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EU approves 191.5 billion euros in recovery funds for Italy

By Associated Press

The Commission's approval of the plan to help relaunch the Italian economy after the pandemic on Tuesday is an important step toward the distribution of funds for Italy's vast reform and investment plan.

Connecticut legalizes recreational use of marijuana

By Susan Haigh, Associated Press

People age 21 and older will be allowed to possess and consume marijuana beginning on July 1 under the new law. The measure also lays the groundwork for a new cannabis industry in the state and attempts to address racial…

European Union investigates Google's conduct in digital ad tech sector

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the company is stifling competition in digital advertising technology.

WATCH: Federal Reserve Chair Powell says high inflation temporary, will 'wane'

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday responded to concerns from Republican lawmakers about spiking inflation by reiterating his view that current price increases will likely prove temporary.

California weighs extending eviction protections past June

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California Governor Gavin Newsom and lawmakers are negotiating whether to extend the state's ban on evictions for unpaid rent.

EU slaps coup-related sanctions on top Myanmar officials

By Associated Press

Those targeted Monday include ministers, deputy ministers and the attorney general. The EU blames them for "undermining democracy and the rule of law and for serious human rights violations."…

EU, U.S., UK, Canada join forces to slap sanctions on Belarus

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada have joined forces to impose sanctions on several officials in Belarus over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk last month.

Fewer than half of high schools teach computer science. These educators want to change that

By Levi Pulkkinen, The Hechinger Report

International tech workers, fed up with immigration delays, political uncertainty and anti-Asian bias, are leaving the United States to return to increasingly vibrant startup sectors in their home countries. One solution? Better educating American students in math and science.

Supreme Court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labor suit

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The companies had been sued by a group of six adult citizens of Mali that claimed they were taken from their country as children and forced to work on cocoa farms in neighboring Ivory Coast.

The pandemic forced millions out of a job. Some say they can't return to the way things were

By Courtney Vinopal

Many Americans going back to work have been deeply changed by the pandemic, and some say the crisis has prompted them to rethink their careers, either by necessity or opportunity.