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By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press Gun control and gun violence intervention advocates hope the mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, will convince federal and state governments to take action again. Nonprofits like March for Our Lives plan to mobilize supporters on June 11 to push elected officials to require

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Nineteen years after the last one was made, Goodyear has agreed to recall more than 173,000 recreational vehicle tires that the U.S. government says can fail and have killed or injured 95 people since 1998. Goodyear’s G159 tires have been under investigation by the National Highway

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling at the open on Wall Street Tuesday as anxiety about a possible U.S. economic slowdown triggered by a bond sell-off Monday sent investors looking for shelter. The S&P 500 is down 0.8% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 0.7%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite

PARIS (AP) — Health workers protested on Tuesday around France to demand more hiring and better salaries in public hospitals. Years of cost cuts left medics submerged when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and are now forcing emergency rooms to cut services. Nine unions and collectives organized a day of protest, including a demonstration outside the

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Goodyear has agreed to recall more than 173,000 recreational vehicle tires that the government says can fail and have killed or injured 95 people since 1998. Goodyear’s G159 tires have been under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for over five years. On Tuesday

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Forget rummaging through the junk drawer. Soon, Europeans will only need to reach for one cable to charge their smartphones and other devices. European Union officials said they inked a provisional agreement Tuesday that will require a uniform charging cord in the 27-nation bloc. It’s part

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Target is canceling orders from suppliers, particularly for home goods and clothing, and it’s slashing prices further to clear out amassed inventory ahead of the critical fall and holiday shopping seasons. The actions, announced Tuesday, come after a pronounced spending shift by Americans, from investments in

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department is sending more than half a billion dollars to expand broadband access in four U.S. states. It’s part of a sweeping new national initiative to provide affordable internet service to rural and low-income Americans. Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia and West Virginia are

By JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claimed Tuesday it has occupied large swathes of eastern Ukraine after a relentless, weeks-long barrage and the recent deployment of more troops. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow’s forces have “liberated” 97% of the Luhansk region. Russia appears bent on capturing

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of Kohl’s are up more than 12% before the market open on Tuesday after the retailer announced that it is in exclusive takeover talks with the owner of Vitamin Shoppe. Kohl’s said that the exclusive period is for three weeks, with Franchise Group Inc. offering to buy the

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s National Court says that a Spanish judge will travel to Israel to seek testimony from the head of tech company NSO regarding the use of its Pegasus spyware in tapping politicians’ phones in the European country. The planned trip was made public after the judge

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By ED DAVEY Associated Press The trade group representing the cruise ship industry unsuccessfully pushed international authorities to water down new environmental regulations despite its members’ climate commitments, experts in marine air pollution warn. Late last month, the International Maritime Organization rejected a cruise industry effort that would have improved cruise ships’ carbon pollution scores.

By JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is deploying troop reinforcements in eastern Ukraine to help capture a key city, a Ukrainian official said Tuesday, as Moscow’s artillery kept up a barrage aimed at grinding down Ukrainian defenses. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai told The Associated Press that Russian forces

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Environmental groups have started legal action against the European Commission to challenge the inclusion of 30 gas projects in a list of priority operations considered as beneficial to the bloc’s energy market. The campaigners said on Tuesday that the European Commission has given “these climate-destructive projects VIP

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed Tuesday after a bond sell-off on Wall Street fueled anxiety about a possible U.S. economic slowdown and Australia raised interest rates. London, Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. Frankfurt opened higher and Tokyo gained. The yen, trading at two-decade lows, fell further

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited an eastern Indonesia area with close ties to Indigenous Australians as he continued a trip aiming to strengthen his country’s economic ties with its closest major neighbor. Albanese said visiting Makassar on Sulawesi Island was an important symbol of