Month: December 2021

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will not designate any country as a currency manipulator, but it did name China, Vietnam and Taiwan among the nations that have failed to live up to global agreements not to use their currencies to gain unfair trade advantages. In a report to

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published December 2, 2021, about the National Board of Review Awards, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Questlove’s “Summer of Soul (…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” took best director honors. The film received best documentary honors.

By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle, a city known for soggy weather, has seen its wettest fall on record. The National Weather Service says 19.04 inches of rain fell between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30, breaking a record set in 2006.  A series of wet storms caused by so-called “atmospheric rivers” pounded

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a 15-year-old accused of killing four students and wounding seven other people at a Michigan high school. James and Jennifer Crumbley were charged Friday with four counts each. Authorities have said Ethan

By YURAS KARMANAU The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Belarus court has sentenced neighborhood activist Volha Zalatar to four years in prison for creating an “extremist group” on the messaging app Telegram, the country’s top rights group, Viasna, reported. Zalatar, a 38-year old mother of five underaged children, has been held in custody

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s unemployment rate tumbled last month to its lowest point since the pandemic struck, even as employers appeared to slow their hiring — a mixed picture that pointed to a resilient economy that’s putting more people to work. The government reported Friday that private businesses and