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This image released by CBS shows Jeremy Sisto as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine and Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom "OA" Zidan in a scene from the season finale of the series "FBI." CBS has pulled the season finale episode after a deadly elementary school shooting in Texas. (David M. Russell/CBS via AP)

'FBI' season finale pulled after Texas deadly shooting

CBS has pulled the season finale of “FBI” after a deadly elementary school shooting in Texas. The network said Tuesday that it will not air the show’s season four finale titled “Prodigal … more

5/25/22

A police officer goes into 10 Downing Street, in London, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. British Prime Minister Johnson is awaiting a senior civil servant's report into lockdown-breaking government parties that could further weaken his grip on power. The results of senior civil servant Sue Gray's investigation of the "partygate" scandal could come as soon as Wednesday, and will pile more pressure on the prime minister. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Judgment day for UK's Johnson as 'partygate' report arrives

The British government says a long-awaited report into lockdown-breaching parties in government offices has been handed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The report is due to be published later … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 5/25/22

FILE - A woman crosses the street near a billboard commemorating the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Nov. 15, 2018. China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warns is a “game-changing” bid by Beijing to wrest control of the region. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

China wants 10 Pacific nations to endorse sweeping agreement

China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warns is a game-changing bid by China to wrest control of the … more

By NICK PERRY | 5/25/22

FILE - The headquarters of Anglo-Swiss commodities firm Glencore is seen in Baar, Switzerland on April 14, 2011. Glencore said late Tuesday, May 24, 2022 that it has reached deals with authorities in the United States, Britain and Brazil to resolve corruption allegations in return for penalties totaling up to $1.5 billion. (AP Photo/Keystone, Urs Flueeler, File)

Glencore pays up to $1.5B to resolve corruption claims

Commodities firm Glencore says it has reached deals with authorities in the United States, Britain and Brazil to resolve corruption allegations in return for penalties totaling up to $1.5 billion. … more

5/25/22

Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, second from left, celebrates his goal against the Calgary Flames with teammates during the first period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Oilers win 5-3, push Flames to the brink of elimination

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his second goal of the game with 3:27 left in regulation, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 to take a 3-1 lead in the second-round playoff series. Evander … more

5/25/22

American businessman Todd Boehly attends the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Sunday, May 22, 2022.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

UK govt approves sale of Chelsea by sanctioned Abramovich

Roman Abramovich’s 19 years as Chelsea owner is closer to ending after the British government approved the sale of the Premier League club by the sanctioned Russian oligarch to a consortium fronted … more

By ROB HARRIS | 5/25/22

Marylin Alvarez, right, prepares a client's nails in the salon at her home as her two dogs lounge on the floor, at the Bahía neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. During President Barack Obama's administration, Alvarez began transforming part of her house into a tiny cafe with the help of money sent by a cousin living in the U.S., but it fell apart when President Donald Trump's administration tightened the embargo and sharply restricted money transfers to Cuba in late 2020, which turned Alvarez to a less costly form of making money for her family — giving manicures. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In Cuba, caution and confusion meet eased US sanctions

The Biden administration's move to ease some sanctions on Cuba are being met with some confusion and caution by people on the island. Limits imposed by the Trump administration on sending money to … more

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ | 5/25/22

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong attend a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida alongside a meeting of the Indo-Pacific security coalition known as the Quad at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The Quad consists of Australia, India, the United States and Japan. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)

Australia's government urges China to remove trade barriers

Australia’s new government has urged China to lift trade sanctions if it wants to reset a bilateral relationship that plumbed new depths under the previous administration. The Chinese premier's … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 5/25/22

Healthcare workers give a child a booster shot of the pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Paul Harris School in Santiago, Chile, Friday, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Vaccines bring optimism as COVID cases soar in South America

After a reprieve of months, confirmed cases of COVID-19 are surging in the southern tip of South America. But officials in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay hope high vaccination rates mean this latest … more

By DANIEL POLITI | 5/25/22

FILE - Casino mogul Steve Wynn is seen at a news conference in Medford, Mass., on March 15, 2016. Former Las Vegas casino mogul Wynn has accepted an undisclosed financial settlement to end his federal defamation lawsuit against attorney Lisa Bloom. The attorney represented a dancer who she said accused Wynn of sexual harassment and retaliation. Wynn's lawyers on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, gave The Associated Press a settlement document that included a statement from Bloom, which withdrew claims she made in a news release in March 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Attorney paying ex-casino mogul Steve Wynn defamation claim

Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn has accepted an undisclosed financial settlement to end his federal defamation lawsuit against an attorney. The attorney represented a dancer who she said … more

By KEN RITTER | 5/24/22

Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) drives past Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson, right, during the second half of Game 3 of the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals, Sunday, May 22, 2022, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Golden State-Dallas playoff games score in weekly TV ratings

When the NBA playoffs take the TV court even the most popular shows find the competition tough. Last week’s No. 1 program was the Golden State-Dallas conference finals matchup, in which the … more

By LYNN ELBER | 5/24/22

Social media hammered by mounting questions over advertising

Social media has had a rough 2022 with lingering questions about advertising spending and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter that may or may not be happening, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you … more

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN | 5/24/22

Two victims of UCLA gynecologist Dr. James Heaps hold hands during a press conference, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Los Angeles. A lawsuit settlement against the University of California regents was announced Tuesday in Los Angeles where 312 former patients of ex-UCLA gynecologist Heaps will be compensated. Heaps also was criminally charged last year with 21 counts of sexual offenses involving seven women. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

UCLA to pay record of nearly $700M in doctor abuse lawsuits

The University of California system has agreed to pay $375 million to more than 300 women who said they were sexually abused by a longtime UCLA gynecologist. The announcement Tuesday brings total … more

By BRIAN MELLEY | 5/24/22

FILE - Shoppers are silhouetted as they walk toward a Best Buy store after doors opened at 5 a.m., Nov. 26, 2021, in Lone Tree, Colo. Best Buy Co. posted first-quarter results that showed shoppers pulled back on their spending and higher costs ate into profits. The nation’s largest consumer electronics chain also on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 cut its annual outlook, citing a deteriorating economic environment. Best Buy was among a handful of big winners in the pandemic, as shoppers flocked to its stores and website to buy equipment to furnish home offices or cater to their children's needs for virtual learning. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)

Best Buy's Q1 results show inflation's bite

Best Buy Co. posted first-quarter results that showed shoppers pulled back on their spending and higher costs ate into profits. The nation’s largest consumer electronics chain also cut its annual … more

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | 5/24/22

ExxonMobil loses bid to nix climate change lawsuit

Massachusetts’ highest court has rejected a bid by ExxonMobil to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the state that accuses the oil giant of misleading the public about the role its products play in … more

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | 5/24/22

Mark Stewart, COO Stellantis North America, announces that Stellantis and Samsung SDI plan invest over $2.5 Billion in a joint venture to produce Lithium-Ion batteries for electric vehicles, Tuesday May 24, 2022, at Ivy Tech Community College in Kokomo, Ind. The plant will be built on 142 acre lot southeast of the Stellantis Kokomo Engine Plant. (Tim Bath/The Kokomo Tribune via AP)

Stellantis, Samsung plan Indiana electric car battery plant

A joint venture between Stellantis and Samsung plans to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Indiana that will employ up to 1,400 workers and become the company’s second such factory in … more

5/24/22

FILE - This July 14, 2015, file photo shows the ARC Automotive manufacturing plant in Knoxville, Tenn. A class action lawsuit has been filed against seven automakers and a Tennessee air bag parts manufacturer accusing them of knowingly selling vehicles with dangerous exploding air bag inflators. The lawsuit filed Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in San Francisco, names inflator manufacturer ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville as a defendant. ARC sold inflators to larger air bag manufacturers, who in turn sold to General Motors, BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler (now Stellantis). (Adam Lau/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)

Lawsuit accuses 3 automakers and parts maker in air bag case

A class action lawsuit is accusing three automakers and a parts manufacturer of knowingly selling vehicles containing air bag inflators that are at risk of exploding. Two deaths and at least four … more

By TOM KRISHER | 5/24/22

FILE - Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidates David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz during campaign appearances in May 2022 in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/File)

GOP takes Oz's side in Pa. Senate race vote-counting lawsuit

The national Republican Party is taking the side of celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s neck-and-neck GOP primary contest for U.S. Senate and opposing a lawsuit by former hedge … more

By MARC LEVY | 5/24/22

U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins, of the Massachusetts District, center, addresses the media at the Moakley Federal Courthouse, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Boston. Nineteen people were indicted in a complex money laundering scheme to move millions of dollars in drug proceeds from Colombian cartels through U.S. banks. From left are Colombia National Police Major General Ricardo Augusto Alarcon Campos, Colombia Attorney General office delegate Luz Angela Bahamon Florez, Rollins, Internal Revenue Special Agent in Charge Joleen Simpson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian Boyle. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

19 indicted in international drug money laundering scheme

Nineteen people have been indicted in a complex money laundering scheme to move millions of dollars in drug proceeds from Colombian cartels through U.S. banks. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that … more

5/24/22

Ford pays $19M to settle claims on fuel economy, payload

Ford Motor Company has settled claims by 40 U.S. state attorneys general that the company made misleading claims about the fuel economy and payload capacity of some of its vehicles. The company … more

By DON THOMPSON | 5/24/22