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Lina Abu Akleh, the niece of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, speaks to the Associated Press at the U.S. Capitol during a trip to Washington, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Family members are in the nation's capital asking the Biden administration for an investigation into Shireen's death. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren)

Slain journalist's family: No help from US for a full probe

A relative of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh says the Biden administration’s top diplomat has refused her face-to-face appeal to push for a full U.S. investigation into the … more

ELLEN KNICKMEYER | 7/27/22

In this image provided by NewsNation, Chris Cuomo answers questions during an interview with Dan Abrams, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in New York. Cuomo is publicly reemerging following his firing from CNN, starting a YouTube news show and joining NewsNation's lineup in the fall. (NewsNation via AP)

Ex-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo returning with online, cable shows

Seven months after being fired by CNN, Chris Cuomo is reemerging into the public eye. A weekly YouTube video and podcast, dubbed “The Chris Cuomo Project,” debuted last week. In an interview with … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 7/27/22

FILE - Southwest Airlines planes at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, July 17, 2019. Federal officials say that Southwest Airlines and the union representing its pilots have resisted cooperating with investigations into accidents and other incidents and pushed to close the matters quickly. In one instance disclosed Wednesday, July 27, 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration cut short an investigation of a 2019 incident in Connecticut even though the agency determined that there was pilot error. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Whistleblowers hit Southwest, FAA for lax safety practices

Federal officials say Southwest Airlines and its pilots union have resisted some investigations into accidents and other incidents, and have pushed to close the matters quickly. The findings were … more

By DAVID KOENIG | 7/27/22

FILE - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Federal regulators, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, took legal action to block Facebook parent Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg from acquiring virtual reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural, asserting the deal would hurt competition and violate antitrust laws. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

FTC acts to block Meta from buying VR company, fitness app

Federal regulators have taken legal action to block Facebook parent Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg from acquiring virtual reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural. They are … more

By MARCY GORDON | 7/27/22

Lucas Kunce, a candidate who is seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, waves to people along West Florissant Ave. during the Dellwood Juneteenth Parade and Celebration on Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Dellwood, Mo. Kunce brings a Marine swagger and a grassroots populism that appeals to some, particularly in outstate Missouri. He has raised more money than any other candidate — Democrat or Republican — in each of the last four quarters. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Bullish Dems split on best choice for Missouri Senate upset

Democrats are feeling bullish about their chances for an upset in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race if scandal-tarred former Gov. Eric Greitens becomes the Republican nominee. But they’re divided on … more

By JIM SALTER | 7/27/22

Unused lottery tickets can be seen inside a 7-Eleven store in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Lottery players will be gripping their tickets tightly ahead of the upcoming Mega Millions drawing with an estimated $830 million prize on the line. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Confused by huge Mega Millions prize? Here are some answers

Now that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has topped $1 billion, plenty of people who rarely play the game are considering risking $2 or joining an office pool in hopes of an immense payoff. It's … more

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE | 7/27/22

President Joe Biden takes off his mask as he starts to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Biden was returning to working in the Oval Office after recovering from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Report: Federal debt lower in 2022; still poised to climb

The Congressional Budget Office says the end of pandemic-era spending, fast economic growth and higher tax revenues have caused the federal debt this year to be lower than forecast. But the … more

By JOSH BOAK | 7/27/22

Anti-abortion supporters try to cover a sign of an abortion rights supporter during an anti-abortion rally as the Indiana Senate Rules Committee met a Republican proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state during a hearing at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming abortion ban

A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked the state’s abortion ban on the day it took effect, siding with a firebombed women’s health clinic and others who argued the ban would harm healthcare workers … more

By MEAD GRUVER | 7/27/22

Healthcare workers with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene help people register for the monkeypox vaccine at one of the City's vaccination sites, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in New York. The World Health Organization recently declared that the expanding monkeypox outbreak is a global emergency. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

US signs off on 800,000 more doses of monkeypox vaccine

Health regulators say nearly 800,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for U.S. distribution. The Wednesday announcement follows weeks of delays and growing criticism that authorities … more

By MATTHEW PERRONE | 7/27/22

Customers walk to a Trader Joe's market, Aug. 13, 2019, in Cambridge, Mass. Employees at a Trader Joe’s at the Hadley store in Massachusetts are casting votes over the next two days in an attempt to form the supermarket chain’s first union. A union organizer says about 80 workers are scheduled to vote Wednesday, July 27, 2022, and Thursday. If successful, it would be an independent union, and not affiliated with a larger existing union. Trader Joe's in a statement welcomes the vote, but said its compensation and benefits are already among the industry's best. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Workers at Massachusetts Trader Joe's store take union vote

Employees at a Trader Joe’s in Massachusetts are casting votes over the next two days in an attempt to form the supermarket chain’s first union. A union organizer says about 80 workers at the … more

7/27/22

FILE - A "for sale" sign stands in front of a house in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, on June 8, 2018. A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware, the Department of Justice said Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in what they are calling the second-largest redlining settlement in history. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

DOJ: Warren Buffett's mortgage company redlined in Philly

A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware, the Department of … more

By KEN SWEET | 7/27/22

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power delivers a speech at Indian Institute of Technology, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

USAID chief calls on China to restructure Sri Lanka's debt

The head of the U.S. government aid agency has called on China to help Sri Lanka and other nations that had borrowed heavily from Beijing with debt restructuring, not just with lines of credit and … more

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL | 7/27/22

FILE - AR-15-style rifles are on display at Burbank Ammo & Guns in Burbank, Calif., June 23, 2022. Gun manufacturers have made more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade, and for two companies those revenues have tripled over the last three years, a House investigation unveiled Wednesday, July 27, found. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

AR-15 style guns have brought in over $1 billion in 10 years

A U.S. House investigation has found that gun manufacturers have made more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the last decade. And for two companies those revenues have tripled over … more

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST | 7/27/22

FILE - U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf speaks at a news conference at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building in Washington, Thursday, May 5, 2016. Califf says a comprehensive review of the opioid painkillers that triggered the nation's ongoing drug overdose epidemic is in the works. But he faces skepticism about the long-promised review from lawmakers, experts and advocates after years of delay. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FDA chief's long-promised opioid review faces skepticism

The head of the Food and Drug Administration says a comprehensive review of the opioid painkillers that triggered the nation's ongoing overdose epidemic is in the works. But FDA Commissioner Robert … more

By MATTHEW PERRONE | 7/27/22

FILE - A line of Spirit Airlines jets sit on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport on May 20, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. Spirit Airlines shareholders could pick a preferred buyer for their airline Wednesday, July 27, 2022, when they are scheduled to vote on one of the offers for the budget carrier. Shareholders appear to be leaning against the bid preferred by Spirit’s board, a merger offer from Frontier Airlines that is currently worth more than $2.6 billion. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Spirit Airlines shareholders face much-delayed merger vote

Spirit Airlines shareholders could pick a preferred buyer for their airline Wednesday, when they are scheduled to vote on one of the offers for the budget carrier. Shareholders appear to be leaning … more

By DAVID KOENIG | 7/27/22

FILE - A Norfolk Southern freight train moves along elevated tracks in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Railroads will be required to maintain two-person crews under a new rule announced Wednesday, July 27, 2022, that will thwart the industry’s efforts to cut crews down to one person. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

New rule to thwart railroad efforts to cut train crews to 1

Railroads will be required to maintain two-person crews under a new rule announced Wednesday that will thwart the industry’s efforts to cut crews down to one person. Railroads will be required to … more

By JOSH FUNK | 7/27/22

FILE - Shakira performs in concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, Aug. 10, 2018. Colombian pop singer Shakira has opted to go to trial instead of accepting a deal offered by Spanish prosecutors to settle allegations she defrauded Spain's government of 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes, her public relations team said Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Spain: Shakira rejects prosecutors' offer, faces tax trial

The public relations firm that represents Shakira says the Colombian pop singer has opted to go to trial instead of accepting a deal offered by Spanish prosecutors to settle allegations she defrauded … more

Associated Press | 7/27/22

FILE - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, as he presents the Monetary Policy Report to the committee on Capitol Hill, on June 22, 2022, in Washington. With inflation raging at a four-decade high and the job market strong, the Fed is under pressure to raise interest rates aggressively. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Fed set to impose another big rate hike to fight inflation

The Federal Reserve is under pressure to continue raising interest rates aggressively with inflation at a four-decade high, the job market strong and consumers still spending. When it ends its latest … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | 7/27/22

FILE- In this June 19, 2017, file photo, a person types on a laptop keyboard in North Andover, Mass. The availability of remote work has increased significantly in recent years, giving rise to the ability for telecommuters to buck travel norms. Remote work has blurred the line between business and personal travel, affording workers the flexibility to extend trips to fly on cheaper days. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Has remote work changed the travel landscape?

The availability of remote work has increased significantly in recent years, giving rise to the ability for telecommuters to buck travel norms. Remote work has blurred the line between business and … more

By SAM KEMMIS | 7/27/22

Visitors shelter from the sun under an umbrella as they walk under the wing of a Boeing 777-X, at the Farnborough Air Show fair in Farnborough, England, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Some 1191 exhibitors from around the world show their newest developments in Future Flight, Space, Defence, Innovation, Sustainability and Workforce from July 18th until July 22, 2022.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Boeing reports Q2 profit but misses Wall Street expectations

Boeing is reporting a $193 million second-quarter profit for shareholders, but the results are falling short of Wall Street expectations. Boeing's normally steady defense business is down from a year … more

By DAVID KOENIG | 7/27/22