By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it would start displaying the full price of a ticket as soon as consumers begin shopping. Ticketmaster, long a subject of complaints about its hidden fees, was among those targeted by the new rule, which
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In solidly Republican Kentucky, resistance to President Donald Trump’s trade wars has sprung up from a cross-section of key business sectors, GOP Sen. Rand Paul said Monday. Paul said he’s heard concerns from agriculture, the auto sector, bourbon production, home building and package shipping in response
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By MICHAEL CASEY and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won’t budge on “its core, legally-protected principles” over fears of retaliation. A letter from Harvard President Alan Garber detailed how
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By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister said Monday that he was ordering the closure of the Russian Consulate in the southern city of Krakow, after authorities blamed Moscow for a fire that destroyed a shopping center in Warsaw last year. The national prosecutor’s office also said Monday that it
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CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 217.15 217.75 215.80 216.82 +2.15 Aug 211.72 212.22 210.45 211.60 +2.03 Oct 208.97 209.57 207.85 208.45 +1.50 Dec 208.62 209.30 207.77 208.37 +1.57 Feb 208.50 209.40 207.92 208.80 +1.78 Apr 208.42 209.22 207.72 208.75 +1.85 Jun
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 217.15 217.75 215.80 216.82 +2.15 Aug 211.72 212.22 210.45 211.60 +2.03 Oct 208.97 209.57 207.85 208.45 +1.50 Dec 208.62 209.30 207.77 208.37 +1.57 Feb 208.50 209.40 207.92 208.80 +1.78 Apr 208.42 209.22 207.72 208.75 +1.85 Jun
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation revealed late Sunday is touching off
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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California cities to clear homeless encampments, escalating efforts anew to address the makeshift tents that line underpasses, parks and streets up and down the state. The Democratic governor unveiled a blueprint for a camping ban for cities and counties to
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Six Bulgarians convicted of carrying out a sophisticated spying operation for Russia were sentenced by a London judge Monday to prison terms up to nearly 11 years. The group that used Hollywood code names discussed kidnapping or killing Kremlin opponents as they targeted reporters, diplomats and Ukrainian
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.” Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe announced the step Monday, shortly before 59 South Africans arrived at Dulles International Airport
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday were investigating an overnight fire at the London house where Prime Minister Keir Starmer lived before he was elected to lead the country. Since taking office in July, Starmer has lived in the prime minister’s official Downing Street residence, renting out the family home in the Kentish Town
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION-2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Iowa’s lone Democratic statewide officeholder Rob Sand announces 2026 bid for governor SUMMARY: Democrat Rob Sand has
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION-2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Iowa’s lone Democratic statewide officeholder Rob Sand announces 2026 bid for governor SUMMARY: Democrat Rob Sand has
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION-2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Iowa’s lone Democratic statewide officeholder Rob Sand announces 2026 bid for governor SUMMARY: Democrat Rob Sand has
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION-2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Iowa’s lone Democratic statewide officeholder Rob Sand announces 2026 bid for governor SUMMARY: Democrat Rob Sand has
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By HILLEL ITALIE and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday. Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from conservatives
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CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival red carpet is perhaps the most rigidly controlled red carpet in the world. Now, the festival has added a new stipulation: no nudity. While nudity was never previously endorsed at the festival, Cannes updated its dress policy on the eve of its 78th edition to read that
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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after the Trump administration offered assurances it will cover its share of the costs. After a delay that has
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A fifth person has died following an intense fire that engulfed a four-story apartment building in Milwaukee on Mother’s Day. Details about the victim were not immediately released Monday by the Milwaukee Fire Department. Further details about the blaze also were not released. The fire was reported about 8 a.m. Sunday at
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — They went into last week’s conclave vastly outnumbered and smarting after being sidelined by Pope Francis for 12 years. And yet conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful that he will return doctrinal rigor to the papacy,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Multiple lines on the London Underground network were suspended or disrupted Monday because of a power outage, the British capital’s transport authority said. The Transport for London website showed that at least three subway lines were suspended due to a power failure, and there were severe delays and partial suspensions on at
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press President Donald Trump ‘s readiness to accept a luxury jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar for conversion into a presidential aircraft has revived the conversations around emoluments and the notion of a president otherwise allegedly profiting off of the office. “I would never be one to
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press President Donald Trump ‘s readiness to accept a luxury jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar for conversion into a presidential aircraft has revived the conversations around emoluments and the notion of a president otherwise allegedly profiting off of the office. “I would never be one to
Continue Reading By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.” Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe announced the step Monday, shortly before 59 South Africans arrived at Dulles International Airport
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