AP National News

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Italy are seeking a parliamentary commission of inquiry into three cold cases that have consumed the Italian public’s imagination for decades. One of them is the 1983 disappearance of a 15-year-old that was highlighted in the Netflix documentary, “Vatican Girl.” Sen. Carlo Calenda said

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Postal Service says it will sharply increase the number of electric-powered delivery trucks in its fleet and will go all-electric for new purchases starting in 2026. The moves is a major boost for President Joe Biden’s pledge to eliminate gas-powered vehicles from the sprawling federal fleet.

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — In a little over four years, new heavy truck makers will have to cut harmful nitrogen oxide pollution more than 80% under standards released Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Some environmental and health advocates praised the requirements but others said they don’t go far

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Too many Americans are missing out on a cure for hepatitis C, and a study underway in a hard-hit corner of Kentucky is exploring a simple way to start changing that. The key: On-the-spot diagnosis to replace today’s multiple-step testing. In about an hour and with

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and the Senate are set to pass an overhaul of the Electoral Count Act, the arcane election law that then-President Donald Trump tried to subvert after his 2020 election defeat. Democrats and Republicans have been working on the legislation since the Jan. 6, 2021,

MOSCOW (AP) — Officials say an explosion during repairs on a section of Europe-bound natural gas pipeline in western Russia has killed three people but hasn’t affected export supplies. The explosion ripped through a section of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline in the Chuvashia region during repair works on Tuesday. Regional authorities say three repair workers were

OMAR AKOUR Associated Press DEAD SEA, Jordan (AP) — Leaders from the Middle East and Europe have gathered in Jordan on bolstering security and stability in Iraq. Participants convening Tuesday included regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, along with France, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and the European Union. The countries said the goal

By CALVIN WOODWARD, LYNN BERRY, CHRISTINA LARSON and CAROLYN KASTER Associated Press PERCE, Quebec (AP) — Against the ravaging seas, Quebec’s coastal communities have learned through bitter experience that the way to advance against climate change is to retreat. Over the past decade, civilization has been pulled back from the water’s edge where possible along

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The former capital of the Confederacy has secured an $11 million grant to build a new interpretive center city officials hope will someday be part of an ambitious, long-envisioned memorial campus honoring the memory of enslaved people. Richmond’s grant is among more than $16 million in

By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet Meal kit subscriptions shot up in popularity in 2020, but many customers don’t stay past the initial promotional period. Though a full-price subscription may be more expensive than going to the grocery store, the variety of recipes, convenience of delivery and enticing promotional prices may make a subscription worth the

BERLIN (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker is heading for the limelight again. German broadcaster SAT.1 was due Tuesday evening to air the first interview with Becker since his release from prison for bankruptcy offenses. The TV channel quoted the 55-year-old as saying his time in prison had taught him “a hard lesson, a very

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the eastern city of Bakhmut, the scene of some of the most intense combat since Russia invaded the country, meeting Tuesday with troops and praising their “courage, resilience and strength” as artillery boomed in the background. Russian President Vladimir Putin

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Season three of “ Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” starring John Krasinski, returns to Amazon Prime Video with a storyline that may feel familiar. We meet Ryan, now stationed in Rome, as he discovers an underground plot by Russia to invade surrounding countries and recreate the Soviet empire. The episodes were

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The legality of abortions has been in flux in some states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade six months ago. The landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson turned abortion rights into a state-by-state issue in a ruling that shaped the nation’s political agenda for the rest of

BERLIN (AP) — Churches have joined in Germany’s efforts to save on heating costs this winter, forcing their congregations into ever more layers of clothing. But at the same time, they are providing warm spaces for the homeless and for people who are struggling to pay their bills. German lawmakers last week approved a plan

By COLLEEN BARRY and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRESCIA, Italy (AP) — An Italian court had delayed a hearing on whether to hand over to Belgium a woman who is charged along with her parents in an influence-peddling scandal in the European Parliament. Belgian prosecutors are seeking Silvia Panzeri to face charges of participating in

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer banking giant Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle a laundry list of charges that it harmed consumers by charging illegal fees and interest on auto loans and mortgages, as well as incorrectly applied overdraft fees against savings and checking accounts. The Consumer

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians, including dozens of masked gunmen firing into the air, took to the streets and stores shuttered across the occupied West Bank to protest the death of a veteran prisoner in Israeli captivity. Palestinian factions had called for the general strike and urged people to confront Israeli troops

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening mostly lower on Wall Street and bond yields are rising globally after the Bank of Japan surprised investors by raising an upper limit for yields on Japanese government bonds. The move, which amounted to an interest rate increase, sent markets lower in Japan and the rest of Asia