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British economy unexpectedly grows by 0.2% in second quarter largely because of June weather boost 08/11/2023 07:37am • LONDON (AP) — The British economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter of the year, largely as a result of a strong rebound in June when many businesses particularly in the leisure sector benefited from the warm and settled weather, official figures showed Friday. The Office for National Stati COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help 08/10/2023 06:03pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk. “This is, like, not a tough-guy test so don’t fake it,” warned Beth Hughes, a New ferry linking El Salvador and Costa Rica aims to cut shipping times, avoid border problems 08/10/2023 05:30pm • LA UNION, El Salvador (AP) — A new commercial ferry line moving through Central America began operating Thursday, directly connecting El Salvador and Costa Rica to the exclusion of Nicaragua and Honduras. The Blue Wave Harmony sailed out of La Union, El Salvador, headed for Caldera, Costa Rica, a Mexico's poverty rate declines from 50% to 43.5% in four years as remittances almost double 08/10/2023 03:37pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The poverty rate in Mexico has declined from 49.9% of the population in 2018 to 43.5% in 2022, according to a study published Thursday by the country’s poverty analysis agency. The study by the agency, known as Coneval, showed a decline in a key measure of poverty over the fou China expands the number of countries for travel by its big-spending tourists 08/10/2023 06:10am • BEIJING (AP) — China has increased the number of countries that its big-spending tourists can visit by more than 70 following the lifting of its last COVID-19 travel restrictions. The decision comes as international flights to and from the country gradually return to their pre-pandemic levels. Ch Biden claims his economic policies are reviving manufacturing, making his case at a wind farm plant 08/09/2023 08:10pm • BELEN, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that his economic policies are reviving U.S. manufacturing as he toured the West to drum up support for his efforts on jobs and inflation in the face of voters' doubts. “I’m not here to declare victory on the economy. We have a lot more Biden reelection campaign offering joint meeting with Obama as ex-president enters 2024 fray early 08/09/2023 07:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is raising money for his reelection campaign by offering donors the chance to meet himself and Barack Obama, meaning the former president will be entering the 2024 political fray earlier than he did during last year's midterms or the last presidential election An illicit, Chinese-owned lab fueled conspiracy theories. But officials say it posed no danger 08/09/2023 06:57pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jesalyn Harper, the only full-time code enforcement officer for the small, agricultural city of Reedley in California's Central Valley, was responding to a complaint about vehicles parked in the loading dock of a cold-storage warehouse when she noticed a foul smell and saw a g What to know about the new COVID shots this fall 08/09/2023 09:17am • ▶ Watch Video: What to know about new COVID booster shots as cases rise across U.S. The first new COVID-19 vaccines updated for this fall season are now expected to be available by the end of September, once both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices 08/08/2023 10:46pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Los Angeles city employees including sanitation workers, lifeguards and traffic officers walked off the job Tuesday for a 24-hour strike demanding higher wages and alleging unfair labor practices. Picket lines went up before dawn at Los Angeles International Airpor World Series could end in November for third straight year 08/08/2023 09:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The World Series could end in November for the third straight time, and it will start on a Friday for the second year in a row. Major League Baseball said Tuesday the Series will start on Oct. 27, putting a possible seventh game on Nov. 4. The Series went into November for the firs Italy proposed a bank tax to help people with interest rate hikes. The move sent stocks plunging 08/08/2023 03:29pm • ROME (AP) — Italian bank stocks plunged Tuesday after the Cabinet approved a proposal to apply a 40% tax on some bank profits this year to help consumers and businesses cope with higher borrowing costs. Transport Minister Matteo Salvini announced the tax at a Monday evening news conference, saying COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before 08/08/2023 02:55pm • Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. With an updated vaccine still months away, this summer bump in new hospitalizations might be concerning, but the number of patients is far lowe Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/08/2023 01:27pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Helenius replaces Whyte as Joshua's opponent for heavyweight bout 08/08/2023 10:20am • LONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua will fight 39-year-old Robert Helenius at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night after the Finnish boxer was confirmed as Dillian Whyte’s replacement. Joshua was set to face fellow British heavyweight Whyte, but the bout had to be canceled last weekend after Whyte ret