AP National News

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot has been convicted of joining a mob’s attack on the building two years ago. A jury on Monday unanimously convicted Richard “Bigo” Barnett on all

By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street kicked off the week with a broad stock market rally Monday, as investors look ahead to a busy week of company earnings reports and grow more confident that the Federal Reserve will turn the screws on the economy less aggressively. The S&P 500 rose

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says on the second leg on her African tour it’s “critically important” to address Zambia’s debt crisis. Experts say a prolonged debt crisis could lead Zambia deeper into poverty and joblessness and exclude it from credit to rebuild in the future.

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising Monday, as Wall Street grows more convinced the Federal Reserve is set to turn the screws on the economy less aggressively and as earnings reporting season ramps up. The S&P 500 was 1% higher, led by tech companies in a widespread move

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Italy and Algeria moved to expand their ties through a series of signed agreements during a two-day visit by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, who called Algeria Italy’s “most stable, strategic and long-standing’’ partner in the region. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Monday he reiterated to Meloni that his gas-rich North African

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping. Some fed-up consumers are posting rants on social media complaining about tip requests at drive-thrus, while others say they’re tired of being asked to

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and Estonia are expelling the ambassadors from each other’s countries in a tit-for-tat move. They said Monday that their diplomatic missions will be headed by charges d’affaires. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Estonia’s ambassador and ordered him to leave the country by Feb. 7. The statement issued by the ministry said

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard detained a 50-foot boat carrying 396 Haitian migrants near the Bahamas in one of the biggest human smuggling incidents in the region. Coast Guard spokeswoman Nicole Groll said Monday that “it was grossly overloaded and very much unsafe.” The migrants were detained close to the

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The winners of this year’s Elevate Prize include social entrepreneurs who help Detroit children prepare for school, build technology labs in rural Kenya, and improve road safety in India. The Elevate Prize Foundation announced 12 winners Monday, instead of the usual 10, because there were

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he has proposed to China that the two countries hold talks between their foreign ministers to quickly resolve any new conflicts in the disputed South China Sea, and blamed Chinese actions for the disagreements. Marcos told Philippine TV networks in

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Schiaparelli kicked off haute couture season Monday with plenty of glamorous frivolity and exaggerated silhouettes ahead of the highly anticipated show by powerhouse Christian Dior. SCHIAPARELLI Schiaparelli also offered surreal takes on classics harking back to the 1930s heyday of house founder Elsa Schiaparelli. The mood

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Honor Beauvais’ every breath was a battle as a snowstorm battered the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. The asthmatic 12-year-old’s worried aunt and uncle begged for help clearing a path to their cattle ranch near the community of Two Strike as his condition worsened, his fragile lungs fighting a

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has closed a yearslong investigation into exhaust odors in Ford Explorer passenger cabins, determining that the SUVs don’t have high levels of carbon monoxide and don’t need to be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it reviewed more than 6,500 consumer

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego says he’ll challenge independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona in 2024. Monday’s announcement makes Gallego the first candidate to jump into the race in the battleground state and sets up a potential three-way contest. Sinema left the Democratic Party in

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has agreed to dispatch a civilian mission to Armenia to help boost security around its border and improve relations with neighboring Azerbaijan. The move comes amid tensions over a transport corridor to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The mission was requested by Armenia and has a mandate for two

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on dozens more Iranian officials suspected of playing a role in the crackdown on protesters. Some members of the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guard and regional units were targeted Monday, but the EU did not add the Guard to the EU’s terror

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Markets were slightly higher on Wall Street ahead of the bell Monday as investors prepare for another big slate of corporate earnings. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and futures for the S&P 500 were both up less than 0.2%. Companies reporting quarterly earnings this week

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials say the U.S. Coast Guard has detained a boat carrying 396 Haitian migrants near the Bahamas in one of the biggest human smuggling incidents in the region. Immigration officials in the Bahamas said in a statement Sunday that the migrants were detained close to the far-flung Cay Sal

By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese judicial officials say the judge investigating Beirut’s massive 2020 port blast resumed work after a nearly 13-month halt, ordering the release of some detainees and announcing plans to charge others, including two top generals. Judge Tarek Bitar’s work had been blocked since December

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian police say they have arrested a Russian man who is reportedly a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group seeking asylum in Norway. Police said Monday Andrey Medvedev was arrested on suspicion of entering the Scandinavian country illegally. A spokesman for Norway’s immigration police said it’s