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FILE - The Stellantis sign is seen outside the Chrysler Technology Center, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Automaker Stellantis has scheduled an announcement for Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Kokomo, Ind., for what could be the company's second North American electric vehicle battery factory. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Stellantis making Indiana announcement; may be battery plant

Stellantis has scheduled an announcement for Tuesday in Kokomo, Indiana, for what could be the company’s second North American electric vehicle battery factory. The company says it will give an … more

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FILE - The mobile phone apps for, from left, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are shown on a device in New York. The company that owns Facebook and Instagram said Monday, May 23, 2022, it will begin revealing more details about how advertisers target people with certain political ads, just months before the U.S. Midterm elections. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Facebook, Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads. It is acting just months before the U.S. … more

By AMANDA SEITZ | 5/23/22

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks to supporters and the media at his primary election night watch party in Hendersonville, N.C., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Ethics panel opens investigation into GOP's Madison Cawthorn

The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn had a conflict of interest in a cryptocurrency he promoted and engaged in an improper relationship with a … more

By FARNOUSH AMIRI | 5/23/22

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson, center, directs an NFL football practice, Monday, May 23, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. At right is quarterback Trevor Lawrence. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Time to heal: Jaguars still recovering from Urban Meyer era

The Jacksonville Jaguars are still “healing” from one of the most tumultuous coaching tenures in NFL history. The Urban Meyer experiment lasted 11 months and might end up including as many … more

By MARK LONG | 5/23/22

FILE - This combination of photos shows logos for social media platforms Facebook and Twitter. A major New York pension fund that has invested in both Facebook’s corporate parent and Twitter believes it’s time to shake up the companies’ boards of directors because of their inability to keep violent content off their influential social media services. (AP Photo/File)

Boards for Meta, Twitter face backlash from NY pension fund

A major New York pension fund that has invested in both Facebook’s corporate parent and Twitter believes it’s time to shake up the companies’ boards of directors because of their inability to … more

5/23/22

David Beasley, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, arrives to a UN Security Council Meeting on Food Insecurity and Conflict, Thursday, May 19, 2022, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

World Food Program chief presses billionaires 'to step up'

The head of the U.N.’s World Food Program is telling billionaires it’s “time to step up” as the global threat of food insecurity rises because of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Agency Executive … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 5/23/22

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Miami's Freedom Tower, on Monday, May 9, 2022. A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, May 23, 2022, dealing a major victory to companies who had been accused by DeSantis of discriminating against conservative thought. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

Appeals court: Florida law on social media unconstitutional

A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter for allegedly discriminating against conservative thought is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment. A … more

By CURT ANDERSON | 5/23/22

EXPLAINER: US keeps world guessing on Taiwan stance

President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States has a “commitment” to help Taiwan militarily if China invades. His comment restarted speculation over whether American troops would be … more

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MATTHEW LEE | 5/23/22

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde enjoys a spray of perfume prior to a meeting of Eurogroup Finance Ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

European Central Bank chief signals possible July rate hike

The president of the European Central Bank has given the clearest sign yet that policymakers will aim to raise interest rates as soon as July to ease surging inflation. In a blog post on the … more

5/23/22

A police officer walks past 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, May 23, 2022. The general public waits for the release of Sue Gray's report into COVID lockdown breaches across Whitehall, the so called "Partygate". (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

UK's Boris Johnson awaits judgment of 'partygate' report

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shadowed by career-threatening scandal for months — but so far has escaped unscathed. This week he faces one more threat to his political future. A … more

By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS | 5/23/22

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, right, is welcomed by President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Secretary Yellen earlier today addressed the Brussels Economic Forum about the way forward for the global economy in the wake of Russia's brutal war against Ukraine, and discussed the unmet challenges that would benefit from multilateral cooperation in the years ahead. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Yellen's global tax plan meets resistance abroad and at home

Last July, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen celebrated it as a “historic day” when more than 100 nations agreed to a global minimum tax deal meant to reform and equalize the world’s economy. … more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN | 5/23/22

Contractor quitting puts Shell in spotlight over climate

A longtime contractor for Shell has accusing the oil and gas company of “double talk” by saying it wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions while working on tapping new sources of fossil fuel. … more

By FRANK JORDANS | 5/23/22

Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton

It's been nearly seven years since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted on felony securities fraud charges. But there's still no sign of when a trial will happen as Paxton is on the cusp of … more

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG | 5/23/22

FILE - Franco-Comoran Bahia Bakari stands in a courthouse in Paris, France, on May 9, 2022. Bahia Bakari, the lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash in the Indian Ocean, took the stand Monday in a Paris courtroom to recount the deadly accident, and broke down in tears recalling the loss of her mother, among the 152 people killed. Yemen's main airline is charged with manslaughter. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Lone survivor of 2009 plane crash testifies in Paris court

The lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash in the Indian Ocean took the stand Monday in a Paris courtroom. Bahia Bakari recounted her ordeal as a 12-year-old girl hearing screams, clinging to floating … more

By JADE LE DELEY | 5/23/22

This image released by the New York City Police Department shows an unidentified man who police are looking for in connection with the shooting death of a passenger on a subway train Sunday morning, May 22, 2022. (New York City Police Department via AP)

Police seek public's help in search for NYC subway shooter

Mayor Eric Adams says investigators of a fatal shooting on a New York subway train have few leads. Adams said Monday that the shooting was “unimaginable" and “the worst nightmare.” Adams says … more

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EU Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni, left, chats with European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis prior to a meeting of Eurogroup Finance Ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 23, 2022. Ministers from eurozone countries discuss economic governance and fiscal policies. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

EU to keep budget rules looser for longer amid war fallout

The European Union is extending looser limits on spending by member countries for an extra year in a bid to counter the economic fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine. The European Commission … more

5/23/22

Starbucks leaving Russian market, shutting 130 stores

Starbucks is pulling out of the Russian market. In a memo to employees Monday, the Seattle coffee giant said it decided to close its 130 stores and no longer have a brand presence in Russia. … more

By DEE-ANN DURBIN | 5/23/22

FILE - The United Nation flag waves in the wind on the top of an UN building in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he handed in his resignation before sending out a scathing letter to foreign colleagues inveighing against the “aggressive war unleashed” by President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. Boris Bondarev, 41, confirmed his resignation in a letter delivered Monday morning at the Russian diplomatic mission after a diplomatic official passed on his English-language statement to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File )

Russian diplomat to UN in Geneva resigns over war in Ukraine

A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he handed in his resignation before sending out a scathing letter to foreign colleagues inveighing against the “aggressive war … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 5/23/22

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe poses for a picture with with her husband Richard Ratcliffe and their daughter Gabriella at 10 Downing Street before they meet Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London, Friday, May 13, 2022. Charity worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released in March from detention in Iran.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Freed UK woman says Iran forced her to sign false confession

A British-Iranian charity worker who was detained in Tehran for almost six years says she was forced by Iranian officials to sign a false confession to spying before she was freed two months ago. … more

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Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi talks to media in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 23, 2022. Bianchi told journalists that the U.S. and four other nations walked out of a meeting on Saturday of trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic forum when the representative from Russia to protest its attacks on Ukraine. Chile and South Korea on Monday joined the five protesting nations -- the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand in a statement making the same point. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

US, others say APEC walkout aimed at Russia over invasion

The United States and four other nations emphasized their support for host nation Thailand after they walked out of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group meeting in Bangkok. They said their … more

By DAVID RISING | 5/23/22