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FILE - Travelers pass a sign near a COVID-19 testing site in Terminal E at Logan Airport, on Dec. 21, 2021, in Boston. On Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its country-by-country COVID-19 travel health notices that dated to the early months of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

CDC drops traveler health notices for individual countries

The CDC is doing away with notices about the COVID-19 risk of visiting specific countries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that it's dropping the notices because fewer … more

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FILE - American Airlines President Robert Isom speaks at a news conference about the company's new partnership with Alaska Airlines, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Seattle. On Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, American CEO Isom defended his airline's partnership with JetBlue, saying there is no other way for American to grow fast enough to compete with Delta and United in the Northeast. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

American Airlines CEO defends JetBlue deal to federal judge

The CEO of American Airlines has defended his airline's partnership with JetBlue. He says there is no other way for American to grow fast enough to compete with Delta and United in the Northeast. … more

By DAVID KOENIG | 10/3/22

FILE - Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting on May 5, 2019, in Omaha, Neb. Buffett's successor, Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Greg Able, bought nearly $70 million worth of stock in the conglomerate he is slated to one day lead after the legendary investor is gone, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Buffett's successor buys nearly $70M of Berkshire stock

Billionaire Warren Buffett’s successor bought nearly $70 million worth of stock in the conglomerate he is slated to one day lead. Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Greg Abel disclosed buying 168 … more

By JOSH FUNK | 10/3/22

FILE - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks after touring the IRS New Carrolton Federal Building, Sept. 15, 2022, in Lanham, Md. Yellen made her reputation as a Federal Reserve chair who helped steer the U.S. into the longest expansion in its history; now, she’s trying to use global energy markets as a vise to stop a war and keep oil prices from rushing upward this winter. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Top US regulators say crypto poses financial stability risks

Top regulators are recommending a series of new safeguards to ensure that a growing and unregulated cryptocurrency market doesn’t imperil U.S. financial stability. Regulators are calling on … more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN | 10/3/22

FILE - A salesman talks with customers in an Acura dealership lot in Wexford, Pa., on Sept. 29, 2022. New vehicle sales in the U.S. are expected to have fallen slightly in the third quarter, even with improvement in September. But there are warning signs that consumers' appetite for expensive new cars, trucks and SUVs may be waning. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

US auto sales to fall a bit in 3Q, even with September gains

New vehicle sales in the U.S. are expected to have fallen slightly in the third quarter, even with improvement in September. But there are warning signs that consumers’ appetite for expensive new … more

By TOM KRISHER | 10/3/22

In this photo provided by The Great Pumpkin Farm, Emmett Andrusz, from left, Steve Andrusz and Scott Andrusz, pose with the record setting 2,554-pound pumpkin, in Clarence, N.Y., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Scott Andrusz's entry broke the previous record of 2,528 pounds. (The Great Pumpkin Farm via AP)

Super squash: 2,554-pound pumpkin carves out new US record

A 2,554-pound pumpkin grown in upstate New York has set a new U.S. record for the heaviest. The Buffalo News reports that state and national records fell over the weekend at the Great Pumpkin Farm in … more

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FILE - WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a courtroom after a hearing in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 4, 2022. The Moscow region's court on Monday Oct. 3, 2022 set a date for American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, scheduling the hearing for Oct. 25. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russian court sets Brittney Griner appeal date for Oct. 25

A Russian court has set a date for American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. It has been scheduled for Oct. 25. Griner is an … more

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | 10/3/22

FILE - A sign stands on UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s campus in Minnetonka, Minn., on Oct. 16, 2012. UnitedHealth Group said Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, that it completed its acquisition of Change Healthcare, closing the roughly $8 billion deal a couple weeks after a judge rejected a challenge from federal regulators. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

UnitedHealth closes roughly $8B deal for Change Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group says it has completed its acquisition of Change Healthcare, closing the roughly $8 billion deal a couple weeks after a judge rejected a challenge from regulators. UnitedHealth is … more

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Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during a high level Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Poland demands $1.3 trillion in war damages from Germany

Poland's foreign minister has signed an official note to Germany requesting some $1.3 trillion in reparations for the damage incurred by occupying Nazi Germans during World War II. Zbigniew Rau said … more

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | 10/3/22

This photo provided by Jeffrey Chester, shows Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy. Chester has advocated in Washington for privacy protection for 25 years, warning about threats to online privacy. (Lucia SantaMaria/Jeffrey Chester via AP)

Insider Q&A: Privacy advocate sees growing public alarm

Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, has advocated in Washington for privacy protection over the last 25 years, warning U.S. lawmakers and regulators about growing … more

By MARCY GORDON | 10/3/22

FILE - Operational police officers walk along the service route of Hungary's border with Serbia near Roszke, Southern Hungary, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. The leaders of Hungary, Austria and Serbia met Monday in Budapest to find solutions on how to stem the recently increasing number of migrants arriving in Europe. (Tibor Rosta/MTI via AP, File)

Hungary, Austria and Serbia work together to stem migration

The leaders of Hungary, Austria and Serbia have met in Budapest to find solutions on how to stem the increasing number of migrants arriving in Europe. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Monday … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and JOVANA GEC | 10/3/22

Tom Barrack, left, arrives at Brooklyn Federal Court on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Tillerson to testify at corruption trial of Trump adviser

Rex Tillerson, who served as secretary of state under former president Donald Trump, is set to testify against the former chair of Trump’s inaugural committee. Tillerson will be called on Monday as … more

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People gather as the Supreme Court begins its new term and to hear the first arguments, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Monday's session is also the first time new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the court's first Black female justice, will participate. And it's the first time the public will be able to attend since the court closed in March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

High court rejects Russian company's dispute with Ukraine

The Supreme Court is siding with a Russian oil company in a dispute with Ukraine worth millions, a win for the company as Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine. The justices said Monday they will … more

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FILE - MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell, speaks to reporters outside federal court in Washington, June 24, 2021. The Supreme Court says it won’t intervene in a lawsuit in which Dominion Voting Systems accused MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell of defamation for falsely accusing the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Supreme Court won't take up MyPillow head's defamation case

The Supreme Court says it won’t intervene in a lawsuit in which Dominion Voting Systems accused MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell of defamation for falsely accusing the company of rigging the … more

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FILE - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on a screen in the background, questions witnesses about Zelle, during a Senate Banking Committee annual Wall Street oversight hearing, Sept. 22, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On the panel from left, Wells Fargo & Company CEO and President Charles Scharf, Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Thomas Moynihan, JPMorgan Chase & Company Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, Truist Financial Corporation Chairman and CEO William Rogers Jr., U.S. Bancorp Chairman, President, and CEO Andy Cecere, and The PNC Financial Services Group Chairman, President, and CEO William Demchak. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Fraud, scam cases increasing on Zelle, Senate report finds

Incidents of fraud and scams are occurring more often on the popular peer-to-peer payment service Zelle, according to a report coming out Monday from the office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, giving the … more

By KEN SWEET | 10/3/22

FILE - Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at an Apple event on the campus of Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2022. Apple Music is about to reach a huge numerical milestone — offering an eye-popping 100 million songs available on the streaming service. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Whole lotta zeros: Apple Music crosses 100M song barrier

Apple Music is about to reach a huge milestone, offering its eye-and-ear-popping 100 millionth song on the streaming service. The music giant tells The Associated Press that internal data indicates … more

By MARK KENNEDY | 10/3/22

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, right, greets Israel's Minister of Intelligence Elazar Stern prior to a meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU, Israel hold high-level talks for first time in a decade

The European Union and Israel have held high-level talks for the first time in a decade. The Europeans are keen to press Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on how to help bring about a two-state … more

10/3/22

FILE - Former Polish communist-era government spokesman Jerzy Urban listens to the court during a hearing in case he is accused of insulting Polish-born Pope John Paul, in Warsaw, Jan.18, 2005. A spokesman for Poland’s communist-era government in the 1980s who masterminded state propaganda and censorship for a regime in the final years before its collapse has died. He was 89 years old. Urban's death was announced on Monday by a satirical weekly magazine which he founded and led in the post-1989 era. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)

Jerzy Urban, spokesman for Polish communist govt, dies at 89

A spokesman for Poland’s communist-era government in the 1980s who masterminded state propaganda and censorship for a regime in the final years before its collapse has died. He was 89 years old. … more

By VANESSA GERA | 10/3/22

Google's web address, is displayed on a screen in Philadelphia, April 26, 2017. Google has discontinued its Google Translate services in mainland China, removing one of the company’s few remaining services that it offered to consumers in a country where most Western social media platforms are blocked. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China

Google has discontinued its Google Translate services in mainland China, removing one of the company’s few remaining services that it had provided in a country where most Western social media … more

By ZEN SOO | 10/3/22

A shadow is cast on the stage of the Trafo House of Contemporary Arts while technicians set up the lighting in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 19, 2022. Theaters and other cultural institutions in Hungary are reeling from exponentially growing energy prices, and some plan to close for the winter to avoid the skyrocketing bills. The Erkel Theatre in the capital of Budapest will close in November after its utilities went up as much as tenfold, and local governments across the country have ordered theaters, cinemas and museums to shut down during the cold months. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

Music stops: Energy costs close Hungary theaters for winter

Theaters and other cultural institutions in Hungary are reeling from exponentially growing energy prices, and some plan to close for the winter to avoid the skyrocketing bills. The Erkel Theatre in … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 10/3/22