Construction and engineering
The lit Badaling section of the Great Wall of China is seen near the 2022 Winter Olympics logo on the outskirts of Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. China has thousands of years of doing things in a really big way, reinforcing its perceived place in the world and the political power of its leaders — from emperors to Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping. None of this bigness is new. It goes back to a dozen dynasties that ruled China for thousands of years, a tradition of projecting power that was adopted by the Chinese Communist Party when it came to power in 1949. It could be termed simply: big, bigger and biggest — and then some. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Home of the huge: China has long history of going really big

By Stephen Wade Feb. 10, 2022 12:27 AM EST

The Chinese and Olympic flags fly during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule

By Tim Sullivan Feb. 04, 2022 11:17 PM EST

FILE - In this July 27, 2021, file photo, people walk past the National Stadium in Tokyo. The price tag for the Tokyo Olympics is $15.4 billion. Tokyo built eight new venues. The two most expensive were the National Stadium, which cost $1.43 billion, and the new aquatic center, priced a $520 million. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
Tokyo Olympics cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy?

By Stephen Wade Aug. 06, 2021 10:11 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 27, 2021. Editorial: Ohio lawmakers should resist urge to score political points by cutting income tax ...

Jordan's King Abdullah II, center, arrives in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Egyptian, Jordanian and Iraqi leaders meet in Baghdad

Jun. 27, 2021 11:25 AM EDT

FILE - A concrete pump frames the Capitol Dome during renovations and repairs to Lower Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Plans to pump money into rebuilding the nation’s roads, bridges and other infrastructure could give companies that make machinery and materials a solid foundation for growth. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
Infrastructure spending promises boost for construction cos.

By Damian J. Troise Jun. 25, 2021 02:04 PM EDT

In this photo provided by Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County, a home is constructed by Habitat for Humanity on Sept. 12, 2019, in Greenville, S.C. Reeling from massive cutbacks in volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and grappling with high construction costs, Habitat for Humanity affiliates would be the first to admit they’re struggling. (Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County via AP)
Habitat for Humanity struggles with high construction costs

By Haleluya Hadero Jun. 25, 2021 10:23 AM EDT

A person walks through a casino area ahead of the opening of Resorts World Las Vegas, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. Even the chips have chips at the newest casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. When Resorts World Las Vegas opens to guests and gamblers late Thursday, card players will bet with house chips implanted with sensors at tables that take cashless transactions and track every bet, split, double-down and side wager. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Casino tech: Even chips have chips at newest Vegas resort

By Ken Ritter Jun. 24, 2021 03:15 PM EDT

General contractor Victoria Staten poses for a portrait at her home Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Chicago. Small business owners like Staten have endured shutdowns and revenue drops during the COVID-19 outbreak, now must contend with another crisis: spiking prices for goods and services that squeeze profits and force many owners to pass the increases along to customers. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Inflation poses new challenge for pandemic-weary businesses

By Joyce M. Rosenberg Jun. 23, 2021 08:27 AM EDT

Los Angeles Philharmonic announces return to live concerts

Jun. 22, 2021 03:23 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Philharmonic will return to the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Oct. 9 after a 19-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Damage scatters the rear of Tim Long's home in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., Feb. 16, 2021, following a tornado that struck the area the previous night. The twister that hit Ocean Isle Beach in February killed three people and injured about 10 others. (AP Photo/Bryan Anderson)
DISPATCH: In tornado's wake, navigating a reluctant town

By Bryan Anderson Jun. 22, 2021 09:09 AM EDT

A carpenter aligns a beam for a wall frame at a new house site in Madison County, Miss., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. U.S. home construction fell by a bigger-than-expected amount in April but the drop came after housing had risen to the highest level in 15 years. The Commerce Department said Tuesday, May 18, that construction dropped 9.5% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.57 million units. % in April to an annual rate of 1.76 million units, a good sign that the April dip in construction will be temporary. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
US home construction up a moderate 3.6% in May

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 16, 2021 08:39 AM EDT

Indiana Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Ryan Mishler, center speaks with a fellow senator during an April 1, 2021, Senate session at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Mishler's committee dedicated $75 million from the state's federal COVID-19 relief funding toward a new program helping workers obtain short-term training certifications despite the concept receiving little public discussion and few details on the money would be spent. (AP Photo/Tom Davies)
Indiana rushes to spend virus relief aid on new jobs program

By Casey Smith And Tom Davies Jun. 14, 2021 12:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014, file photo, some of more than 350 miles of pipe awaiting shipment for the Keystone XL oil pipeline project is stored at Welspun Tubular, in Little Rock, Ark. The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it's pulling the plug on the contentious project, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, after Canadian officials failed to persuade the Biden administration to reverse its cancellation of the company's permit. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline's demise

By Matthew Brown, John Flesher And Matthew Daly Jun. 10, 2021 05:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 2, 2019, file photo, a volunteer prepares to place crosses for victims of a mass shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Va., at a nearby makeshift memorial. DeWayne Craddock, a city engineer who fatally shot 12 people in a Virginia Beach municipal building in 2019 “was motivated by perceived workplace grievances” that “he fixated on for years,” according to findings released by the FBI on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
FBI: Perceived grievances drove Virginia Beach mass shooter

By Ben Finley Jun. 09, 2021 12:08 PM EDT

W.Va. lawmakers approve using federal aid, spending on roads

By Cuneyt Dil Jun. 07, 2021 06:34 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia lawmakers Monday poured federal funds and extra state cash into road repairs, health care, and education programs such...

In this May 26, 2021 photo, a sign for workers hangs in the window of a shop along Main Street in Deadwood, S.D. U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April’s sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the economy rapidly recovers from the pandemic recession. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
US economy: Plenty of growth, not enough workers or supplies

By Paul Wiseman Jun. 05, 2021 10:03 AM EDT

This poster provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Maxsim Yukabets. Yakubets, 33, is best known as co-leader of a cybergang that calls itself Evil Corp. Foreign keyboard criminals with no fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered US fuel shortages and, most recently, a now could be responsible for a disruption in global food supply chains. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
Global war on ransomware? Hurdles hinder the US response

By Alan Suderman Jun. 05, 2021 08:31 AM EDT

A man walks into 5th Avenue Deli and Grill, Friday, June 4, 2021, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Hiring in the United States picked up in May yet was slowed again by the struggles of many companies to find enough workers to keep up with the economy's swift recovery from the pandemic recession. U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday, an improvement from April's sluggish increase of 278,000. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
US businesses struggle to fill jobs even as hiring picks up

By Christopher Rugaber Jun. 04, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 02:54 PM EDT
Albany Times Union. June 2, 2021. Editorial: Stop the gunfire The gun violence Albany is experience this year is part...