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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during an event on health care costs, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Washington. Biden is hosting a conference today on hunger, nutrition and health, the first by the White House since 1969. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

White House gains partners to end US hunger within a decade

The Biden administration is counting on a variety of private-sector partnerships to help fund and implement its goal of ending hunger in America by 2030. President Joe Biden is hosting a conference … more

By ASHRAF KHALIL | 9/28/22

President Joe Biden speaks from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, during an event on health care costs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden looks to win over Pacific Island leaders at summit

President Joe Biden is set to host Pacific Island leaders for a two-day summit as the U.S. looks to counter China’s influence in the region. Pacific Island leaders see an even more pressing concern … more

By AAMER MADHANI | 9/28/22

Workers man a booth promoting the digital version of the Chinese yuan in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. China's yuan fell to a 14-year low against the dollar Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, despite central bank efforts to stem the slide after U.S. interest rate hikes prompted traders to convert money into dollars in search of higher returns. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China's yuan slides to 14-year low after US rate hikes

China’s yuan has fallen to a 14-year low against the dollar despite central bank efforts to stem the slide. U.S. interest rate hikes had prompted traders to convert money into dollars in search of … more

By JOE McDONALD | 9/28/22

A woman walks past a headline posted on a wall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The British pound has stabilized in Asian trading after plunging to a record low, as the Bank of England and the British government try to soothe markets nervous about a volatile U.K. economy. The instability is having real-world impacts, with several British mortgage lenders withdrawing deals amid concern that interest rates may soon rise sharply. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

IMF urges UK to "re-evaluate" tax cuts on inflation concerns

The International Monetary Fund has urged the U.K. government to “reevaluate” a package of unfunded tax cuts that it says may fuel inflation and are likely to increase economic inequality. The … more

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FILE - An Optus phone sign hangs above its store in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Australia’s federal and state governments on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, called for Optus to pay for replacing identification documents including passports and driver’s licenses to avoid identity fraud after 9.8 million of the telecommunications company’s customers had personal data stolen by computer hackers. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Australia demands Optus pay for new customer ID documents

Australia’s federal and state governments have called for Optus to pay for replacing passports and driver’s licenses after 9.8 million of the telecommunications company’s customers had personal … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 9/28/22

A large disturbance in the sea can be observed off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 following a series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about possible sabotage. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she "cannot rule out" sabotage after three leaks were detected on Nord Stream 1 and 2. (Danish Defence Command via AP)

EU vows retaliation if energy network attacked

The European Union's top diplomat says the bloc suspects that damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was sabotage and is warning of retaliation for any attack on Europe’s energy networks. … more

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FILE - Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington. A Delaware judge is hearing arguments, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 over the exchange of information by lawyers in Twitter's lawsuit seeking to force billionaire Elon Musk to carry through with his $44 billion acquisition of the social media giant. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

In court brief, Musk says the SEC is unlawfully muzzling him

A lawyer for Tesla CEO Elon Musk says in court documents that U.S. Securities regulators are unlawfully muzzling his client. In a legal brief appealing a lower court's decision, the lawyer accuses … more

By TOM KRISHER | 9/28/22

FILE - Anti-Japan protesters on disputed islands march near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 16, 2012. Japan and China on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 normalization of their ties, but there isn't much of a celebratory mood. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

EXPLAINER: What's behind strained China-Japan relations

Japan and China are getting ready to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 normalization of their ties. But there isn’t much of a celebratory mood. Improved ties between Asia’s two biggest … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 9/28/22

In this image provided by Portland General Electric, windmills and solar panels line a renewable energy facility in Lexington, Ore., on this May 24, 2022. The facility combines solar power, wind power and massive batteries to store the energy generated there. The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facilities was commissioned Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, and is the first utility-scale plant of its kind in North America. Clean energy experts say the project, which can power 100,000 homes, addresses some key challenges facing the industry as the U.S. transitions away from fossil fuels. (Sarah Hamaker/Portland General Electric via AP)

Tiny Oregon town hosts 1st wind-solar-battery 'hybrid' plant

A renewable energy facility in Oregon that combines solar power, wind power and massive batteries to store the energy generated there will be the first utility-scale plant of its kind in North … more

By GILLIAN FLACCUS | 9/28/22

Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrives for an interview with the Associated Press at the Pakistan Embassy, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Top Pakistan diplomat urges flood aid, patience with Taliban

Pakistan’s foreign minister is recommending cooperation with the Taliban even though many U.S. officials say Afghanistan’s ruling faction has proved unworthy of it. Pakistan’s top diplomat, … more

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER | 9/28/22

CFP expansion talks head toward October after 7-hour meeting

The conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff have met for almost seven hours to work on expanding the postseason system from four to 12 teams as soon as the 2024 season. There … more

By RALPH D. RUSSO | 9/27/22

Attorney General Merrick Garland, left, listens as Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram, right, speaks during in a press event to announce the results of an enforcement surge to reduce the fentanyl supply across the United States, at DEA headquarters, Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths

Federal officials say an increasing number of fake prescription pills containing potentially deadly fentanyl are helping drive overdose death rates to record levels in the U.S. And officials warn … more

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST | 9/27/22

FILE - People rally in support of abortion rights at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2019. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, a new publicly funded website listing more than 150 statewide abortion clinics. The website is part of Newsom's pledge to make California a sanctuary for women seeking abortions. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

New California abortion laws set up clash with other states

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed more than a dozen laws aiming to make California an abortion sanctuary state. Several of the new laws would clash with restrictions in other states. They would … more

By ADAM BEAM | 9/27/22

Pentagon spokesman U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Advanced anti-aircraft weapons head to Ukraine in 2 months

The Pentagon will deliver the first two advanced NASAMS anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine in the next two months, providing Kyiv with a weapon that it has pressed for since earlier this year. Air … more

By LOLITA C. BALDOR | 9/27/22

FILE - A JetBlue Airbus A320 taxis to a gate Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, after landing, as an American Airlines jet is seen parked at its gate at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla. The government is getting its day in court to try to block a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue. A trial is scheduled to start Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2022 in the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against the airlines. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

JetBlue CEO first witness in US lawsuit against 2 airlines

A trial is underway in the federal government's lawsuit aiming to kill a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways in the Northeast. The government says the deal is, in effect, a … more

By DAVID KOENIG | 9/27/22

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Zojoji Temple on the day of the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Tokyo. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP)

VP Harris seeks computer chip partners in Tokyo

Vice President Kamala Harris will highlight a new U.S. law boosting support for computer chip manufacturing when she meets with Japanese technology executives on Wednesday. The meeting comes on … more

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and YURI KAGEYAMA | 9/27/22

FILE - Norfolk Southern locomotives work in the in the Conway Terminal on Sept. 15, 2022, in Conway, Pa. The railroad union that rejected its deal with the nation's freight railroads earlier this month even though it offered 24% raises now has a new tentative agreement, but officials cautioned that the contract dispute won't be fully settled until all 12 rail unions approve their agreements this fall. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Rail union that rejected deal signs new tentative agreement

A union that rejected its deal with the nation’s freight railroads earlier this month now has a new tentative agreement. But officials cautioned that the contract dispute won’t be fully settled … more

By JOSH FUNK | 9/27/22

The all-electric airplane called Alice, designed and built in Arlington, flies overhead during its first flight in Moses Lake, Wash. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times via AP)

Prototype electric airplane takes first flight

A prototype, all-electric airplane took its first flight Tuesday morning in central Washington state. The Seattle Times reports that if the Federal Aviation Administration eventually certifies the … more

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FILE - Executive Chairman of Ford William Clay Ford Jr. speaks during a news conference in front of the capital in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Ford will invest $700 million mainly at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, creating about 500 new jobs over the next four years. The company made the announcement Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, after a state board approved incentives Ford’s investment in Kentucky.(Silas Walker/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)

Ford to invest $700M, add 500 jobs at Louisville truck plant

Ford will invest $700 million mainly at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, creating about 500 new jobs over the next four years. The company made the announcement Tuesday after a state board … more

By DYLAN LOVAN and TOM KRISHER | 9/27/22

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at Cypress Creek Renewables solar field in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. Yellen warned of the economic calamity that could come if climate change were not immediately addressed with government intervention. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Yellen warns inaction on climate could cause economic crisis

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning of economic calamity if climate change is not addressed with immediate government intervention. She says the increasing frequency and severity of natural … more

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM | 9/27/22