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AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Parisa Imanirad, a scientist and cancer researcher from San Francisco, is married and has a wide circle of friends. But once or twice a week, she goes to a restaurant by herself. Imanirad said dining alone gives her time to think or read. She tries not to touch

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president. Harlan said he was 29, and his profile picture showed a smiling, handsome young man. A few months later, Harlan underwent a

Associated Press After watching eight seasons of the epic saga “Game of Thrones,” fans can now enter what may be a competition on par with the battle for the Iron Throne: an auction of prized memorabilia from the HBO series. Fans can now bid on a slew of costumes, props, set pieces and memorabilia from

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence imposed on a member of the all-volunteer wing of the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who stormed a house during 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini and killed a 60-year-old man. That’s according to an Iranian lawyer. The sentence for

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled to their worst day since an early August sell-off after another report raised worries about the economy’s health. The S&P 500 slumped 2.1% Tuesday after a report showed U.S. manufacturing shrank again in August, weighed down by high interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch data protection watchdog has issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros or $33.7 million over its creation of what the agency called an “illegal database” of billion of photos of faces. The Netherlands’ Data Protection Agency also warned Dutch companies

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has described the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site in central Ukraine. He also vows to expand International Atomic Energy Agency inspections to include critical electricity supplies. Rafael Mariano Grossi has

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid trials over their involvement in protests in the Arabian Peninsula nation about unrest back home. The Emirates’ state-run WAM news agency gave no figure on Tuesday for the number of Bangladeshis pardoned,

Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have ordered house searches and interrogations as part of an investigation into possible electoral fraud after an advocacy group unearthed thousands of fake signatures in voter rolls. The allegation that malfeasance that could have skewed results in Swiss elections has jolted Switzerland’s vaunted system of

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (AP) — One person has been found dead and two are were missing after their motorboat hit a jetty and crashed in Connecticut. The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says a boat carrying nine people crashed at about 9:15 p.m. Monday in Old Saybrook. Officers from the Coast Guard and

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is going to South Korea to improve the two country’s relations. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said Tuesday that the leaders will discuss further developing two-way ties and strengthening their cooperation in regional and global issues. It said Kishida’s two-day

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have arrested a suspect believed to have been transferring money to operatives from Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency in Turkey. The state-run news agency reported on Tuesday that the suspect, identified as Liridon Rexhepi from Kosovo, entered Turkey on Aug. 25, and was detained last Friday and formally arrested on

Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Officials say that heavy monsoon rains and floods killed at least 33 people in southern India and five children in Pakistan over the past two days. Since June, at least 170 people have died across India’s six northeastern states due to floods and mudslides triggered by the rains. In

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jerome Powell delivered a high-profile speech last month, the Federal Reserve chair came the closest he ever had to declaring that the inflation surge that gripped the nation for three painful years was now essentially defeated. And not only that. The Fed’s high interest rates, Powell said, had

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Ugandan athlete has been attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is being treated for burns on 75% of her body. Rebecca Cheptegei, who finished at the 44th position in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her home in western Kenya. Police say Cheptegei’s boyfriend

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is trying to get a semblance of gender parity in its new executive Commission. Instead, the member states have put forward mostly men to fill the 27 jobs in the college that runs the bloc’s day to day affairs. Ursula von der Leyen is Commission president and