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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. and NATO have rejected key Russian security demands for easing tensions over Ukraine. But they have left open the possibility of future talks with Moscow to discuss other things, like arms control, missile deployments and ways to prevent military incidents. Russian President Vladimir Putin insists

By The Associated Press American Airlines says a passenger entered the open cockpit of a jet that was preparing to take off in Honduras, and he damaged the plane before crew members and police could stop him. American said Wednesday that the man was arrested. The flight, which was bound for Miami, was delayed several

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The third-largest group in the European Parliament has called for the establishment of a committee to investigate abuses by European Union governments with powerful spyware produced by Israel’s NSO Group. Renew Europe, a liberal political grouping, said Wednesday that the use of the software to break

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday after the latest report of surging prices appeared to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates later this year. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% and the Nasdaq rose 0.9%.

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization and Russia have agreed to try to schedule more meetings despite tensions over Moscow’s military buildup near Ukraine. Stoltenberg said Wednesday that both parties had “expressed the need to dialogue and explore a schedule of future meetings.” But Stoltenberg

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices paid by U.S. consumer jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation rate since 1982 and the latest evidence that rising costs for food, gas, rent and other necessities are heightening the financial pressures on America’s households. Inflation has spiked during the

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for attending a garden party during Britain’s first coronavirus lockdown, but brushed aside demands that he resign for breaching the rules his own government had imposed on the nation. The apology Wednesday stopped short of admitting wrongdoing. It was Johnson’s attempt

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Shares of Biogen have tumbled a day after regulators slapped strict limitations on coverage the drugmaker’s new Alzheimer’s disease treatment. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Tuesday that patients taking Biogen’s Aduhelm will have to participate in clinical trials to assess the drug’s effectiveness in order for

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it used a so-called “VIP lane” to award lucrative contracts to suppliers of personal protective equipment during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Two groups brought the legal action against the Department of Health and Social Care. They

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization and Russia have agreed to try to schedule more meetings, despite tensions over Moscow’s military buildup near Ukraine. Speaking Wednesday after chairing a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council, Stoltenberg said that both parties had “expressed the need to dialogue

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the International Energy Agency has blamed Russia for worsening Europe’s natural gas crisis. Fatih Birol said Wednesday that high prices and low storage levels largely stem from the behavior of state-owned gas supplier Gazprom. He says Gazprom could send up to a

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices paid by U.S. consumer jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation rate since 1982 and the latest evidence that rising costs for food, gas, rent and other necessities are heightening the financial pressures on America’s households. Inflation has spiked during the

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the International Energy Agency has blamed Russia for much of Europe’s natural gas crisis. Fatih Birol said Wednesday that high prices and low storage levels largely stem from the behavior of state-owned gas supplier Gazprom. He says Gazprom could send up to a third more gas through existing

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for attending a garden party during Britain’s coronavirus lockdown. He said Wednesday that there are things the government “did not get right.” Johnson is facing anger from public and politicians over claims he and his staff flouted pandemic restrictions by socializing

By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Applying to college is rarely easy, but applicants this year are faced with one additional challenge: creating a compelling college application after nearly two years of disruptions as a result of the pandemic. Grades and extracurriculars that would normally fill an application are missing due to accommodations and precautions made

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Allegations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff held a “bring your own booze” garden party while Britain was in lockdown are just the latest claims of wrongdoing to rattle the leader. Cases of rule-bending and dishonesty have followed Johnson through his twin careers as journalist and politician.

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a high-stakes showdown in Parliament that could help defuse a crisis over claims that he and his staff have broken coronavirus lockdown rules or fan the flames even further. Opponents and allies alike want Johnson to come clean about whether

By MARIA CHENG and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. The reason: The variant has proved so wildly contagious that it may already

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has reiterated warnings that Russia is facing a new surge of coronavirus infections because of the highly contagious omicron variant. He said Wednesday that “it’s obvious that we are in a very difficult situation today in a situation on the verge of possible new