AP National News

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Supporters of South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster are setting up a nonprofit that organizers say will assist the Republican in promoting his legislative priorities over his final term. The McMaster Leadership Fund will “support the governor’s legislative agenda through political and grassroots advocacy and engagement,” according

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press PORT READING, N.J. (AP) — In New York, far from her home in northern Ukraine, Valeriya Roshkovan has tried to do what she can to bring an end to Russia’s invasion of her country. She fled soon after the fighting started to keep her daughter safe. Along with Ukrainians in

By DAVID FISCHER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press A gunman accused of killing a woman in the Orlando area returned to the same neighborhood hours later and shot four more people, killing a journalist covering the original shooting and a 9-year-old child, Florida police said. Spectrum News 13 identified the slain reporter Thursday as Dylan

PRAGUE (AP) — A Chinese pangolin has been born in the Prague zoo, the first birth of the critically endangered animal in Europe. The park says it is doing well after initial troubles. For the first few days after the female baby was born on Feb. 2, the park keepers were worried by the baby

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has discussed energy, economic and security issues in Bucharest with his visiting Moldovan counterpart, as the two neighbors seek to boost ties amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Iohannis’ office said Thursday’s talks with Moldovan President Maia Sandu would aim to bring her country closer to the 27-nation

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faced new fraud charges Thursday in a rewritten indictment unsealed in a New York federal court. The charges, including commodities and securities fraud, were unveiled with the unsealing of the refreshed indictment that was returned a day earlier. It was not known

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is nominating former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank. President Joe Biden announced the choice on Thursday, crediting Banga with critical experience on global challenges including climate change. The news comes days after Trump appointee David Malpass announced plans to step

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher on Wall Street Thursday, firming a bit following their longest losing streak in two months. The S&P 500 was 0.8% higher in early trading after falling for four straight days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 188 points, or 0.6%,

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer In the latest effort to limit abortion access, opponents of the procedure are seeking to ban one of the two drugs used in medication abortions. If they succeed, only one of the pills would be available. But women would still be able to get abortions. In November, an anti-abortion

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials say Beirut’s public prosecutor has charged the governor of the cash-strapped country’s Central Bank, his brother and an associate with corruption. Two judicial officials say the prosecutor, Raja Hamoush, on Thursday charged Gov. Riad Salameh, his assistant Marianne Howaiyak, and his brother Raja Salameh with

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday to tour the site where a train wrecked nearly three weeks ago as the government faces growing criticism over the federal response to the derailment. The Feb. 3 derailment led to evacuations and fears of air and water contamination after

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer BONN, Germany (AP) — Germany’s natural gas reserves are abundant, and prices are down. But the country’s top utility regulator, Klaus Mueller, says it’s too soon to sound the all clear on an energy crisis spawned by the war in Ukraine, which laid bare Europe’s dependence on Russian natural

By The Associated Press BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — New video footage of Bakhmut shot from the air with a drone for The Associated Press shows how the longest battle of the year-long Russian invasion has turned the city of salt and gypsum mines in eastern Ukraine into a ghost town. The footage was shot on

By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was headed toward gains when markets open Thursday ahead of the government’s latest report on jobless claims and a another big batch of corporate earnings. Futures for the benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.5%, while futures for the Dow Jones industrial were up 0.2% before

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure. The move reflects widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. The European Commission said Thursday that it suspended the use of TikTok on devices

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister says the Gulf Arab state of Oman has decided to allow Israeli planes to fly through its airspace. Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority said it was opening its airspace for all carriers. The move was another sign of closer ties between Israel and some Arab countries. It comes

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers in Georgia are criticizing the Fulton County investigation into potential illegal election meddling after the foreperson of the special grand jury seated to help the probe went public this week. Emily Kohrs first spoke out in an interview published Tuesday by The

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union’s judicial cooperation agency is setting up a new center to support efforts to gather evidence of the crime of aggression in Ukraine. The announcement Thursday by Eurojust came on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and amid

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The European Commission has dampened Bulgaria’s aspirations for a swift adoption of the euro currency as the Balkan country does not meet all required entry criteria. European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis told reporters on Thursday before his meetings with Bulgarian officials that the country’s entry in the eurozone wasn’t possible

By SAM MEDNICK and ARSENE KABORE Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, has been reburied, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. Sankara and 12 others were gunned down in the capital, Ouagadougou, during a 1987 coup and buried hastily. Their bodies were