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Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Data from GeoComply shows the number of verification checks it carried out over the weekend increased by more than 22 percent from last year.

Farmers in Italy, Spain and Poland protest over European Union policies

By Ciarán Giles, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

The actions follow similar ones in other EU member nations in recent weeks with farmers complaining that the 27-nation bloc's environmental and other policies are a financial burden and make their products more expensive than non-EU imports.

Inflation is nearly back to 2 percent. So why isn’t the Federal Reserve ready to cut rates?

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Inflation, as measured by its preferred gauge, rose in the second half of 2023 at an annual rate of about 2 percent — the Fed's target level.

More Republicans support spending on child care, saying it’s an economic issue

By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press

As federal pandemic aid dries up, Republican state lawmakers are embracing plans to support child care as a workforce issue — and even making it central to their policy agendas.

DEA reverses decision stripping drug distributor of licenses for fueling opioid crisis

By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

As part of the settlement announced Wednesday, Morris & Dickson Co. agreed to admit wrongdoing, comply with heightened reporting requirements and surrender one of its two certificates of registration with the DEA.

Thousands of Spanish farmers stage a 2nd day of tractor protests over EU policies

By Ciarán Giles, Raf Cassert, Associated Press

Spanish farmers blocked highways and caused traffic jams to demand changes in European Union farming policies. They are also calling for more funds and measures to combat production cost hikes and severe drought.

ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas in offshore area under dispute by Guyana and Venezuela

By Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press

The move could escalate tensions between Venezuela and neighboring Guyana, which awarded the exploration license. The area is considered part of Guyana's Essequibo region, but Venezuela has long claimed it as its own.

Mexico overtakes China as the leading source of goods imported to U.S.

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The shift reflects the growing tensions between Washington and Beijing as well as U.S. efforts to import from countries that are friendlier and closer to home.

FAA tells Congress not to raise the mandatory retirement for pilots until it can study the issue

By Associated Press

The House voted last year to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67 as part of a larger bill covering FAA operations. A Senate committee is scheduled to take up its version of the bill later this week.

IRS expects to collect hundreds of billions more in unpaid taxes thanks to new funding

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The report says tax revenues are expected to increase by as much as $561 billion from 2024 to 2034, which is substantially more than previous estimates.