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The Associated Press Stocks drifted to a weak close on Wall Street, closing out a rocky February. The S&P 500 lost 0.3% Tuesday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq composite also fell. Treasury yields were mixed. After a hot start to the year bolstered by hopes that inflation was on the way

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $352 million. On a per-share basis, the Santa Clara, California-based company said it had net income of $1.19. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.37 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations.

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative justices holding the Supreme Court’s majority seem likely to sink President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. In arguments lasting more than three hours Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts led his conservative colleagues in

By SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating Julie Su, the current deputy and former California official, as his next labor secretary, replacing the departing incumbent, former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Su, a civil rights attorney and former head of California’s labor department, was central to

BOSTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says a JetBlue pilot had to take evasive action while landing at Boston’s Logan International Airport when another aircraft crossed an intersecting runway. The FAA’s preliminary review found that the close call occurred at about 7 p.m. Monday when the pilot of a Learjet 60 took off without

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Drones that the Kremlin said were launched by Ukraine flew deep inside Russian territory, including one that got within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of Moscow, signaling breaches in Russian defenses as President Vladimir Putin ordered stepped-up protection at the border. Officials said the drones caused no

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is up in the air after Supreme Court justices questioned whether his administration has the authority to broadly cancel federal student loans. At stake is debt forgiveness for up to 43 million Americans. Nearly half could

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former FTX executive is pleading guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud charges as part of a deal to cooperate with federal prosecutors building their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Tuesday’s plea by the cryptocurrency company’s former engineering director, Nishad Singh, raises to three the

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging higher Tuesday as Wall Street closes out what’s been a tough February. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 84 points, or 0.3%, at 32,802, as of 12:58 p.m. Eastern time, while the

By BECKY BOHRER and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration is weighing approval of a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities but environmentalists say runs counter to President Joe Biden’s climate goals. A decision on whether to approve

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president announced Tuesday that electric car company Tesla has committed to building a major plant in the industrial hub of Monterrey in northern Mexico. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the promise came in phone calls he had Friday and Monday with Tesla head Elon

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press Britain and the European Union have reached a new agreement on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. That’s raised hopes that more than six years of wrangling over the U.K.’s exit from the bloc may finally come to an end. The deal, announced Monday by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target plans to invest as much as $5 billion this year expanding services for customers, including a drive up service for returns, renovations at 175 stores and improvements in online shopping. The Minneapolis retailer announced the investments Tuesday during its annual investor meeting as it

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and LUIGI NAVARRA Associated Press CROTONE, Italy (AP) — Rescue teams have pulled more bodies from the sea, bringing the death toll from Italy’s latest migrant tragedy to 65. Prosecutors have identified three suspected smugglers. Police said Tuesday that they charged 8,000 euros each for the “voyage of death” from Turkey to

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative justices holding the Supreme Court’s majority pressed skeptical questions Tuesday about President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. The high court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, heard arguments on two challenges to the plan, which has so

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors, lawyers, celebrities: There’s a new cosmetic surgery, of sorts, that has snared them all. By that, we mean handing over money to hire a calligrapher for a fresh take on writing one’s own name in cursive. With a pen or another writing implement. On

By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The man credited with inventing the cellphone 50 years ago had only one concern then about the brick-sized device with a long antenna: Would it work? These days Martin Cooper frets like everybody else about his invention’s impacts on society — from the loss of privacy

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the border with Ukraine tightened Tuesday after several drones attacked inside Russian territory, including one that crashed just 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Moscow in an alarming development for Russian defenses. The drones caused no injuries but raised questions about the