Month: August 2022

By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Back-to-school shopping is extra expensive this year, due to inflation. But coordinating with people in your community can help you save money. For example, plan a bulk order of supplies that you and other school parents can split for a lower cost per unit. Or check if a local organization,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, who entertained and informed Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years. Scully, the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, died Tuesday night at 94. ___ “Vin was an extraordinary man whose gift

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has inspected a turbine at the center of a natural gas dispute and declared Wednesday that “there are no problems” blocking the part’s return to Russia besides missing information from Russia’s state-controlled gas company. The Kremlin insisted on Wednesday that more assurances are

MOSCOW (AP) — A massive fire has engulfed a warehouse outside Moscow, injuring at least 11 people. The fire, at a warehouse belonging to Russia’s leading online retailer, Ozon, has affected an area of 50,000 square meters. Huge plumes of black smoke rose into the skies over the area, near the town of Istra northwest

CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer The OPEC oil cartel and its allies have decided to boost production in September by a much slower pace than in previous months. The move Wednesday comes amid high gasoline prices and unstable energy supplies exacerbated by the war Russia is waging on Ukraine. OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, and

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Ukraine’s ambassador to Lebanon is insisting that a Syrian ship docked at a Lebanese port is carrying stolen Ukrainian grain and urged Lebanon to block the ship from leaving. The claim Wednesday comes just days before the tiny cash-strapped country receives Ukraine’s first grain shipment since Russia’s

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — The first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal passed inspection Wednesday in Istanbul and headed on to Lebanon. Ukraine said 17 other vessels were “loaded and waiting permission to leave,” but there was no word yet on when they

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented its plans for new coronavirus measures for the coming fall and winter as it expects virus cases to go up again. Wearing masks on planes and during long-distance travel will be mandatory from October to early April all over Germany. Mandatory mask-wearing and the presentation of a

By BRUCE SCHREINER and BRYNN ANDERSON Associated Press HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) — Temperatures are soaring in a region of eastern Kentucky where people are shoveling out the wreckage of massive flooding. Many are working without electricity. The National Weather Service expects the heat and humidity to combine for a heat index of up to 100

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators has proposed a bill to regulate cryptocurrencies. It’s the latest attempt by Congress to formulate ideas on how to oversee a multibillion-dollar industry that has been racked recently by collapsing prices and lenders halting operations. Senate Agriculture Committee chair