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FILE - A sign announcing a home for sale is shown on Feb. 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga., near Atlanta. On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Freddie Mac reports on this week's average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs above 7% to highest level since late November
Prospective homebuyers are facing higher costs to finance a home with the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate moving above 7% this week to its highest level in nearly five months. The average rate … more
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Starbucks is introducing a cold drink cup made with less plastic
Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks stores have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are … more
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A housing development in Cranberry Township, Pa., is shown on Friday, March 29, 2024. On Thursday, April 18, 2024, the National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales for March. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Sluggish start for spring homebuying season as home sales fall in March with mortgage rates rising
The spring homebuying season is off to a sluggish start as home shoppers contend with elevated mortgage rates and rising prices. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell 4.3% in March from the … more
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FILE - Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, speaks in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2024. During a IMF and World Bank meeting Thursday, April 18, 2024, Georgieva said the world economy has proven surprisingly resilient in the face of higher interest rates and the shock of war in Ukraine and Gaza, but "there is plenty to worry about,'' including stubborn inflation and rising levels of government debt. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
IMF's Georgieva says there's 'plenty to worry about' despite recovery for many economies
The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that the world economy has proven surprisingly resilient in the face of higher interest rates and the shock of war in Ukraine and Gaza, but … more
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Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic arrives for a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, April 18, 2024. European Union leaders vowed on Wednesday to ramp up sanctions against Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
Croatia's conservative PM convinced his party will soon form a new majority after inconclusive vote
Croatia’s ruling conservatives says that talks are already underway on the formation of a new governing majority following a highly contested parliamentary election that saw a far-right party … more
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A hiring sign is displayed in Riverwoods, Ill., Tuesday, April 16, 2024. On Thursday, April 18, 2024, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits holds steady as labor market remains strong
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits didn’t change last week as the labor market continues to defy efforts by the Federal Reserve to cool it off. The Labor Department reported … more
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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, left, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, top left, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, top, second from left, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, bottom left, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, bottom right, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, top right, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, right, meet on the second day of a G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, Thursday April 18, 2024. (Remo Casilli/Pool via AP)
European Union official urges G7 to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions
The European Union’s top diplomat is urging the Group of Seven to take quick and concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Thursday … more
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping toast during their dinner at The Palace of the Facets, a building in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia, on March 21, 2023. Europe wants two things from China: First, a shift in its relatively pro-Russia position on the war in Ukraine. Second, a reduction in the trade imbalance. It’s not clear if it will get very far on either front. (Pavel Byrkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
Europe wants 2 things from China. It may not get far on either of them.
Europe wants two things from China: First, a shift in its relatively pro-Russia position on the war in Ukraine. Second, a reduction in the trade imbalance. It’s not clear if it will get very far on … more
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Farmer's Defense Force vice president Jos Ubels poses for a portrait at his farm in Anderen, Northern Netherlands, Monday, March 18, 2024. Ubels feels that everything from overbearing bureaucrats insisting when farmers should sow or harvest, imposing excessive restrictions on fertilizer and manure use and unfair international competition condoned by the European Union have created a potent mix that has driven him away from mainstream politics. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Hard right makes hay with European farmers' anger ahead of June elections
Europe’s farmers are angry, and staging their biggest protests in half a century. Far right groups are egging them on, and hoping to ride their anger to new success in European Parliament elections … more
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President Joe Biden waves as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, after returning from a trip to Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Schumer says US will provide $6.1 billion to Micron Technology for chip plants in NY, Idaho
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory computer chips in New York and Idaho. Senate Majority … more
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FILE - State Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, addresses a gathering in Sacramento, Calif., May 20, 2019. This year, Durazo, has introduced a bill to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures that have enabled some companies to skirt state laws without facing consequences. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Who owns businesses in California? A lawmaker wants the public to know
A California lawmaker wants to require limited liability companies and similar businesses to report the identities of their owners to the government. Such information would be available for public … more
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A gambler touches the screen of a slot machine at Harrah's casino in Atlantic City N.J., Sept. 29, 2023. Figures released, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, show Atlantic City's casinos, their online partners and horse tracks that take sports bets won over $526 million in March, a month in which New Jersey's internet gambling market set yet another monthly record at $197 million. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
New York competition, smoking, internet betting concerns roil US northeast's gambling market
Casinos in the northeastern U.S. are dealing with numerous challenges as they brace for the arrival of new competitors in New York City. A potential smoking ban in Atlantic City, an ongoing debate … more
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FILE - A CSX freight train sits on a siding in downtown Pittsburgh, Nov. 19, 2022. CSX reports their earnings on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
CSX profit drops 10% despite railroad delivering 3% more freight in first quarter
CSX railroad's first-quarter profit slipped 10% even though the railroad delivered 3% more goods as shipments it handled shifted to a less-profitable mix. The railroad based in Jacksonville, Florida, … more
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FILE - The logo of the Honda Motor Co. is seen in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Dec. 15, 2021. A U.S. government investigation into unexpected automatic braking involving nearly 3 million Hondas is a step closer to a recall, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
US probe of Hondas that can activate emergency braking for no reason moves closer to a recall
A U.S. government investigation into unexpected automatic braking involving nearly 3 million Hondas is a step closer to a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it … more
Twenty years ago, photos of abused prisoners at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison were released, shocking the world. Now, three survivors of Abu Ghraib get their day in U.S. court against the military contractor they hold responsible for their mistreatment.
Abu Ghraib military contractor warned bosses of abuses 2 weeks after arriving, testimony reveals
A civilian contractor sent to work as an interrogator at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison resigned within two weeks of his arrival and told his corporate bosses that mistreatment of detainees was … more
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People wait in line to register to vote in the upcoming presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Voters go to the polls on July 28th. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes for a fair presidential election fades
The Biden administration has reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela in a rebuke to President Nicolas Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the U.S. eased … more
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Trey Anastasio, guitarist and singer-songwriter of the band Phish, poses for a photograph during an interview on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Q&A: Phish's Trey Anastasio on playing the Sphere, and keeping the creativity going after 40 years
Phish has been performing to thousands of dedicated fans for decades and prides itself on never playing the same show twice. Those fans will get another new experience this week when Phish takes the … more
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FILE - A maintenance worker walks past the company logo on the side of a locomotive in the Union Pacific Railroad fueling yard in north Denver, Oct. 18, 2006. Union Pacific dramatically reduced its use of temporary limits on some businesses' shipments over the past year after its customers complained, but regulators said Wednesday, April 17, 2024, that the railroad must go further to be in line with the other major freight railroads that rarely use such embargoes. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Regulators pleased Union Pacific is using fewer temporary shipping limits
Union Pacific dramatically reduced its use of temporary limits on some businesses’ shipments over the past year after its customers complained. But regulators said Wednesday the railroad must go … more
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In this image taken from Uber dashcam video released by the Clark County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office, William Brock, right, holds a weapon to Uber driver Loletha Hall outside his home in South Charleston, Ohio, on March 25, 2024. Brock, 81, who authorities say fatally shot Hall who he thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both, was indicted on a murder charge, Monday, April 15, 2024, by a Clark County grand jury. Hall had no knowledge of the calls made to Brock, authorities said. (Clark County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Uber is helping investigators look into account that sent driver to Ohio home where she was killed
The ride-hailing company Uber says it's banned an account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot the woman to death. Uber says Wednesday the March 25 shooting … more
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The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge lay on top of the container ship Dali, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Baltimore. The FBI confirmed that agents were aboard the Dali conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Owner of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse asks cargo owners to help cover salvage costs
The owner of the container ship Dali has initiated a process requiring owners of the cargo on board to share salvage costs after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The … more
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