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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Biden is headed to Michigan to join the UAW picket line. He's all-in on showing his union bona fides

Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an instance where a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike. President Joe Biden will do just that on Tuesday, which is … more

By SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN | 9/26/23

FILE - Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford announces the automaker's new BlueOval Battery Park, Feb. 13, 2023, in Romulus, Mich. Ford Motor Co. said Monday, Sept. 25, that it's pausing construction of the $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan until it is confident it can run the factory competitively. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Ford pausing construction of Michigan battery plant amid contract talks with auto workers union

Ford says it’s pausing construction of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan until it is confident it can run the factory competitively. The move announced Monday comes as the … more

By TOM KRISHER | 9/25/23

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm gestures as she speaks at the UN offices in Vienna, Monday Sept. 25, 2023. Granholm has emphasized the importance of nuclear fusion as a pioneering and future-oriented technology in the clean energy transition. As part of its clean-energy agenda, the Biden administration wants to "create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years," Granholm said in an interview with The Associated Press in Vienna. (AP Photo/Stephanie Liechtenstein)

US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years, Energy chief Granholm says

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says nuclear fusion is a pioneering technology and the Biden administration wants to harness it as part of the transition to clean energy. Biden wants to … more

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN and MATTHEW DALY | 9/25/23

FILE - The General Motors is affiliated to a surface, Jan. 27, 2020, in Hamtramck, Mich. Unifor, which represents about 4,300 workers at three GM facilities in Canada, said Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, that it reached a strong deal with Ford and now will try to negotiate a pattern agreement with GM. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Canadian auto workers to target General Motors after deal with Ford is ratified

Canadian auto workers say General Motors will be their next target after members ratified a new three-year labor contract with Ford. Unifor represents about 4,300 workers at three GM facilities in … more

9/25/23

Tornado-damaged Pfizer plant in North Carolina restarts production

A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant has restarted production, 10 weeks after it was heavily damaged by a tornado. The plant in North Carolina makes critical supplies for U.S. hospitals. Pfizer said … more

9/25/23

Here’s when your favorite show may return as writers strike is on the verge of ending

A tentative agreement between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios offers some hope that the industry’s dual walkouts may be over soon. But when will your favorite shows return? Well, it's … more

9/25/23

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Pray Vote Stand Summit on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

To TikTok or not to TikTok? One GOP candidate joins the app even as he calls it 'digital fentanyl'

Republican presidential hopefuls have largely shunned TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app that many conservatives accuse of being a spy mechanism for China. But entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy … more

By MEG KINNARD and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON | 9/25/23

European Union flags flap in the wind in the EU Quarter of Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The European Quarter is the headquarters of the main buildings of the European Union, inluding the European Parliament. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU Commission blocks Booking's planned acquisition of flight booking provider Etraveli

The European Union’s executive arm is blocking leading U.S. online travel agency Booking from acquiring Sweden’s flight booking provider Etraveli Group. The European Commisson says the deal would … more

9/25/23

President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde speaks at the press conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Sept.14, 2023, after a meeting of the ECB's governing council. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Interest rates will stay high 'as long as necessary,' the European Central Bank's leader says

The head of the European Central Bank says interest rates will stay high enough to restrict business activity for “as long as necessary” to beat back inflation because upward pressure on prices … more

By DAVID McHUGH | 9/25/23

FDA skeptical of experimental ALS treatment pushed by patient advocates

The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider a much-debated treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease. The deadly neurological disease has few treatment options. NurOwn, a stem cell … more

By MATTHEW PERRONE | 9/25/23

Walmart's head of fashion Denise Incandela talks about changing discounter's staid image in fashion

Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, has been long known for its basic socks, T-shirts and pull-on pants. Now, it’s aiming to be a destination for affordable stylish fashion for middle America … more

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | 9/25/23

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the company. The investment announced Monday underscores how Big Tech companies are … more

By The Associated Press | 9/25/23

FILE - A LEGO set made of its blocks featuring K-pop band BTS, is shown during a publicity event at a store in Seoul, South Korea, on March 2, 2023. Danish toymaker Lego said Monday Sept. 25, 2023 that an experiment to make its colorful building bricks out of recycled drinks bottles didn’t work but the world’s largest toymaker “remains committed” to its plans to find sustainable materials to reduce carbon emission. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Toymaker Lego will stick to its quest to find sustainable materials despite failed recycle attempt

Denmark’s Lego says it remains committed to its quest to find sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions, even after an experiment by the world’s largest toymaker to use recycled bottles … more

By JAN M. OLSEN | 9/25/23

FILE - The prices of the various grades of gasoline available are displayed electronically on a pump at a filling station on Sept. 18, 2023, in Newcastle, Wyo. Oil prices have risen, meaning drivers are paying more for gasoline and truckers and farmers more for diesel. The increase also is complicating the global fight against inflation and feeding Russia's war chest to boot. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Oil prices have risen. That's making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia's war

Oil prices are up, and that affects people far and wide. Drivers pay more for gasoline, and truckers more for diesel. Russia is earning money that it can use to wage its war against Ukraine. Central … more

By DAVID McHUGH | 9/25/23

In this image provided by the Pingtung County Government, a firefighter tries to extinguish a fire at a factory of golf ball manufacturer Launch Technologies Co. in the southern county of Pingtung in Taiwan on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The factory fire has left multiple people killed, and the victims include several firefighters, according to Taiwanese media reports. (Pingtung County Government via AP)

A Taiwan golf ball maker fined after a fatal fire for storing 30 times limit for hazardous material

Taiwan authorities have fined a golf ball manufacturer $75,000 and warned of criminal charges after a major factory fire killed nine people and left one other missing. The mayor of Pingtung county … more

9/25/23

FILE - A passenger disembarks from Amtrak's Sunset Limited at its final stop in New Orleans, Nov. 2, 2008. The Biden administration announced Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law. (AP Photo/Pat Semansky, File)

Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states

The Biden administration has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost rail capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law. … more

9/25/23

FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a retail store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. A year ago, Chair Jerome Powell warned that the Fed was prepared to be similarly aggressive toward high inflation, saying its rate hikes would cause “some pain” in the form of higher unemployment. Over time, as the job market has displayed surprising resilience, Powell has adopted a more benign tone. At a news conference last week, he suggested that a soft landing remains a “possible," if not guaranteed, outcome. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Why the US job market has defied rising interest rates and expectations of high unemployment

Last year’s spike in inflation, to the highest level in four decades, was painful enough for American households. Yet the cure — much higher interest rates, to cool spending and hiring — was … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | 9/25/23

Jens Eskelund, center, president of the European Chamber, speaks to journalists after publishing its European Business in China Position Paper 2023/2024, in Beijing on Sept. 20, 2023. The European Union's trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis called for a more balanced economic relationship with China on Monday, Sept. 25, noting a trade imbalance of nearly 400 billion euros ($425 billion), while also warning that China's position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with Europe. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

EU commissioner calls for more balanced trade with China and warns that Ukraine could divide them

The European Union’s trade commissioner has called for a more balanced relationship with China, noting a trade imbalance of nearly 400 billion euros ($425 billion). He also warned in a speech on … more

By KEN MORITSUGU | 9/25/23

Chinese tourists takes selfies with Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, right, on their arrivals at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn province, Thailand, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Thailand's new government granting temporary visa-free entry to Chinese tourists, signaling that the recovery of the country's tourism industry is a top economic priority. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy to boost tourism

Top Thai officials have welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport on the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will boost tourism. Prime … more

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI | 9/25/23

Spain's President Pedro Sanchez, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

AI is on the world's mind. Is the UN the place to figure out what to do about it?

Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence got barely a mention at the U.N. General Assembly’s convocation of world leaders. But after the release of ChatGPT last fall turbocharged both … more

By JENNIFER PELTZ | 9/25/23

Nigeria's leader increases wages to avert a strike that could shut down the government

Serbia's president denies troop buildup near Kosovo, alleges 'campaign of lies' in wake of clashes

Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick

Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie

A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots