News

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are mixed Thursday as technology stocks buoyed by another blowout earnings report from Nvidia work against weakness elsewhere in the market. In the latest example of how good news for the economy isn’t necessarily good for Wall Street, a report suggesting accelerating

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A woman in Denmark did not have her human rights violated when she was not given vegan food by a hospital when hospitalized two years ago. The Vegetarian Society of Denmark had sued on behalf of the woman, saying that her vegan belief was protected by the European Court of Human

By BRIAN AROLA, CNHI News MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Many Americans are unprepared for what can be an emotional, costly and guilt-inducing process of finding long-term care for a loved one. Advance planning can help. But an AP-NORC poll in 2021 found most Americans don’t discuss the possibility of long-term care, let alone prepare for

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are climbing Thursday following another blowout earnings report from Nvidia, as euphoria builds only higher for the profit potential of artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% in early trading and on track to top its record set earlier this week.

By MARCIA MOORE, CNHI News PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Sally White helps her husband of 46 years get dressed, fed and on the bus for the short ride from their home to Third Age Adult Day Center four mornings a week. Preparing 74-year-old Rodger White to leave the house for the day can be a

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said his country does not have a “China-phobia” policy and wants to engage both Beijing and Washington, expressing hopes for both powers to resolve their differences. Anwar, who is attending an annual conference in Tokyo, said China is an important neighbor

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles slammed into Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country and killed at least seven civilians early Thursday, officials said, as Kyiv’s army labored to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. At least 16 people were

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull. The 61-year-old Labour leader is the current favorite to win the country’s July 4 election. Starmer has dragged his social democratic party from the left towards the political middle ground. His message

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Amazon Studios debuted “Red, White & Royal Blue” last summer, they did so without fanfare or spectacle, thanks to the timing of its release amid historic Hollywood strikes. But the lack of publicity surrounding the rom-com’s premiere didn’t deter it from becoming a hit with

By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a growing market of abusive sexual images made with artificial intelligence technology. New generative AI tools have made it easy to transform someone’s likeness into a sexually explicit AI deepfake and

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A long-delayed and complex project to bring a subway line under ancient Roman ruins and through Rome’s historic center has entered a crucial phase. Crews are digging a deep retaining wall around the flagship station at Piazza Venezia. The Metro C subway line has been in the

By HANNAH FINGERHUT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a deadly tornado that wreaked havoc in the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, left four people dead and nearly three dozen injured, while a fifth person was killed elsewhere. The twister that tore through the city on Tuesday was rated