Japan shares fall on pandemic worries as rest of Asia risesAsian shares are mostly higher, ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration as U.S. president By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer January 20, 2021, 3:22 AM • 4 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twit...

Stores drop MyPillow after CEO pushes election conspiraciesThe founder of MyPillow, a vocal and in the past few weeks very visible supporter of President Donald Trump, says a backlash against the company has begun after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol th...

AP Explainer: Why are youth protests sweeping Tunisia?A growing groundswell of youth unrest, tapping into a well of economic frustration, is sweeping Tunisia and worrying its leadership all the way to the top By The Associated Press January 19, 2021, 8:...

High-tech indoor farmer AppHarvest starts shipping tomatoesAppHarvest has begun shipping beefsteak tomatoes to Kroger, Walmart and other grocers By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer January 19, 2021, 7:30 PM • 4 min read AppHarvest — an indoor farmi...

UK lawmakers debate 'genocide' clause to China trade dealsLawmakers in Britain are set to vote on a proposal aimed at preventing the U.K. from making trade deals with any country deemed by the British High Court to be committing genocide By SYLVIA HUI A...

Meghan seeks court ruling over 'serious breach' of privacyLawyers for the Duchess of Sussex are asking a British judge to settle her lawsuit against a newspaper before it goes to trial By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press January 19, 2021, 5:51 PM • 4 min...

Italian PM Conte seeks to stay in power with Senate voteItalian Premier Giuseppe Conte was back in Parliament on Tuesday, pitching for a second straight day for crucial support to keep his government afloat By FRANCES DEMILIO and COLLEEN BARRY Associate...

EU commission urges member states to speed up vaccinationThe European Union is urging member states to speed up the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure that at least 80% of the people most vulnerable to the virus, those over age 80, are vaccinated b...

AP-NORC poll: Virus, economy swamp other priorities for USContaining the coronavirus outbreak and repairing the economic damage it has inflicted are the top priorities for Americans as Joe Biden prepares to become the 46th president of the United States...

Pandemic support at center of Yellen confirmation hearingThe Senate Finance Committee has begun its confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary-nominee Janet Yellen with Democrats and Republicans squaring off immediately over how much more support the e...