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By RAF CASERT and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. and all 27 European Union member nations are ordering initial penalties targeting Russian officials over their actions in Ukraine. U.S. President Joe Biden announced sanctions of Russian financial institutions and oligarchs on Tuesday for what he called “the beginning of a Russian

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An armed person is holed up in the Amsterdam Apple Store with at least one hostage in an hours-long standoff with scores of police massed outside. Police said Tuesday that several people had managed to leave the building during the hostage-taking that has lasted more than three hours but declined

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell on Wall Street in afternoon trading Tuesday after Russia sent forces into Ukraine’s eastern regions, escalating tensions. The U.S., European Union and the U.K. responded with sanctions. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1%

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new federal oil and gas drilling and other energy-related actions. That comes after a federal court ruling that has blocked the way officials were calculating the real-world costs of climate change. The administration said in a legal filing that a

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced the U.S. is ordering heavy financial sanctions against Russian banks and oligarchs. He declared he was responding to what he said was Moscow flagrantly violating international law with what he called the “beginning of a Russian invasion

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say efforts to locate 10 people missing for five days after an Italy-bound ferry caught fire at sea have been suspended while the burnt-out hulk is towed to a mainland port. The Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia had at least 292 passengers and crew on board when it caught fire Friday

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The 27 European Union member nations have unanimously agreed on an initial set of sanctions targeting Russian officials over their actions in Ukraine. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell says the package approved Tuesday “will hurt Russia, and it will hurt a lot.” Borrell says the sanctions

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Armed police have gathered outside the Apple Store in Amsterdam and said there is “an ongoing hostage situation” in the shop on one of the Dutch capital’s most popular squares. Amsterdam police said in a tweet Tuesday evening that “somebody with a firearm is in the store, police are at

By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — As almond trees start to bloom in California, so do beehive thefts that have become so prevalent that beekeepers are now turning to GPS tracking devices, surveillance cameras and other anti-theft technology. About a thousand beehives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been reported stolen

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk and his lawyers are escalating their fight with U.S. securities regulators. A Musk lawyer has accused regulators of leaking investigative information, and Musk is alleging on Twitter that government corruption is being exposed. Musk’s tweet early Tuesday and a Monday letter from lawyer Alex

By MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Foreign ministers from Indo-Pacific nations have attended a Paris conference aimed at bringing the region squarely into Europe’s focus in a rapidly changing world with rising security challenges. New Zealand, India, South Korea, Japan and a clutch of other Asian nations were represented at Tuesday’s forum. China

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The 27 European Union members nations have unanimously agreed on an initial set of sanctions targeting Russian officials over their actions in Ukraine. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said the package approved Tuesday “will hurt Russia, and it will hurt a lot.” Borrell said the sanctions

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News’ Neil Cavuto has returned to work after more than a month following what he described as a near-deadly battle with COVID-19. Cavuto, who hosts weekday shows on Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network, says he was in an intensive care unit with COVID-19 and pneumonia. A cancer

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer MacKenzie Scott’s $50 million gift to the National 4-H Council, which the youth-focused nonprofit called “transformational,” is part of a new patch of the philanthropist’s donations now coming to light. The donation to the organization will support the 120-year-old government-backed youth development program. It’s the second largest gift known

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers authorized President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside the country. That could presage a broader attack on Ukraine. The U.S. is now calling the deployment of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine an invasion. Putin also laid out three conditions

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — German soccer club Schalke has expressed “great concern” over Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine amid scrutiny of the team’s long-standing sponsorship by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The second-division club says it “will monitor further developments, evaluate them and make a strong appeal for peace to protect those affected by the crisis.”

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider an appeal of a lawsuit over the Dakota Access Pipeline. Tuesday’s decision means that an ongoing environmental review of the pipeline will continue. Dakota Access appealed a lower court ruling that affirmed the need for a more thorough environmental study by the U.S.

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have authorized President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside the country. That could presage a broader attack on Ukraine after the U.S. said an invasion was already underway there. Several European leaders said Russian troops rolled into rebel-held areas

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the country’s parliament for permission to use military force outside the country. That could presage a broader attack on Ukraine after the U.S. said an invasion was already underway there. Several European leaders said earlier Tuesday

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has launched the first of what could be an ever-tougher series of sanctions targeting President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s overall economy and its military and civilian elites over its moves against Ukraine. Tuesday’s sanctions hit members of Putin’s inner circle and their