday as a deadline loomed for Congress to reach a deal on the U.S. government debt…
Continue Reading Germany’s GDP shrinks by 0.3% in first quarter to put Europe’s biggest economy into recession
BERLIN (AP) — New figures show the German economy made an unexpected dip in the first quarter of this year, putting the country formally into…
Continue Reading Turkish voters weigh final decision on next president, visions for future
By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two opposing visions for Turkey’s future are on the ballot when…
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