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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks turned slighlty higher in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday, shaking off an early loss. Markets remained turbulent amid concerns about inflation and whether rising interest rates will help or hinder the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% as of 11:01 a.m. Eastern.

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators in Wisconsin are expected to meet but quickly adjourn a special session that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called to repeal the state’s dormant abortion ban without taking any action. Evers earlier this month called the Legislature into a special session Wednesday to repeal the

BRINDISI, Italy (AP) — A judge in southern Italy on Wednesday was weighing whether Academy Award-winning film director Paul Haggis should go free while Italian prosecutors investigate a woman’s allegations that he had sex with her over two days without her consent. Haggis’ lawyer, Michele Laforgia, said after the hearing Wednesday in Brindisi courthouse that

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court on Wednesday overturned the murder and child cruelty convictions against a man whose toddler son died after he left him in a hot car for hours, saying the jury saw evidence that was “extremely and unfairly prejudicial.” Justin Ross Harris, 41, was convicted in

In a story published June 20, 2022, about the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to children under 5, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the director of pediatric medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver. She is Dr. Pam Zeitlin, not Zeitland.

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he wants to discuss the outlines of a “Marshall plan for Ukraine” with the leaders of the Group of Seven countries at their upcoming summit. Scholz hopes for a united front on long-term support for Ukraine when he hosts the annual G-7 summit in Bavaria next week.

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The leaders of Israel’s broad-based but severely weakened coalition government have thrown in the towel this week, after barely 12 months in office. They plan to dissolve parliament and set the stage for elections — the fifth in 3 1/2 years. Why does this keep happening? The

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida high school will retire its “Chiefs” mascot following an emotional school board meeting over the Native American symbol. An online petition with more than 6,000 signatures sought to keep the mascot. Many graduates of Chamberlain High School told the school board on Tuesday that they believe the mascot conveyed

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday as sharp drops in crude oil prices pulled energy companies lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% as of 10:07 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 191 points, or 0.6%, to 30,344 and the

PARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors are investigating complaints by two women who have accused a member of the French government of rape during medical exams. The government member is a woman who worked as a gynecologist before joining politics. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou was named secretary of state for development last month. She and her office have

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A deputy was fatally shot while being “ambushed” when he approached a home in South Carolina where someone called about a domestic disturbance, authorities said Wednesday. Spartanburg County Deputy Austin Derek Aldridge was shot as he approached the home around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Kevin Bobo said. The suspect then drove

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — James Rado, co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical “Hair,” which celebrated protest, pot and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock on Broadway, has died. He was 90. Rado died Tuesday night in New York City of cardio respiratory arrest, according

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s crown prince has dissolved Parliament and called for snap elections, a move to ease government gridlock that has bred popular opposition and paralyzed the tiny country for months. The 81-year-old Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmed Al Jaber said in a televised national address on Wednesday that while the ruling

By PANAGIOTIS BALASKAS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say a woman from Eritrea has given birth on an uninhabited rocky islet after traveling with other migrants from nearby Turkey.  A coast guard official said 29 Eritreans were spotted during a patrol near the eastern Greek island of Lesbos.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said the conflict in Ukraine has “sounded an alarm for humanity,” but proposed no solutions. China continues to assume a position of neutrality while backing its ally Russia by refusing to criticize its invasion of Ukraine or even to refer to it as an invasion in deference

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A strike by government workers in North Macedonia has disrupted services over a pay dispute between unions and the country’s center-left government fueled by high inflation. Police associations, health care workers, municipal employees and others joined Wednesday’s strike,. It left essential services running with emergency staffing levels. The National Federation

By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to make his first visit to Turkey following the slaying of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. The crown prince is set to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday. Erdogan said their talks

NEW YORK (AP) — The reflections of a 12-year-old refugee from the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be published this fall. Yeva Skalietska’s book is called “You Don’t Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine.” Union Square & Co. will release her account Oct. 25. “Everyone knows what the word

By FAZEL RAHMAN FAIZI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes and killing at least 1,000 people in the country’s deadliest quake in two decades, the state-run news agency reported. An estimated 1,500 others were reported injured, and

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets are poised to open lower Wednesday ahead of congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who is expected to address the central bank’s response to stubborn inflation that has thrown global markets into turmoil. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials slipped 1.2%, while S&P 500 futures fell 1.3%