Hallmark’s flip-flop on same-sex ads backfires
NEW YORK — The Hallmark Channel's decision to pull, then reinstate a commercial that featured a same-sex couple kissing shows how controversy can gene...
PG&E, California governor face off in bankruptcy dispute
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will have to quickly overhaul a complex plan addressing more than $50 billion in wildfire claims to gai...
Boeing to halt production of 737 Max airliner in January
CHICAGO — Boeing Co. said Monday that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval ...
Budget deal puts access to health care above curbing costs
WASHINGTON — The bipartisan budget deal announced in Congress protects access to health care under the Affordable Care Act but it also ditches one of ...
Once affordable, Phoenix rents among fastest rising in US
PHOENIX — Aspen Day-Flynn and her boyfriend, Travis Tolin, were thinking of moving back to her native Washington state this fall when their Phoenix la...
Smart holiday shopping: Avoiding fake reviews and tricky ads
NEW YORK — There are lots of bargains online during the holidays, but also plenty of ways to get scammed, even at established outlets like Amazon.
Paid parental leave for fed workers could spur wider changes
WASHINGTON — The federal government’s 2.1 million employees will get paid parental leave for the first time, a galvanizing moment in the growing movem...
Mexico reaffirms rejection of US labor inspectors
MEXICO CITY — Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Monday he does not feel tricked by the insertion of a provision for labor inspectors in le...
Stocks rise on Wall Street as rally stretches to fourth day
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading on Monday, rising with European and several Asian markets after China reported surprisingly strong s...
Stocks mostly rise on Chinese report, US-China trade deal
BEIJING — Global stock markets mostly rose Monday on a positive economic report from China, last week's long-awaited U.S.-Chinese trade deal, and grea...
French pension reform architect resigns as strikes drag on
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron's government suffered a blow Monday when the key architect of the pension overhaul resigned over alleged conf...
Sackler-owned opioid maker pushes overdose treatment abroad
The gleaming white booth towered over the medical conference in Italy in October, advertising a new brand of antidote for opioid overdoses. “Be prepar...
Retiring Farmers Union president: Family farms still viable
BISMARCK, N.D. — As Roger Johnson prepares to step down after 11 years leading the National Farmers Union group, he’s well aware of the many challenge...
No letup for UK lawmakers: Johnson presses ahead with Brexit
LONDON — There will be no letup for U.K. lawmakers worn out after Britain’s bruising election campaign. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to begin “...
China delays tariffs on US autos, other goods in trade deal
BEIJING — China’s government says it will postpone planned punitive tariffs on U.S.-made automobiles and other goods following an interim trade deal w...
White gold: Cyprus’ halloumi cheese entangled in politics
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Dairy farmers on Cyprus refer to halloumi as “white gold.” The salty, rubbery cheese made from goats' and sheep's milk and prized fo...
Mexico objects over US bill on ratifying trade pact
MEXICO CITY — Just days after a landmark agreement on a trade pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico objected Saturday to leg...
Iowa Democrats worry ‘Medicare for All’ hurts key industry
DES MOINES, Iowa — Kim Motl doesn’t work in the health insurance industry. But her friends and neighbors do. So when she saw Sen. Elizabeth Warren rec...
Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major co...
California governor rejects $13.5 billion PG&E settlement
SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has rejected a $13.5 billion settlement that Pacific Gas and Electric struck just last week with thousand...
Swarovski crystals, $900 cabernet and a Buttigieg fundraiser
WASHINGTON — The Hall Rutherford wine caves in the hills of California's Napa Valley boast a chandelier with 1,500 Swarovski crystals, an onyx banquet...
US approves fish oil-based drug for cutting heart risks
TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. regulators on Friday approved expanded use of a fish oil-based drug for preventing serious heart complications in high-risk patie...
Democrats threaten to boycott next debate over labor dispute
WASHINGTON — All seven Democratic presidential candidates who qualified for next week's debate threatened on Friday to skip the event if an ongoing la...
Reports: FTC may try to block Facebook from integrating apps
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook's stock dropped almost 3% in regular trading after news reports suggested that the FTC may take antitrust action to prevent F...
In surprise decision, US approves muscular dystrophy drug
WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators approved a second drug for a debilitating form of muscular dystrophy, a surprise decision after the medication was...
Dozens apply to open marijuana businesses in now-legal Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine — The first week of applications to open marijuana businesses in Maine has been busy, with dozens of prospective businesses lining up t...
Correction: Uber-Sexual Assaults-Reaction story
NEW YORK — In a story December 6, 2019, about Uber's safety report, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the company found that 99.4% of the...
New Amazon lease for NY space renews debate over failed deal
NEW YORK — Amazon has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan that will house more than 1,500 employees, less than a year after pulling out...
Protests erupt as Russia seeks closer ties with Belarus
MINSK, Belarus — The leaders of Russia and Belarus spent more than five hours Saturday in sensitive talks on deepening ties between the two allies — a...