Financial crisis

FILE - The bobsled track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, is shown on Feb. 17, 2021. Costly construction delays, a leadership vacancy linked to a volatile political climate and a lack of sponsors amid a spreading financial crisis has prompted International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to acknowledge the "challenges" facing organizers for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)

IOC president Bach discusses 'challenges' for 2026 Games

By Andrew Dampf Sep. 16, 2022 11:00 AM EDT

Hidilyn Diaz of Philippines competes in the women's 55kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Euphoric Philippines, rewards greet Olympic gold winner home

Jul. 28, 2021 09:41 AM EDT

A group of migrants mainly from Venezuela wade through the Rio Grande as they cross the U.S.-Mexico border, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. Record numbers of Venezuelans are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as overall migration swells. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Driven by pandemic, Venezuelans uproot again to come to US

By Joshua Goodman Jun. 28, 2021 01:02 AM EDT

A young migrant girl from Venezuela stands with her mother as they wait with Border Patrol after turning themselves in after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. Record numbers of Venezuelans are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as overall migration swells. They're fleeing turmoil in the country with the world's largest oil reserves and pandemic-induced pain across South America. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Driven by pandemic, Venezuelans uproot again to come to US

By Joshua Goodman Jun. 28, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

FILE - This Jan. 13, 2021, file photo shows a Chase ATM in New York. All 23 of the nation's biggest banks are healthy enough to withstand a sudden economic catastrophe, the Federal Reserve said Thursday, June 24, as it released the results from its latest "stress tests," giving the banks the green light to start paying out dividends to investors and buying back stock. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

All big banks pass latest Federal Reserve 'stress tests'

By Ken Sweet Jun. 24, 2021 04:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court: Mortgage overseer structure unconstitutional

By Jessica Gresko Jun. 23, 2021 04:34 PM EDT

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY 2022 budget request for the Treasury Department, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Yellen: Failure to raise debt limit would be 'catastrophic'

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 23, 2021 04:28 PM EDT

A person walks along a hallway of Milan's Statale University, northern Italy, Monday, June 21, 2021. Backed by 261 billion euros from the EU and Italian government, the country’s recovery plan calls for a top-to-bottom shakeup of a major industrial economy long hampered by red tape, a fear of change, and bureaucratic and educational inertia. Leading the charge is Premier Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, who was tapped as head of a national unity government specifically for his economic expertise and institutional knowledge both in Italy and the EU. A key target is keeping more young Italians from taking their know-how abroad, a perennial issue in Italy, which has one of the lowest rates of university graduates in Europe and one of the largest brain drains. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Can pandemic recovery plan end Italy's years of stagnation?

By David Mchugh And Colleen Barry Jun. 23, 2021 02:56 AM EDT

Europol: Extremists sought to use pandemic to spread hate

By Mike Corder Jun. 22, 2021 08:23 AM EDT
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Extremists sought to use the global pandemic to “spread hate propaganda and exacerbate mistrust in public institutions” in 2020,...

Rafka Nassim, 71, left, meets with her daughter Claudette Rizk through a plastic barrier to avoid contracting the coronavirus, at the Social Services Medical Association, a rehabilitation hospital and nursing home in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Thursday, June 10, 2021. With virtually no national welfare system, Lebanon’s elderly are left to fend for themselves amid their country’s economic turmoil. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

In times of crises, Lebanon's old must fend for themselves

By Sarah El Deeb Jun. 22, 2021 02:11 AM EDT

Baby eels rocketed back up in value this year

Jun. 21, 2021 10:22 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's fishery for baby eels recovered in value this spring. The fishery is one of the most valuable in the country...

Gas price is seen at a Mobil gas station in Vernon Hills, Ill., Friday, June 11, 2021. The rising cost of gasoline is being felt across the U.S., as the national average price has gone up from $2 per gallon last year to $3 per gallon as of June 9, according to data from the American Automobile Association. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress

By Will Weissert And Josh Boak Jun. 18, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

Big diamond found in Botswana, could be world's 3rd largest

By Sello Motseta Jun. 17, 2021 01:15 PM EDT
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — A huge diamond weighing more than 1,000 carats, which could be the third-largest mined in history, has been discovered in the...