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FILE -- CEO of German sports equipment company adidas AG, Kasper Rorsted, poses prior to the annual balance news conference in Herzogenaurach, Germany, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Sports apparel maker Adidas said Monday that Kasper Rorsted, its CEO since 2016, will step down next year and it has started looking for a successor. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file)

Adidas CEO to step down next year, successor sought

Sports apparel maker Adidas says CEO Kasper Rorsted will step down next year and it has started looking for a successor. The Germany-based company said Monday that Rorsted and its supervisory board … more

8/22/22

Burned trees are visible on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Gallinas, N.M. Earlier this year the area already endured the devastation of the state's largest fire in recorded history, caused by federal officials carrying out what was supposed to be a prescribed burn to lessen the wildfire danger. Now, those same charred lands under deluge from a powerful seasonal monsoon are channeling contaminated runoff into the city's drinking water supply. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

NM city, victim of government burn, now faces water shortage

The city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, earlier this year already endured the devastation of the state's largest fire in recorded history, caused by federal officials carrying out what was supposed to be … more

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and BRITTANY PETERSON | 8/22/22

Hungary's govt launches investigation against second airline

Hungary’s government has ordered an investigation of domestic low-cost carrier Wizz Air over what it calls possible breaches of consumer protection laws. It is the second such investigation … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 8/22/22

Taylor Purdy, a pipe layer with Complete General Construction, answers questions about his experience working around the new Intel semiconductor manufacturing plant construction site in Johnstown, Ohio, during an interview near the site Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. Purdy spends his days in trenches helping position storm and sanitary sewers and waterlines. Overtime is plentiful as deadlines approach. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Wanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants

Ohio's largest-ever economic development project is coming with a big employment challenge. Intel announced earlier this year a $20 billion semiconductor manufacturing operation near Columbus. The … more

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | 8/22/22

FILE - A man walks past a Cineworld cinema in Leicester Square, London, on Oct. 5, 2020. Cineworld Group PLC, the world's second-largest chain of movie theaters, said Monday Aug. 22, 2022 that it is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and similar actions elsewhere. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Cineworld theater chain confirms it's considering bankruptcy

Cineworld Group says it's considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and similar actions elsewhere. One of the world’s largest movie theater chains, which owns Regal … more

8/22/22

FILE - A supporter of the Philippine LGBT (Lesbians Gays Bisexual Transgender) group poses before the rainbow flag during the annual celebration of "Pride March" June 30, 2018, in Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines. Singapore’s announcement Sunday, Aug. 22, 2022, that it would decriminalize sex between men is being hailed as a step in the right direction for LGBTQ rights in the Asia-Pacific region, a vast area of nearly 5 billion people with different laws and attitudes. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

End of Singapore's gay sex ban is small step in Asia-Pacific

Singapore’s decision to decriminalize sex between men is being hailed as a step in the right direction for LGBTQ rights in the Asia-Pacific region, a vast area of nearly 5 billion people with … more

8/22/22

A man stands in shallow water near the dry riverbed of the Yangtze River in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Ships crept down the middle of the Yangtze on Friday after the driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers shrunk to barely half its normal width and set off a scramble to contain damage to a weak economy in a politically sensitive year. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China extends power rationing for factories in drought

A notice reported by Chinese news outlets says power rationing that forced factories in the southwest to shut down has been extended through at least Thursday due to low water at hydroelectric dams. … more

8/22/22

A currency trader watches monitors in front of screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the exchange rate of South Korean won against the U.S. dollar at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after China cut an interest rate that affects mortgage lending while investors looked ahead to this week’s Federal Reserve conference for signals about more possible U.S. rate hikes to cool surging inflation. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Asian stocks mixed before Fed meeting after China cuts rate

Asian stock markets are mixed after China cut an interest rate that affects mortgage costs. Investors are looking ahead to this week’s Federal Reserve conference for signals about more possible … more

By JOE McDONALD | 8/22/22

FILE - Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is photographed during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at Trump Tower in New York, May 10, 2016. The legal investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of sensitive information is the culmination of a lifelong habit of collecting memorabilia, disregard of rules governing recordkeeping and a chaotic transition of his own making after refuse to accept defeat in 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Trump's turbulent White House years culminate in Fla. search

Former President Donald Trump has had a lifelong habit of collecting things. That's been combined with more recent activities: disregarding the rules of government record keeping, careless handling … more

By JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL BALSAMO | 8/22/22

Indiana governor in Taiwan following high-profile US visits

Indiana’s Republican governor has begun a visit to Taiwan, following two recent high-profile visits by U.S. politicians that drew China’s ire and Chinese military drills. Gov. Eric Holcomb will … more

By HUIZHONG WU | 8/21/22

Georgia jury awards $1.7 billion in Ford truck crash case

A Georgia jury has returned a $1.7 billion verdict against Ford Motor Co. involving a pickup truck crash that claimed the lives of a Georgia couple. Lawyers for the couple confirmed the verdict. … more

By JEFF MARTIN | 8/21/22

‘Dragon Ball Super’ bests ‘Beast’ at box office with $20.1M

“Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” topped the charts in its first weekend in theaters, with $20.1 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates on Sunday. Universal's Idris Elba-led action … more

By LINDSEY BAHR | 8/21/22

Israeli spyware firm chief steps down amid NSO restructuring

The Israeli spyware maker NSO says its chief executive has stepped down as the company prepares to reorganize. In a statement Sunday, NSO said that CEO Shalev Hulio, one of the company’s founders, … more

8/21/22

Aaliyah Wright, 25, of Washington, nuzzles her newborn daughter Kali, as her husband Kainan Wright, 24, of Washington, holds their son Khaza, 1, as he falls asleep, during a visit to the children's grandmother in Accokeek, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. A landmark social program is being pioneered in the nation’s capital. Coined “Baby Bonds,” the program is designed to narrow the wealth gap. The program would provide children of the city’s poorest families up to $25,000 when they reach adulthood. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DC's pioneering 'Baby Bonds' plan aims to narrow wealth gap

A landmark social program is being pioneered in the nation’s capital. The program is called “Baby Bonds” and it's designed to narrow the wealth gap. The children of Washington's poorest … more

By ASHRAF KHALIL | 8/21/22

Performers prepare motorcycles in front of the "Wall of Death", also known as a motordrome or silodrome, prior the motorcycle rally in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Motorcycle enthusiasts in Belgrade were in for a trip down the memory lane last week when near-forgotten Well of Death stunt show came to town. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

AP PHOTOS: 'Wall of Death' show delivers thrills, memories

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Stunt-driving enthusiasts waxed nostalgic when the "Wall of Death” came to Serbia's capital. A cylinder-shaped wooden structure was put up by the Danube River in … more

By DARKO VOJINOVIC | 8/21/22

Street food vendor Warunee Deejai cooks lunch for customers in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. In the six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the fallout from the war has had huge effects on the global economy. Though intertwined with other forces, the war has made problems like inflation much worse for people around the world. In Bangkok, rising costs for pork, vegetables and oil have forced Warunee Deejai, a street-food vendor, to raise prices, cut staff and work longer hours. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Russia's war at 6 months: A global economy in growing danger

It's almost six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the consequences are posing a devastating threat to the global economy. Governments, businesses and families worldwide are feeling the effects … more

By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH | 8/21/22

FILE - In this Monday, May 19, 2014 photo, swans swim in Lake Eola as the sun sets in Orlando, Fla. Ballots haven't even been printed yet, but already a group of landlords and real estate agents in Florida are trying to stop voters from deciding on a measure that would implement rent control for a year in the theme park hub that has been one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the U.S. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Landlords try to stop rent control initiative in Florida

Ballots haven’t even been printed yet, but already a group of landlords and real estate agents in Florida are trying to stop voters from deciding on a measure that would implement rent control for … more

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | 8/20/22

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, housing for service members is shown at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Military families' housing benefits lag as rents explode

Housing has long been a major benefit for service members, a subsidy to salaries that trail the private sector. But amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the … more

By R.J. RICO | 8/20/22

Empty platforms at Wandsworth Common Station in south London, Saturday Aug. 12, 2022. Rail services are set to be severely disrupted as members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union strike in a continuing row over pay, jobs and conditions. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)

Workers at UK's largest container port to join rail strikes

Almost 2,000 workers at the U.K.’s biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday over a pay dispute. It's the latest industrial action to hit the U.K. economy, which is struggling … more

8/20/22

FILE - This Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, photo shows a sign over a Wendy's restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa. Wendy’s has announced, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, it’s pulling lettuce from sandwiches in stores in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating sandwiches there reported falling ill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the source of the illness. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Wendy's pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak

The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill. The Centers for … more

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