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ROME (AP) — Intent on ensuring his government’s survival, Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says “national interests” will ultimately determine if an Alpine rail tunnel project gets completed. The populist...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new U.S. homes climbed in December to their highest pace in seven months, a sign that lower mortgage rates are helping the real estate market. The Commerce Department says that new-home sales rose 3.7...

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief says her office will not publish as expected this month a highly controversial report about companies doing business in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The move by High...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street led by losses in banks and technology companies. Citigroup gave up 1.3 percent in the...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government has proposed an increase in spending on public servants and incentives to boost agriculture and fisheries in the new annual budget, which opposition lawmakers criticize as...

DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil is boosting its projected growth of oil and gas production in the Permian Basin and says the field can be profitable even at lower crude prices. The company said Tuesday that as soon as 2024 it expects...

Papa John’s has reached a settlement agreement with founder John Schnatter that will see him step down from the pizza chain’s board once an independent director that is mutually acceptable replaces him. If a new...

As the weather improves and our winter hibernation ends, the urge to refresh and renew a room or two often follows. It may be as simple as adding a few new decorative items or changing a worn-out piece of furniture. Or maybe...

BERLIN (AP) — It’s purple and yellow, and very valuable: Switzerland’s central bank has unveiled a redesigned version of its 1,000-franc ($1,000) note. The Swiss National Bank said Tuesday the overhauled version of...