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Priscilla Molina creates a custom signature in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Molina designs a minimum of 300 custom signatures a month, offering packages that include up to three ways to sign, limitless drafts or a new set of initials. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Hate your signature? Try plastic surgery for autographs
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Do you hate the way you sign your name? Try plastic surgery for your signature. Companies have popped up offering signature makeovers. They charge anywhere from $10 to $600, sometimes offering … more
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Bags are displayed in the window of a Kate Spade store in Pittsburgh on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. On Tuesday, the Conference Board reports on U.S. consumer confidence for February. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Consumer confidence slips again in February
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Consumer confidence dipped for the second straight month as stubborn inflation and anxiety over a potentially slowing economy weighed on Americans. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its … more
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Small and medium business traders and other demonstrators carry banners as they protest asking the government to chase Chinese traders away, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The traders carried banners with Anti-Chinese messages and chanted 'Chinese must go', claiming Chinese businesspeople have flooded the city with counterfeit and cheap products, killing Kenyan businesses. (AP Photo)
Popular China-linked store stirs debate amid Kenya inflation
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Hundreds of Kenyan traders have protested in the capital over a popular new Chinese-affiliated shop selling goods they say undercut their business. But some people pinched by inflation accuse the … more
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin meet the press before SAMAK's annual meeting in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. SAMAK is the Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic parties and trade union LOs. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)
NATO chief: membership for Finland, Sweden 'top priority'
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NATO's secretary-general says membership for Finland and Sweden is “a top priority” for the military alliance and is urging members Turkey and Hungary which haven’t yet ratified the Nordic … more
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FILE - Grey clouds cover the sky over a building of the Credit Suisse bank in Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 21, 2022. Swiss regulators have found that Credit Suisse made a “serious breach” of law in connection with a now-bankrupt firm linked to Australian financier Lex Greensill and have opened a probe that could lead to penalties against four former bank managers. Switzerland's financial markets authority, FINMA, said Tuesday that it has concluded enforcement proceedings opened two years ago against Credit Suisse after bank partner Greensill Capital went bankrupt. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP, File)
Swiss regulator: Credit Suisse made 'serious breach' of law
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Swiss regulators have found that Credit Suisse made a “serious breach” of law in connection with a now-bankrupt firm linked to Australian financier Lex Greensill. Switzerland’s financial … more
Firefighters search among debris washed ashore by sea at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The death toll has risen to 62 in the migrant tragedy off Italy’s southern coast after rescue crews recovered three more bodies. Dozens more were believed to be missing. Children were among the dead after a wooden boat broke up in stormy seas on the reefs near the Calabrian coast on Sunday. At least 80 people survived but more were feared dead. (Giovanni Isolino/LaPresse via AP)
Italy: Migrants paid 8,000 euros each for 'voyage of death'
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Rescue teams have pulled another body from the sea. That brings the death toll from Italy’s latest migrant tragedy to 64. Prosecutors have identified three suspected smugglers. Police said Tuesday … more
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FILE - Presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides greets his supporters after casting his vote during the presidential elections in Geroskipou in south west coastal city of Paphos, Cyprus, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. The new president of Cyprus is meeting informally with the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots Thursday, Feb. 23, to test the waters on reviving stalemated talks to end the island’s ethnic division. It has been a source of instability in the east Mediterranean for decades. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, file)
Cyprus' new president says country on firm Western footing
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Cyprus’ new president has affirmed the island nation’s Western foreign policy orientation as a member of the European Union that seeks to further strengthen its bonds with the U.S. President … more
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Marty Cooper, the inventor of first commercial mobile phone, poses for the press with a Motorola DynaTAC 8000x, during an interview with The Associated Press at the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The four-day show kicks off Monday in a vast Barcelona conference center. It's the world's biggest and most influential meeting for the mobile tech industry. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)
Father of cellphone sees dark side but also hope in new tech
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The man credited with inventing the cellphone 50 years ago is optimistic that future advances in mobile technology can transform human lives. But Martin Cooper also is worried about the risks … more
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FILE - Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Sept. 6, 2022. The Commerce Department is opening the application process for computer chip manufacturers to access $39 billion in government support to build new factories and expand production. "This is fundamentally a national security initiative," Raimondo said as the application process began Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. "We are not writing blank checks to any company that asks." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Commerce Dept. issuing aid to build computer chip plants
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The Commerce Department is opening the application process for computer chip manufacturers to access $39 billion in government support to build new factories and expand production. The funding is … more
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FILE - The TikTok app logo appears in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2020. U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reveal Washington’s own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
China says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities
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China says U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reflect Washington's own insecurities and are an abuse of state power. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the U.S. … more
President Joe Biden speaks at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Biden is aiming to use the leadup to the release of his proposed budget next week to sketch a dire picture of what could happen to U.S. health care if congressional Republicans have their way with federal spending. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Biden sketching dire picture of GOP desire to cut spending
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President Joe Biden is aiming to use the leadup to the release of his proposed budget next week to sketch a dire picture of what could happen to U.S. health care if congressional Republicans have … more
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FILE - A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The European Union's executive arm said Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting growing worries from authorities over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Danish parliament urges to remove TikTok over cybersecurity
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Denmark's parliament has urged lawmakers and employees with the 179-member assembly against having TikTok on phones as a cybersecurity measure. Denmark's parliamentary speaker said Tuesday that … more
FILE- Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 16, 2022. The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan. It's a plan that impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Student loan forgiveness gets its day in court: What to know
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The Supreme Court is meeting to hear two cases challenging President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. At stake is forgiveness of up to $20,000 in debt for more than 40 million Americans. … more
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FILE - In this file image from video provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea, on April 7, 2017. Japan's 2023 defense budget, up 20% from a year earlier, includes 211.3 billion yen ($1.55 billion) for deployment in 2026 of U.S.-made, long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles that can be launched from warships and hit targets up to 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) away. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/U.S. Navy via AP, File)
Japan OKs new budget incl. hefty arms cost to deter China
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Japan’s lower house of parliament has approved a 114 trillion yen ($836 billion) budget for the next fiscal year. It includes a record 6.8 trillion yen ($50 billion) in defense spending, part of a … more
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In this photo made available by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks in the House of Commons, London, Monday Feb. 27, 2023, following the announcement that the U.K. and the European Union have sealed a deal to resolve their post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP)
UK's Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal
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U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in Belfast to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience. That is unionist politicians who fear post-Brexit trade rules are … more
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FILE - Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., nominates Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Jan. 4, 2023. A special House committee dedicated to countering China will make its debut on Tuesday night, Feb. 28, the opening act in what lawmakers hope will be a robust effort to overcome partisan divisions and address a "generational challenge" to America's national security. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
New China committee debuts with eye on major policy shifts
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A special House committee dedicated to countering China is set to make its debut in prime time on Tuesday. It's the opening act in what lawmakers hope will be a robust effort to overcome partisan … more
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Student debt relief advocates gather outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, ahead of arguments over President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Supreme Court weighs Biden student loan plan worth billions
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The Supreme Court is taking up a partisan legal fight over President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. The high court, with its 6-3 conservative … more
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FILE - Commuters wearing face masks browse their smartphones as they ride on a subway train in Hong Kong on Feb. 7, 2023. Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate Wednesday, March 1, 2023, ending the city’s last major restriction imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Hong Kong to lift COVID mask mandate on Wednesday
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Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate Wednesday, ending the city’s last major restriction imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The city’s Chief Executive John Lee said the requirement will end … more
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FILE - A sign marks the entrance to the Tesla Gigafactory in Sparks, Nev., on Oct. 13, 2018. Tesla may receive over $300 million in tax abatements over the next two decades for a massive new expansion of its northern Nevada facility, the product of a 2014 deal for when the company first came to the area on the promise of new jobs and major investments in the area. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Tesla requests $330M-plus in additional Nevada tax breaks
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Tesla may receive over $300 million in tax abatements over the next two decades for a massive new expansion of its northern Nevada facility, the product of a 2014 deal for when the company first came … more
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FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference at the HHS Humphrey Building, Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. The Biden administration said Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, that it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of migrant children in the U.S. who are being illegally exploited for labor. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
White House promises crackdown on migrant child labor
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The Biden administration says it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of the illegal exploitation of migrant children for labor in the U.S. Hundreds of companies that employed … more
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