AP National Business

By ROB GILLIES and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions have withdrawn their vehicles from a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge but ramped up demonstrations in cities across Canada. That includes the capital, where police say they are awaiting reinforcements before ending what they described

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published February 11, 2022, about Super Bowl ads, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the star of the Hellmann’s Super Bowl ad. It is Jerod Mayo, the former New England Patriots linebacker who is now their linebackers coach, not Washington Commanders linebacker David Mayo.

By ROB GILLIES and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — A tense standoff at a U.S.-Canadian border bridge has eased somewhat after police convinced demonstrators to move trucks out of the way. But protesters are still blocking access to the busy international crossing. Protesters are angry at Canadian vaccine mandates and Prime Minister

By ROB GILLIES and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — A tense standoff at a U.S.-Canadian border crossing crucial to both countries’ economies appears to be dissolving peacefully as Canadian police move in to disperse the nearly weeklong protest and demonstrators begin leaving without resistance. Protesters had spent the night at the busiest

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris police fired tear gas against a handful of demonstrators Saturday who defied a police order by taking part in a protest against virus restrictions inspired by Canada’s horn-honking truckers. Police deterred over 500 vehicles but a few dozen were able to get past myriad police checkpoints.

CAIRO (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat says that human rights criteria will be at the center of her new government’s international arms sales, including to Egypt, a major importer of German weapons. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a bill being introduced this year will also impose restrictions in order to ensure that weapons will not

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has announced a significant reduction in taxes on basic food supplies as the country faces rampant inflation and numerous protests over eroding living standards. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the value-added tax would be lowered to 1% from 8% on food purchases and he expected

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has announced a 7 percentage-point reduction in taxes added to basic food supplies as the country faces rampant inflation of nearly 49%. He added the government also expects companies to also lower their prices by 7%. The central bank has brought down the key policy rate by 500 points since

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A sports apparel company is capitalizing on Detroit Lions fans’ loyalty to Matthew Stafford, the Super Bowl-bound Los Angeles Rams quarterback who for 12 years prior had made an appearance in that game seem possible for their home team. A store in a metro Detroit mall is selling the Lions-colored clothing

By JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — For five days, a blockade of pickups, cars and a handful commercial of trucks has choked off traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing between Canada and the United States. There are blockades at two other crossings as well. And for two

By MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is escalating its warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying it could take place at any time. U.S. officials say the United States is preparing to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv, and Americans in Ukraine are being

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could mandate that all businesses require their employees and independent contractors receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The legislation announced Friday by Democratic state lawmakers would allow exemptions for medical or religious reasons. But testing would not be an alternative to vaccination. Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher

By JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — For five days, a blockade of pickups, cars and a handful commercial of trucks has choked off traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing between Canada and the United States. There are blockades at two other crossings as well. And for two

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children under 5. Friday’s move means another monthslong delay for the shots. The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer to apply before its study was even finished on

By ROB GILLIES, TOM KRISHER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian judge has ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S.-Canadian border to end the 5-day-old blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry on both sides to roll back

By MATTHEW PERRONE and RICARDO ALSONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have authorized a new antibody drug that targets the omicron variant. The announcement Friday is a key step in restocking the nation’s supply of drugs that are effective against the latest COVID-19 variant. Eli Lilly began working on the drug last

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled again Friday, and this time bond yields joined in the swoon as worries about an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine piled onto Wall Street’s already heavy list of concerns about inflation and interest rates. The S&P 500 lost 1.9%

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Zillow, GoDaddy rise; Goodyear Tire, American Axle fall.

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks and Treasury yields are falling sharply Friday, as worries about an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine pile onto Wall Street’s already heavy list of concerns about inflation and interest rates. The S&P 500 was 1.9% lower in afternoon trading after

By MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is escalating its warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying it could take place within days. The White House said it doesn’t know if Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision to invade. But, it said