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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal will hurt gamers, UK antitrust watchdog says

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Microsoft's stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom.

States consider restricting land ownership for foreign nationals after Chinese balloon sparks national security debate

By Matthew Brown, Sam Metz, Associated Press

As U.S.-China relations cool amid trade disputes and espionage fears stoked by the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the Atlantic Coast, lawmakers in Congress and at least 11 statehouses are weighing legislation to further limit foreign ownership of farmland.

CVS buys primary care provider Oak Street for $10.6 billion

By Tom Murphy, Associated Press

CVS Health is plunging deeper into providing primary care with an approximately $10.6 billion deal to acquire Oak Street Health.

News Wrap: China steps up complaints about U.S. shooting down suspected spy balloon

In our news wrap Tuesday, China stepped up its complaints about the U.S. shooting down a suspected spy balloon, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands said they will send at least 100 refurbished Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine's military, and thousands…

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Congress considers federal aviation oversight after near collisions

By David Koenig, Associated Press

Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas. A House committee held the first hearing Tuesday on legislation that will govern the Federal Aviation Administration.

New Florida bill could spell end of Disney's control over resort

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Some see it as punishment for Disney's opposition to the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 jobs in finance and human resources for 2023

By Associated Press

Boeing says it plans to cut about 2,000 jobs from the aerospace company's finance and human resources departments in 2023.

Powell predicts 'significant' inflation drop but job market strength means more rate hikes

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that last week's blockbuster U.S. jobs report showed it would likely take time to curb high inflation but that he expects a "significant decline" in inflation this year.

News Wrap: Russian forces pressure eastern Ukraine, possibly building new offensive

In our news wrap Monday, Russian forces kept up pressure in eastern Ukraine possibly building toward a new offensive, Israeli forces killed five Palestinian gunmen in the latest raid on the occupied West Bank, tens of thousands of nurses and…

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UK nurses, ambulance crews strike amid rising costs

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff are walking off the job in the U.K. in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country's public health system.