Albert Roux, major influence on UK dining habits, dies at 85Albert Roux, the French-born chef and restaurateur who along with his late brother Michel had a profound influence on British dining habits, has died at 85 By PAN PYLAS Associated Press January...

EU agency approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccineThe European Union’s medicines agency has given the green light to Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, a decision that gives the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tame the vir...

Greek churches open on Epiphany feast despite tight lockdownThe Greek government has relented and allowed limited attendance at churches celebrating the feast of the Epiphany By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press January 6, 2021, 10:23 AM • 3 min read T...

Balkans feel abandoned as vaccinations kick off in EuropeWhen thousands of people in the European Union rolled up their sleeves to get vaccinated against coronavirus, one corner of the continent felt isolated and abandoned: the Balkans By SABINA NIKSIC...

Asian shares mostly lower as virus, China-US tensions weighAsian shares are mostly lower as surging virus counts and China-U.S. tensions weigh on sentiment By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer January 6, 2021, 4:21 AM • 5 min read Share to Facebook...

Trump widens US ban on Chinese apps as his term nears endPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay and WeChat Pay in an escalation of a trade war he has been waging through most of...

Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccinesDespite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the virus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to California By DANICA KIRKA and ANGELA CHARLTON Associat...

Regulators get plan for undoing the Atlantic Coast PipelineThe developers of the now-canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline are laying out plans for how they want to go about unwinding their work and restoring disturbed land By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press J...

Late sales rebound helps US automakers avoid 2020 disasterU.S. new-vehicle sales fell 14.6% last year, but a second-half rebound from a springtime plunge kindled optimism for recovery later this year By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer January 5, 2021, 11:19...

After top staff exodus, Texas AG seeks $43M for Google suitTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking $43 million in taxpayer money to pay outside lawyers to lead a 10-state antitrust lawsuit against Google By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press January 5,...