WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration kept President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration closely apprised of its efforts to broker the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect early Wednesday, according to the outgoing Democratic administration.

2. What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News? - Friday, November 22, 2024

Comcast's corporate reorganization means that there will soon be two television networks with "NBC" in their name — CNBC and MSNBC — that will no longer have any corporate connection to NBC News.

3. Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary - Friday, November 15, 2024

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration.

4. US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7 - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East, according to a report for Brown University's Costs of War project, released Monday on the anniversary of Hamas' attacks on Israel.

5. Trump insists Russia's war should end. But he won't say if he wants Ukraine to win - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump spoke heatedly in the presidential debate about wanting Russia's war in Ukraine to be over — but twice refused to directly answer a question about whether he wanted U.S. ally Ukraine to win.

6. Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies Khelif debate to undermine the Olympics - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The actor in the viral music video denouncing the 2024 Olympics looks a lot like French President Emmanuel Macron. The images of rats, trash and the sewage, however, were dreamed up by artificial intelligence.

7. JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ohio Sen. JD Vance traveled to the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, he wasn't there to reassure Europe and other global allies that America would aid Ukraine in its war against Russia, as all of the other senators were.

8. Sen. Menendez convicted in trial that featured tales of bribes paid in cash, gold, car - Friday, July 12, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday of all the counts he faced at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government.

9. Fight with Kash: Trump loyalist mythologizes former president while building his own brand - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel was recruiting foot soldiers. It was a Friday morning in February at one of America's biggest conservative conventions, and Donald Trump's trusted lieutenant was on center stage, pleading with the former president's supporters to help the now presumptive Republican nominee reclaim the White House.

10. Can you 'Trump-proof' NATO? As Biden falters, Europeans look to safeguard the military alliance - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Growing skepticism about President Joe Biden's reelection chances has European leaders heading to the NATO summit in Washington confronting the prospect that the military alliance's most prominent critic, Donald Trump, may return to power over its mightiest military.

11. Supreme Court to take up gender-affirming care bans - Friday, June 28, 2024

The Supreme Court Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care.

The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports participation, bathroom usage and drag shows. The administration and Democratic-led states have extended protections for transgender people, including a new federal regulation that seeks to protect transgender students.

12. Here's what every key witness said at Trump's hush money trial. Closing arguments are coming - Friday, May 24, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — After 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders, testimony is over at Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York.

Prosecutors called 20 witnesses. The defense called just two. Trump decided not to testify on his own behalf.

13. Biden, Kenyan President Ruto urge global leaders to help lessen developing nations' crushing debt - Friday, May 24, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is rolling out the red carpet for Kenyan President William Ruto with the first state visit to the United States by an African leader in more than 15 years.

14. Star witness Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme - Friday, May 10, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign, his former lawyer said Monday in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president's hush money trial.

15. House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here's why his job is far from safe. - Friday, May 10, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson's job isn't safe yet. In a stunning show of unity in the often divided House, Democrats joined a majority of Republicans on Wednesday to save the GOP speaker from an attempt by fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from his post.

16. How sustained high interest rates impact us - Friday, May 10, 2024

Mortgage rates, credit card rates, auto loan rates, and business loans with variable rates will all likely maintain their highs, with consequences for consumer spending, after the Federal Reserve indicated Wednesday that it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “greater confidence” that price increases at the consumer level are slowing to its 2% target.

17. Trading Trump: Truth Social's first month of trading has sent investors on a ride - Friday, April 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — There have been lawsuits, short-selling and rampant speculation. Now, as Trump Media & Technology Group approaches its first month as a publicly traded company, it's clear that — like the man it's named after — there's nothing typical about the stock.

18. Disney shareholders back CEO Iger, rebuff activist shareholders who wanted to shake up the company - Friday, March 29, 2024

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Disney shareholders rallied behind longtime CEO Robert Iger, voting Wednesday to rebuff activist investor Nelson Peltz and his ally, former Disney Chief Financial Officer Jay Rasulo, who had sought seats on the company's board.

19. What's next now that Speaker Johnson is facing a motion to vacate - Friday, March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely six months into the job, House Speaker Mike Johnson is already at risk of the same conservative revolt that took down his predecessor.

The Louisiana Republican, who only took the gavel in October after weeks of GOP infighting, was put on "warning" by one of his harshest critics Friday after he helped push through a $1.2 trillion spending package with majority Democratic votes despite heavy criticism from his right flank.

20. House speaker casts doubts on Ukraine and Israel aid package as senators grind toward final vote - Friday, February 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson late Monday sharply criticized a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other countries, casting serious doubts about the future of the package just as Senate leaders were slowly muscling it toward a final vote.

21. Israel is holding up food for 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza, the main UN aid agency there says - Friday, February 9, 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has imposed financial restrictions on the main U.N. agency providing aid in the Gaza Strip, a measure which prevented a shipment of food for 1.1 million Palestinians from reaching the war-battered enclave, the agency's director said Friday.

22. Biden sanctions Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians and peace activists in West Bank - Friday, February 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the occupied territory, imposing financial sanctions and visa bans in an initial round against four individuals.

23. What to know about overdraft fees as the White House cracks down on them - Friday, January 12, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed new rules that would lower overdraft fees, with President Joe Biden calling the charges "exploitative." Currently, the fee for overdrawing a bank account averages more than $26.

24. Feds raided Giuliani's home and office in 2021 over Ukraine suspicions, unsealed papers show - Friday, December 15, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — A 2021 federal raid on Rudy Giuliani's home and office was spurred by suspicions that the former New York City mayor had sought the removal of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine partly because of the prospect of a financial reward from a Ukrainian official, according to documents made public Tuesday.

25. Democratic support for Biden ticks up on handling of Israel-Hamas war, AP-NORC poll says - Friday, December 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic views on how President Joe Biden is handling the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians have rebounded slightly, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

26. House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a stunning rebuke - Friday, November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — the only Palestinian American in Congress — an extraordinary rebuke of her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war.

27. Emmer withdraws as GOP nominee for speaker - Friday, October 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker, withdrawing hours after winning the internal party nomination once it became clear he would not have enough support from GOP colleagues for the gavel.

28. There's a long list of candidates for House speaker as Republicans try voting again on a new leader - Friday, October 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks now since the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans are meeting privately Tuesday to try nominating a new House speaker to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting a broken, bitter GOP majority and returning to the work of governing in Congress.

29. Biden walks a tightrope with his support for Israel as his party's left urges restraint - Friday, October 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told a crowd of Democratic donors over the weekend about a decades-old photo he took with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an aside that seemed intended to illustrate his long support of Israel and track record of speaking bluntly with the conservative Israeli leader.

30. Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker? - Friday, October 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he'd never met someone "who spent more time tearing things apart."

31. IMF sees economic growth in the Mideast improving next year. But the Israel-Hamas war poses risks - Friday, October 13, 2023

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Middle East economies are gradually recovering as external shocks from the war in Ukraine and global inflation fade, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday, but the escalating war between Israel and the Hamas militant group could dampen the outlook.

32. 2 Federal Reserve officials say spike in bond yields may allow central bank to leave rates alone - Friday, October 6, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Federal Reserve officials suggested Monday that the central bank may leave interest rates unchanged at its next meeting in three weeks because a surge in long-term interest rates has made borrowing more expensive and could help cool inflation without further action by the Fed.

33. Congress is moving into crisis mode as time runs short to avoid a government shutdown - Friday, September 22, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is rushing headlong into crisis mode Tuesday with a government shutdown days away, as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means halting pay for the military and curtailing federal services for millions of Americans.

34. Oil prices have risen. That's making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia's war - Friday, September 22, 2023

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil prices have risen, meaning drivers are paying more for gasoline and truckers and farmers more for diesel.

The increase also complicates the global fight against inflation and feeds Russia's war chest. That poses problems for politicians as well as the people having to spend more to get to work, transport the world's goods or harvest fields.

35. McCarthy juggles government shutdown and Biden impeachment inquiry as House returns to messy fall - Friday, September 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a man who stays in motion — enthusiastically greeting tourists at the Capitol, dashing overseas last week to the G7 summit of industrial world leaders, raising funds back home to elect fellow Republicans to the House majority.

36. Biden is building his 2024 reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned - Friday, July 21, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee.

As it prepares for a bruising 2024 contest, his campaign plans to raise and spend around $2 billion. But it will do so in coordination with the national and state Democratic parties, in an effort to establish a coordinated campaign around the country. The idea is to bolster field, volunteer and data organizations, and ensure they work jointly to promote Biden and down-ballot Democratic candidates.

37. Yellen's visit to Beijing aims to heal rifts over a daunting array of China-US antagonisms - Friday, July 7, 2023

BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese relations that are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes over technology, security and other irritants.

38. Why Republicans are clashing with the FBI over a confidential Biden document - Friday, June 2, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The yearslong feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor as lawmakers prepare a resolution to hold bureau director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress.

39. Rishi Sunak goes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting - Friday, June 2, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Ukraine was top of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's agenda Wednesday as he started a two-day trip to Washington carrying the message that post-Brexit Britain remains an essential American ally in a world of emboldened authoritarian states.

40. Biden says there's 'work to do' on global stage as he heads to Japan - Friday, May 19, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said there's "work to do" on the global stage as he headed to Japan on Wednesday to consult with allies on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's assertiveness in the Pacific at the same time that a debt limit standoff looms at home.

41. Biden declares 'America will not default,' says he's confident of budget deal - Friday, May 19, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. He left for a G-7 summit in Japan but planned to return by the weekend in hopes of approving a solid agreement.

42. Biden: 'America will not default,' says he's confident of budget deal - Friday, May 12, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. He left for a G-7 summit in Japan but planned to return by the weekend in hopes of approving a solid agreement.

43. Debt limit progress as Biden, McCarthy name top negotiators to avert national default - Friday, May 12, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt-limit talks shifted into an encouraging new phase Tuesday as President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy named top emissaries to negotiate a deal to avert an unprecedented national default. Biden cut short an upcoming overseas trip in hopes of closing an agreement before a June 1 deadline.

44. Fox lawsuit highlights effects of conspiracies on Dominion - Friday, March 31, 2023

PHOENIX (AP) — In Arizona's most populous county, elected officials are bracing for what could happen when it comes time to replace its $2 million-a-year contract for voting equipment.

Officials in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, say they have no concerns about their current vendor, Dominion Voting Systems. The problem is that the company has been ensnared in a web of conspiracy theories since the 2020 presidential race that have undermined public confidence in U.S. elections among conservative voters, led to calls to ban voting machines in some places and triggered death threats against election officials across the country.

45. Government races to reassure US that banking system is safe - Friday, March 10, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Depositors withdrew savings and investors broadly sold off bank shares Monday as the federal government raced to reassure Americans that the banking system was secure after two bank failures fed fears that more financial institutions could fall.

46. Buffett's firm buys Apple, slashes chipmaker and bank stakes - Friday, February 10, 2023

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett's company added to its already substantial Apple investment at the end of last year while slashing a new investment in computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor and two longtime bank holdings.

47. Bass, Berry & Sims adds Reid as member - Friday, December 23, 2022

Scott W. Reid has joined Bass, Berry & Sims as a member and will split time between the firm’s Nashville and Knoxville offices.

Reid, who marks the 56th new attorney announced at the firm in 2022, focuses his practice on private equity, debt financing transactions and debt restructurings. He previously was a debt finance partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

48. EU reaches deal on Ukraine aid, tax on big corporations - Friday, December 9, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reached a deal in principle to send an 18 billion euro ($18.93 billion) financial aid package to Ukraine and approve a minimum tax on major corporations in a big move that narrowed a rift between the bloc and recalcitrant member Hungary.

49. Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny - Friday, December 2, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a businessman and president, Donald Trump faced a litany of lawsuits and criminal investigations yet emerged from the legal scrutiny time and again with his public and political standing largely intact.

50. Switzerland says it knows of $48.5 billion in Russian assets - Friday, December 2, 2022

BERLIN (AP) — Swiss authorities said Thursday that they have been notified of 46.1 billion francs ($48.5 billion) in assets held by Russian nationals and entities in the Alpine country since sanctions were introduced earlier this year.

51. Accountant testifies Trump claimed decade of huge tax losses - Friday, November 25, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump reported losses on his tax returns every year for a decade, including nearly $700 million in 2009 and $200 million in 2010, his longtime accountant testified Tuesday, confirming long-held suspicions about the former president's tax practices.

52. Boris Johnson, ousted by scandal, eyes comeback as UK leader - Friday, October 21, 2022

LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- ousted by ethics scandals just three months ago -- jockeyed to make a comeback Friday as one of several contenders seeking to replace Liz Truss, whose rapid downfall threw the country's leadership into disarray at a time of severe economic challenges.

53. Liz Truss promised UK a shakeup — but was forced out instead - Friday, October 21, 2022

LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss became prime minister on a promise to open a new era of growth by shaking up Britain's economy. But the tumult that resulted was not exactly what she had in mind: Markets recoiled, the pound currency dived, her party revolted — and, in the end, she announced her resignation just 45 days after taking office.

54. IKEA calls 2022 an 'exceptional year' despite challenges - Friday, October 14, 2022

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA said Thursday that despite "unprecedented challenges" caused by the war in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, increased inflation and lingering fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 had been an "exceptional year."

55. UK's Truss stands by 'disruption' agenda despite Tory doubts - Friday, September 30, 2022

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss pledged Wednesday to ride out the turmoil unleashed by her tax-cutting economic agenda, saying the "disruption" will pay off in a wealthier, more efficient Britain.

56. Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service - Friday, September 23, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, once describing "tough" conditions including a lack of running water that forced him to go more than 40 days without a shower.

57. Ohio GOP House candidate misrepresented military service - Friday, September 16, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaigning for Congress in northwestern Ohio, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

58. Buffett's firm buys more Apple, Amazon while betting on oil - Friday, August 12, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company bet more on high-tech darling Apple and e-commerce giant Amazon during the second quarter, while also investing billions in old-school oil producers Occidental Petroleum and Chevron.

59. Learning from failures: How Biden scored win on climate plan - Friday, August 5, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the last year, President Joe Biden watched pieces of his domestic agenda get thrown overboard in an effort to keep it afloat. Free community college, child care funding, expanded preschool — all left behind.

60. Biden: Military say a Pelosi Taiwan trip 'not a good idea' - Friday, July 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that U.S. military officials believe it's "not a good idea" for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan at the moment.

Biden's comments in an exchange with reporters came a day after the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it would take "resolute and strong measures" should Pelosi proceed with reported plans to visit Taiwan in the coming weeks.

61. Ukraine fears a long war might cause West to lose interest - Friday, June 10, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds into its fourth month, officials in Kyiv have expressed fears that the specter of "war fatigue" could erode the West's resolve to help the country push back Moscow's aggression.

62. China's Russia dealings irk US, but don't breach sanctions - Friday, May 27, 2022

BEIJING (AP) — China's support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the risk of U.S. retaliation, foreign observers say, though they see no sign Beijing is helping Moscow evade sanctions over its war on Ukraine.

63. Buffett's firm reveals new stakes in Paramount, Citigroup - Friday, May 13, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company on Monday revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter, when it spent more than $51 billion on stocks.

But Buffett had already shared the biggest investments with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders at the company's recent annual meeting. That means investors already knew that he had invested heavily in Chevron, Occidental Petroleum and HP Inc. during the quarter, while picking up nearly 4 million more Apple shares and betting that Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard will go through.

64. EU takes major step toward Russian oil ban, new sanctions - Friday, April 29, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top official on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia and target the country's biggest bank and major broadcasters in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

65. EXPLAINER: Russia is not a 'most favored nation.' What now? - Friday, April 8, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress voting to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, President Joe Biden's action to tighten the U.S. squeeze on Russia's economy now can intensify.

66. Russia war ends era of globalization that kept inflation low - Friday, March 25, 2022

For decades, the free flow of trade across much of the world allowed the richest nations to enjoy easy access to low-priced goods and supplies. It meant solid economies and stable markets.

And for households and businesses, especially in the United States and Europe, it meant an entire generation of ultra-low inflation.

67. Biden is skeptical Russia is scaling back operations in Kyiv - Friday, March 25, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he wasn't yet convinced that Russia's announcement that it would scale back military operations near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv will lead to a fundamental shift in the war.

68. Russian war in Ukraine marks 1 month with no end in sight - Friday, March 25, 2022

Russia's war in Ukraine has killed thousands of people, reduced entire cities to rubble and forced millions to flee their homes. The largest military conflict in Europe since World War II has also upset the international security order and sent dangerous ripples through the global economy.

69. Biden seeks new sanctions, help for Ukrainians in Europe - Friday, March 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Europe facing its most precarious future since World War II, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week as they try to prevent Russia's war on Ukraine from spiraling into an even greater catastrophe.

70. White House: Biden to visit Poland on Europe trip this week - Friday, March 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has added a stop in Poland to his trip this week to Europe for urgent talks with NATO and European allies, as Russian forces concentrate their fire upon cities and trapped civilians in a nearly month-old invasion of Ukraine.

71. House Dems seek probe of USPS plan for new mail truck fleet - Friday, March 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into a U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its aging mail trucks with mostly gasoline-powered vehicles.

The plan largely ignores White House calls to replenish the mail-service fleet with electric vehicles and has drawn sharp criticism from the Biden administration, Democratic lawmakers and environmentalists, who say it falls far short of President Joe Biden's goals to address climate change.

72. 'Nothing is taboo': EU mulling new sanctions against Russia - Friday, March 11, 2022

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — European Union leaders said on Friday they will continue applying pressure on Russia by devising a new set of "massive" sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine while stepping up military support for Kyiv.

73. US slashes Russia trade status, bans its alcohol, seafood - Friday, March 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday the U.S. will dramatically downgrade its trade status with Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine and also ban imports of Russian seafood, alcohol and diamonds.

74. United on Ukraine, EU tackles the devil in details at summit - Friday, March 11, 2022

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday focused on how to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, but the measures discussed are expected to stop short of fulfilling the country's hopes it can soon join the bloc.

75. Russia-Ukraine War: What to know about the war in Ukraine - Friday, March 4, 2022

Two million people — half of them children — have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion, according to key U.N. agencies and the International Organization for Migration.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF confirmed the figures as more people headed for the borders. Poland has received more than 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees, the most of any nation.

76. Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict - Friday, March 4, 2022

Russian and Ukrainian delegations resumed talks on Monday following failed attempts to begin evacuating civilians from besieged Ukrainian cities, including the port city of Mariupol.

After the first two attempts failed over the weekend, Russia announced yet another limited cease-fire that would allow desperate civilians to flee encircled cities through humanitarian corridors, though there was no word as of Monday night that shelling had stopped.

77. Republican 'unforced errors' threaten path to Senate control - Friday, March 4, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the prospect of a red wave grows, a series of Republican missteps including recruiting stumbles, weak fundraising and intense infighting is threatening the GOP's path to the Senate majority.

78. China calls Russia its chief 'strategic partner' despite war - Friday, March 4, 2022

BEIJING (AP) — China's foreign minister on Monday called Russia his country's "most important strategic partner" as Beijing continues to refuse to condemn the invasion of Ukraine despite growing pressure from the U.S. and European Union to use its influence to rein Moscow in.

79. Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Russia's war in Ukraine - Friday, March 4, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its 12th day following what Ukrainian authorities described as increased shelling of encircled cities and another failed attempt to start evacuating hundreds of thousands of civilians from the besieged areas, including the southern port of Mariupol.

80. China seeks to unify public in support for Russia - Friday, March 4, 2022

SINGAPORE (AP) — As the West condemns Russia, President Vladimir Putin has vocal supporters in China, where the ruling Communist Party tells its people they are fellow targets of U.S.-led harassment.

81. US hits Putin allies, press secretary with new sanctions - Friday, March 4, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration ordered new sanctions blocking Russian business oligarchs and others in President Vladimir Putin's inner circle on Thursday in response to Russian forces' fierce pummeling of Ukraine.

82. Some Russian oligarchs speak out, cautiously, against war - Friday, February 25, 2022

There have been social media messages calling for peace, an image of a murdered Russian opposition figure, a newspaper editorial demanding President Vladimir Putin "stop this war."

As Russian forces pound Ukraine's cities, the sentiments might not be surprising. Their source is — they come from rich Russians, including billionaires close to the Kremlin.

83. NATO chief sees no need to change nuclear alert level - Friday, February 25, 2022

LASK AIR BASE, Poland (AP) — NATO's chief said Tuesday that, despite Russia's threats about nuclear weapons, the alliance sees no need to change its own nuclear weapons alert level.

The alliance's secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, spoke to The Associated Press following talks on European security with Polish President Andrzej Duda at an air base in Lask, central Poland, where NATO's Polish and U.S. fighter jets F-15 and F-16 are based.

84. With sanctions, Russian Sberbank faces 'failure' in Europe - Friday, February 25, 2022

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Faced with a rush of people withdrawing money, Sberbank and the Russian bank's subsidiaries in southeastern and central Europe are facing closures or takeovers following international sanctions imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

85. With sanctions, Russian Sberbank faces 'failure' in Europe - Friday, February 25, 2022

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Faced with a rush of people withdrawing money, Sberbank and the Russian bank's subsidiaries in southeastern and central Europe are facing closures or takeovers following international sanctions imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

86. NATO leaders agree to bolster eastern forces after invasion - Friday, February 25, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts agreed Friday to reassure member countries on the alliance's eastern flank by sending parts of the organization's response force to help protect them following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

87. Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian forces target Kyiv - Friday, February 25, 2022

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Invading Russian forces closed in on Ukraine's capital Friday, in an apparent encircling movement after a barrage of airstrikes on cities and military bases around the country.

88. Biden hits Russia with sanctions, shifts troops to Germany - Friday, February 25, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden hit back Thursday against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, unleashing robust new sanctions, ordering the deployment of thousands of additional troops to NATO ally Germany and declaring that America would stand up to Russia's Vladimir Putin.

89. EU finance chiefs grapple with economic fallout from attack - Friday, February 25, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — After the political outrage against Russia comes the economic reckoning.

Finance ministers of the 19 countries that use the euro gathered Friday in Paris to weigh the economic fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting European Union sanctions. The EU, and allies like the U.S., are trying to starve Russia of international capital and key industrial technologies.

90. Congress backs Biden on Russia sanctions, clamors for more - Friday, February 25, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare but fragile alignment, the U.S. Congress is largely backing President Joe Biden's decision to confront Russia with potentially escalating sanctions for the crisis in Ukraine as lawmakers brace for perhaps the most daunting foreign policy crisis the nation has faced in a generation.

91. World leaders move to slap sanctions on the Kremlin - Friday, February 25, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — World leaders Thursday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "barbaric" and moved to slap unprecedented economic sanctions on Moscow and those close to President Vladimir Putin.

92. NATO vows to defend its entire territory after Russia attack - Friday, February 25, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday that the military alliance would defend every inch of its territory should Russia attack a member country, as he slammed Moscow for launching a brutal act of war on Ukraine.

93. Russia attacks Ukraine; peace in Europe 'shattered' - Friday, February 25, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending troops and tanks from multiple directions in a move that could rewrite the world's geopolitical landscape. Ukraine's government pleaded for help as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee.

94. Putin weighs his next move after recognizing Ukraine rebels - Friday, February 18, 2022

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in the Ukraine standoff by recognizing the independence of rebel regions in the country's east, and a key question now is whether he will stop at that or try to move deeper into Ukraine.

95. EXPLAINER: A look at toughest US sanctions facing Putin - Friday, February 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the White House calling Russian deployments in eastern Ukraine an invasion, it's expected to follow up with tough sanctions. President Joe Biden has made clear the United States intends to deploy sweeping financial penalties, not American troops, to hit Russia over President Vladimir Putin's moves against Ukraine.

96. European companies' Russian ties could make sanctions tough - Friday, February 11, 2022

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe is contemplating sanctions against Russia if it invades Ukraine — and the work is far from simple.

Sanctions would seek to maximize the pain for the Kremlin, its key banks and energy companies but also avoid jeopardizing the continent's Russian-dependent energy supplies or inflicting too much damage on European companies with strong ties to Russia, including German industrial manufacturer Siemens AG, Italian tiremaker Pirelli and automakers like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.

97. AP FACT CHECK: Biden takes half-steps on electric vehicles - Friday, February 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to show benefits from his policies, President Joe Biden is overstating the number of electric vehicle charging stations that would be built with his infrastructure law and claiming a speedy shift to electric in the federal fleet that isn't so.

98. EXPLAINER: What are US options for sanctions against Putin? - Friday, January 21, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The financial options being considered to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine range from the sweeping to the acutely personal — from cutting Russia off from U.S. dollars and international banking to slapping sanctions on a former Olympic gymnast reported to be Putin's girlfriend.

99. Russia accuses West of plotting 'provocations' in Ukraine - Friday, January 21, 2022

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia accused the West on Thursday of plotting "provocations" in Ukraine and disguising its alleged intentions by fomenting concerns about Moscow planning aggressive military action in the neighboring country.

100. Bank of America slashes fees for account overdrafts - Friday, January 7, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America slashed the amount it charges customers when they spend more than they have in their accounts and plans to eliminate entirely its fees for bounced checks.

It's the latest move by the nation's biggest banks to roll back the overdraft fees they long charged customers, fees that often amount to hundreds of dollars a year for frequent overdraft users.