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By DAVID BAUDER and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News put off the opening of the trial Monday for one day, without any explanation. Lawyers for Fox and Dominion Voting Systems would not comment on Delaware Superior Court

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press ZOETERMEER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch national intelligence agency has painted a grim picture of a growing number of internal and external threats to the rule of law in the Netherlands compounded by Russia’s war in Ukraine, international cyber attacks and espionage. In its annual report, the General Intelligence and

CONSHOKOCKEN, Pa. (AP) — David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy protection, the second time for the chain in the past five years. The announcement Monday arrives days after the company, one of the largest sellers of wedding gowns and formal wear, said it could eliminate more than 9,200 jobs across the United States. Based in

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Wall Street are drifting Monday at the start of the first full week of earnings reporting season. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in its first trading after squeezing out its fourth winning week in the last five. The Dow Jones Industrial Average

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — An American architect of Northern Ireland’s historic 1998 peace accord on Monday urged its feuding politicians to revive the mothballed Belfast government, as a current political crisis clouded celebration of the peacemaking milestone. Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell told a conference to mark a quarter

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Aviation workers in Nigeria have embarked on a two-day strike, leaving thousands of travelers stranded as airlines canceled or rescheduled flights in the country’s major cities. The strike was declared by seven unions in the aviation industry who accuse the government of failing to release recently

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — China’s defense minister has toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital that underscores the increasingly close ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Gen. Li Shangfu in the Kremlin on Sunday, noting that

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French court has acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris. The crash killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures. Sobs broke out among victims’ families in the courtroom as

By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street is pointing modestly higher in subdued trading early Monday ahead of another busy week of corporate earnings reports that should offer clues about how businesses are faring under sustained inflationary pressures. Futures for the S&P 500 rose about 0.1% and futures for the Dow

By Ken Sweet AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Consumer Bankers Association President Lindsey Johnson speaks to The Associated Press about “Twitter bank runs” and how the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are impacting how people see the banking industry.

By OLIVIA SANCHEZ, The Hechinger Report NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s almost 4 p.m. at the Nashville branch of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, and the students in the auto collision repair night class are just starting their school day. One is sanding the seal off the bed of his 1989 Ford F-350. Another

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A project to develop some 20 small nuclear power reactors in Poland is moving forward, with a cooperation agreement between the Polish energy giant PKN ORLEN and two U.S. government financial institutions. Poland, which has traditionally relied heavily on its own coal and Russian energy imports, is seeking a shift toward

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet If you’re going to need a home loan in retirement — to buy your next house or replace the mortgage you’ve got — you’re far better off applying while you’re still working if you can. Even with good credit scores and solid income, retirees can find it more difficult to

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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global markets rose moderately Monday, although worries continued about economic growth and inflationary pressures. France’s CAC 40 rose less than 0.1% in early trading to 7,522.58. Germany’s DAX gained 0.2% to 15,830.74. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.5% to 7,911.91. U.S. shares were set to drift higher

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Every day, Americans donate their time, skills and energy to their communities by volunteering with nonprofit organizations. The Associated Press interviewed five volunteers about what motivated them to get involved and why they think more people don’t give their time. Recently released data from the U.S. Census and AmeriCorps showed

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian markets rose Monday, although worries continued about economic growth and inflationary pressures. Traders are focused on companies’ upcoming earnings reports and worry about how inflation might affect moves by the Federal Reserve and the world’s other central banks on interest rates. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French court has acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris. The crash killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures. Sobs broke out among victims’ families in the courtroom as

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. Up next? An Atlanta suburb. That’s because a new U.S. clean energy law offers generous tax credits — up to 40% of costs