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At least six journalists — Ukrainian and foreign correspondents — have been killed while working to document Russia’s war on Ukraine, now in its second month. Their deaths highlight the risks journalists face as they seek to inform people around the world from the hard-hit conflict zone.Here are their stories.Return to menuThe International and European…Continue Reading

Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s historyBy HALELUYA HADERO, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and BOBBY CAINA CALVANApril 2, 2022, 2:29 AM• 7 min readNEW YORK — Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the…Continue Reading

Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of U.S. West Coast flights Friday as off-duty pilots picketed in several major cities over an impasse in nearly three years of contract negotiationsBy GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated PressApril 1, 2022, 11:27 PM• 4 min readPORTLAND, Ore. — Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of U.S. West Coast flights Friday as off-duty pilots picketed…Continue Reading

U.S. new-vehicle sales fell about 12% in the first quarter compared with a year ago, as the global computer chip shortage continued to slow factories amid high consumer demandBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto WriterApril 1, 2022, 10:49 PM• 3 min readDETROIT — New-vehicle sales in the U.S. fell about 12% in the first quarter compared…Continue Reading

A controversial face recognition company that’s built a massive photographic dossier of the world’s people for use by police, national governments and the Ukrainian military now plans to offer its technology to banks and other private businessesBy MATT O’BRIEN and TALI ARBEL AP Technology WritersApril 1, 2022, 10:16 PM• 5 min readNEW YORK — A…Continue Reading

Stock indexes ended a bumpy day higher on Wall Street Friday while Treasury yields soared, after a healthy report on the U.S. job market strengthened expectations for coming interest rate hikesBy STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business WritersApril 1, 2022, 8:53 PM• 5 min readNEW YORK — Stocks notched modest gains and Treasury yields…Continue Reading

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) announced on Friday that she is running for Congress to fill the vacant seat left by late Rep. Don Young (R-AK).  “Today I’m announcing my candidacy for the U.S. House seat representing Alaska. Public service is a calling, and I would be honored to represent the men and women…Continue Reading

Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that there must be consequences for anyone, including elected leaders, involved in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Anchor Joy Reid said, “Let’s talk about our democracy here because we’re struggling with our democracy. As we all know, there was an insurrection, attempted…Continue Reading

The arrival of yet another blowout jobs report sent yields on U.S. government bonds rising on Friday—and inverted the yield curve again. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to 2.39 percent, compared with 2.324 percent yesterday. The yield on 30-year bonds rose to 2.435 percent. The yield on the two-year Treasury…Continue Reading