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By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have announced a $119 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors over their role in the opioid addiction crisis. Republican Gov. Brad Little and Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden on Friday said it’s the second-largest consumer settlement in state history,

SEATTLE (AP) — The CEO of Alaska Airlines says the high level of flight cancellations since April will continue through this month. The Seattle Times reports Ben Minicucci said in a message to employees Thursday evening that stability should return in June. He said the airline has been cancelling about 50 of the 1,200 flights

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ, MAURICIO SAVARESE and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — No item is more essential to Mexican dinner tables than the corn tortilla. But the burst of inflation that is engulfing Latin America and the rest of the world means that people like Alicia García, a cleaner at a restaurant in

By MATT OTT and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a wild week in crypto, even by crypto standards. Bitcoin tumbled, stablecoins were anything but stable and one of the crypto industry’s highest-profile companies lost a third of its market value. Here’s a look at some major developments in cryptocurrencies

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan court has reinstated a lawsuit against ESPN by a former college gymnastics coach at Central Michigan University. Jerry Reighard claims he was defamed on Twitter by an ESPN reporter linking him to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar and a controversial coach. The appeals court found

BOSTON (AP) — A group of Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders is asking Starbucks to stop charging extra for vegan milk alternatives, saying the practice amounts to a tax on people who have embraced plant-based lifestyles. In a statement issued Friday, an interfaith coalition led by Nevada-based Hindu activist Rajan Zed pressed the coffee

Associated Press Elon Musk announced on Friday that his plan to buy Twitter in a proposed $44 billion deal is “temporarily on hold” as he tries to pinpoint the exact number of spam and fake accounts it has. Here’s a look at some of what’s transpired between the billionaire Tesla CEO and the social media

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office said Friday that the office is “nearing the end” of its three-year investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business practices. Andrew Amer made the disclosure during a hearing in a federal lawsuit Trump filed

The Associated Press The National Ski Areas Association says the 2021-2022 ski season was record-breaking in the total number of skier visits to resorts around the country. The trade group says the roughly 61 million skier visits was up 3.5% from the 2020-2021 season. A skier visit is when someone uses a lift ticket or

By ASHIFA KASSAM and HELENA ALVES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain and Portugal have signed off on a temporary cap on natural gas prices, in a coordinated move described by Portugal’s environment minister as an “unprecedented” bid to temper soaring energy prices and inflation. As energy prices surge across Europe, exacerbated by Russia’s war

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied on Wall Street Friday, but not enough to claw back all the losses the market has taken in this volatile week of trading. The S&P 500 rose 1.7% as of 2:35 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index is still on

By KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has put his plan to buy Twitter on temporary hold, raising fresh doubts about whether he’ll proceed with the $44 billion acquisition. Musk tweeted early Friday that he wanted to pinpoint the number of spam and fake accounts on

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s second-biggest political party on Friday blocked the formation of a working legislature in Belfast, and said it would keep up the boycott until the U.K. government tears up post-Brexit trade rules it accuses of destabilizing the region. The Democratic Unionist Party’s move deepens Northern Ireland’s

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Justice Department says a federal grand jury has charged a milling company with fraud and conspiracy in connection with an explosion at a Wisconsin corn plant that killed five workers in 2017. The grand jury returned an indictment earlier this week against Didion Milling Inc.

CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines and its pilots’ union say they have a tentative agreement on a new contract. Neither side released details of the deal on Friday. But the heads of United and the Air Line Pilots Association are both calling it an industry-leading contract. The deal is notable because it happens while tension

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it. On Saturday’s anniversary of the decision in a case brought by New

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Friday morning, but not enough to claw back all the losses the market has taken in this volatile week of trading. The S&P 500 rose 1.9% as of 10:17 a.m. Eastern. The benchmark index is still on track

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, but not enough to claw back all the losses the market has taken in this volatile week of trading. The S&P 500 was up 1% but it’s still on track for its 6th straight losing week, something that hasn’t happened since 2011. Markets have

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government has approved a new plan aimed at reining in soaring energy prices. It signed off Friday on a temporary cap on natural gas prices that it said would immediately reduce the cost of energy for a third of domestic consumers and 70% of industry. As energy prices surge across

By KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk said Friday that his plan to buy Twitter is “temporarily on hold” as he tries to pinpoint the exact number of spam and fake accounts on the social media platform, another twist amid signs of turmoil over the proposed $44 billion