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Bengals pick up 5th-year option on QB Joe Burrow 04/25/2023 06:30pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals exercised the fifth-year contract option for star quarterback Joe Burrow on Tuesday as they move toward signing him to a long-term deal. The Bengals said in a statement that they took the “mechanical step” with Burrow and his representatives, who have h New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge 04/25/2023 06:14pm • OLYMPIA Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun violence Tuesday, one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases and one clearing the way for lawsuits against gun makers or sellers in cer Judge drops Parkland school superintendent's perjury case 04/25/2023 04:45pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge dismissed a perjury charge Tuesday against a former Florida school superintendent accused of lying to a grand jury that investigated events surrounding the 2018 Parkland high school shooting, which left 17 dead. The case against former Broward County superinten Business Highlights: Microsoft 3Q; First Republic plunges 04/25/2023 04:33pm • ___ Microsoft reports boost in profits, revenue, as it pushes AI REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft on Tuesday reported a 9% increase in profit for the January-March quarter, as growth in cloud computing sales helped bolster its plans to expand its use of artificial intelligence. The company reported EU farm chief: Bloc close to ending Ukraine import standoff 04/25/2023 04:22pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top farm official said Tuesday that the bloc was on the cusp of ending a damaging internal standoff over a destabilizing glut of Ukraine farm imports by granting five eastern member states the right to temporarily ban the most contentious produce. Resolving th UPS, Packaging Corp. fall, Arrowhead, Tenet rise 04/25/2023 04:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: United Parcel Service Inc., down $19.56 to $176.29. The package delivery service trimmed its revenue forecast for the year. Packaging Corp. of America, down $10.53 to $134.38. The maker of containerboard and corr GM boosts outlook as sales in US fuel strong first quarter 04/25/2023 04:08pm • DETROIT (AP) — Strong U.S. sales helped General Motors increase its first-quarter net profit 19% over a year ago, leading the company to raise its full-year earnings guidance on expectations that people will keep buying new vehicles. The Detroit automaker said Tuesday that its average U.S. vehicle Florida GOP set to remove hurdle to DeSantis White House bid 04/25/2023 04:01pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans are poised to change state law to allow GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president without having to leave office, according to legislation filed Tuesday. The proposal would exempt presidential candidates from Florida's so-called resign to run law, whic ‘Joint’ venture: Ben from Ben & Jerry's starts pot nonprofit 04/25/2023 03:08pm • WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — One of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's has gone from ice cream to ‘blunts,’ promising a line of marijuana products with a social mission. Ben Cohen has started Ben's Best Blnz, a nonprofit cannabis line with a stated mission of helping to right the wrongs of the war Why is Biden announcing 2024 bid now, and what will change? 04/25/2023 02:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has formally announced he's seeking reelection. But he's also still the president, with roughly 20 months left in his term regardless of whether he wins a second one on Election Day 2024. With Tuesday's campaign video release, Biden is following through on mo FACT FOCUS: COVID vaccines are not in the food supply 04/25/2023 01:38pm • Anti-vaccine advocates have for years used foreboding imagery of syringes to paint immunizations as dark and dangerous. But recent vaccine conspiracy theories are casting an air of fear around more mundane things — like cows and lettuce. In widespread posts online in recent weeks, misinformation p Coronation gives tourism boost, but UK economy still reeling 04/25/2023 11:33am • LONDON (AP) — Kelly Curto is taking her first trip outside the U.S., and the die-hard fan of the British royal family is making it the one at the top of her bucket list — heading to London for King Charles III's coronation. After arriving on May 5, the 44-year-old school bus driver from Long Isl Syria condemns EU sanctions over amphetamine business 04/25/2023 11:23am • DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria on Tuesday condemned the European Union’s new sanctions on Damascus over making and trafficking an amphetamine saying the move was based on lies. The Syrian Foreign Ministry statement came a day after the EU imposed sanctions on several Syrians, including members of Dutch leader pledges to repay debt to quake-hit region 04/25/2023 11:00am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Tuesday to residents of the northern province of Groningen who have suffered for years from earthquakes caused by gas extraction that damaged thousands of homes and ruined lives. Rutte's apology and a pledge to fund a generat Car Review: Chevrolet Bolt EUV grows in space and technology for 2023 04/25/2023 09:52am • More electric vehicle (EV) choices means more buzz and reviews that hook you until you see the prices. But wait, there are some affordable EVs hitting the market. The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV, which was introduced last year, is bigger than the Bolt by a good six inches and has a starting price under