AP PHOTOS: In despair, French hospital interns go on strike
MARSEILLE, France — Nestled in the cinderblock complex of Marseille’s sprawling La Timone hospital stands the intern residency building, home to a com...
China, Japan, South Korea meet on North Korea, free trade
CHENGDU, China — Leaders from China, Japan and South Korea reiterated their commitment to ending North Korea's nuclear and missile programs at a trila...
Boeing ousts its CEO after two deadly 737 Max crashes
NEW YORK — Boeing ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Monday with no end in sight to the crisis that has engulfed the vaunted American aircraft manufactur...
Sports betting giant DraftKings plans merger, to go public
BOSTON — Sports betting giant DraftKings plans to merge with two other firms and go public, the Boston-based company announced Monday.
Businesses facing new overtime rules in new year
NEW YORK — The new year brings new overtime rules for employers including small businesses and in turn, a pay raise for an estimated 1.3 million worke...
Champagne and shoes: Luxury stores adapt to changing shopper
NEW YORK — To get that monogram tote bag by Louis Vuitton or leather Flashtrek sneakers by Gucci, the go-to place had been luxury department stores.
Holiday blues: French strikes hit Christmas shopping season
PARIS — Last year, it was the yellow vest protests. This year, it’s the strikes that have crippled Paris. The Christmas holidays aren’t proving to be ...
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods slide 2%
WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell by the largest amount in six months, led by a large decrease in orders fo...
US new-home sales rose 1.3% in November.
WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of newly built homes increased 1.3% in November from the prior month, a sign that low mortgage rates are pushing up purchases ...
China announces tariff cuts, more competition in markets
BEIJING — China said Monday it will reduce tariffs Jan. 1 on more than 850 foreign products including frozen pork, asthma medications and some high-te...
World shares mostly lower in quiet pre-Christmas trading
TOKYO — Shares were mostly lower Monday in quiet trading ahead of Christmas holidays for many markets.
Saudi Arabia cuts loose with bevy of models and a rave
DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia — Supermodels and social media mavens, their makeup artists and hair stylists in tow, posed at a concert in leather pants, chunk...
Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal
KYIV, Ukraine — In a back corner of the swank H Bar in Houston, near a huge photo of Brigitte Bardot with a dangling cigarette and a deck of cards, tw...
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Statio...
Notre Dame fire wakes the world up to dangers of lead dust
PARIS — It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety regulations for lead, a toxic building mat...
Most US workers still pay price of no paid parental leave
NEW YORK — Nancy Glynn could not afford a funeral for her newborn son who died after a premature birth.
Kansas city’s move against paper strikes some as retaliation
TOPEKA, Kan. — A growing community near Kansas City has decided to stop publishing its legal notices in its hometown newspaper, describing the move as...
Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos
NEW YORK — Twitter has identified and removed nearly 6,000 accounts that it said were part of a coordinated effort by Saudi government agencies and in...
Buzzkill: Oregon bans cannabis-infused alcoholic beverages
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is renowned for its craft beer and increasingly for its high-grade marijuana, but the state is keeping the two apart — for now.
Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the com...
Montana vape shop turns to home kits to dodge flavored ban
HELENA, Mont. — A Montana vape store chain has announced plans to offer customers do-it-yourself vaping kits to combat the state's new temporary ban o...
AP Exclusive: PG&E’s history with blackouts signaled trouble
SAN FRANCISCO — The state senators grilling the CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. were upset — like millions of other Californians, some spent d...
United pulls 737 Max until June, adding to Boeing woes
NEW YORK — United Airlines says the Boeing 737 Max has been pulled from its flight schedule until June, the latest in a string of troubling news plagu...
US consumer spending up 0.4% in November, best since July
WASHINGTON — Americans increased their spending in November at the fastest pace in four months, and income growth rebounded to its strongest gain sinc...
Stocks climb as S&P 500 closes in on 10th winning week in 11
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes pushed higher again in early trading on Friday, and the S&P 500 was on track to close out its 10th winning week in t...
UK lawmakers OK Johnson’s Brexit bill, pave way to exit EU
LONDON — British lawmakers gave preliminary approval Friday to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill, clearing the way for the U.K. to leave the ...
Toy stores hope playtime inside their shops leads to sales
PARAMUS, N.J. — Jaelyn Farrell climbed into a tree fort, played in fake sand and pushed around a “Paw Patrol” toy car.
Germany OKs cheaper train tickets in plan to lower emissions
BERLIN — Germany's upper house of parliament has approved a plan to lower the value-added tax on train tickets, making rail travel cheaper beginning J...
Activists cheer victory in landmark Dutch climate case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In a ruling hailed as an “immense victory for climate justice,” the Netherlands' top court ruled Friday in favor of activists...
Catalan separatist politicians win new EU legal victory
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court said Friday that it wants a lower court to re-consider its decision to prevent fugitive former Catalan leade...