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Apple plans to invest $500 billion domestically over the next four years and hire 20,000 additional workers in the U.S., the iPhone maker announced on Monday. ...

Starbucks Announces Layoffs of 1,100 Corporate Employees Starbucks will lay off 1,100 corporate employees and will not fill several hundred other open positions, the coffee chain's CEO Brian Niccol said Monday. The cuts will not affect workers at the company's cafes. ...

Employees of Yosemite National Park hung an upside-down flag on El Capitan to protest Trump administration's firing of about 1,000 park service employees. ...

Germany is set to have a new leader as Friedrich Merz of the center-right opposition emerges victorious in the recent election. The country faces political shifts and challenges ahead as Merz prepares to take the reins from outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz. ...

Broncos linebackers coach and former 49ers linebacker Michael Wilhoite was arrested Sunday night after being accused of assaulting a police officer, according to 9 News in Denver. He was booked on suspicion of second-degree assault of an officer and brought to a Denver downtown jail. ...

Elon Musk’s email has left hundreds of thousands of federal workers looming with chaos and confusion as they begin their working week this Monday. It seems that they are now facing a deadline from President Donald Trump’s cost-efficiency chief Elon Musk. ...

Three people have died and two others hospitalized after a boat sank in New York on Sunday. Police reported that one of the injured individuals remains in critical condition as of Monday morning, following an incident where a speedboat began taking on water about 5 miles (8 kilometers) southeast of Breezy Point—a neighborhood at the tip of Queens' Rockaway peninsula. ...

Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres is backing Andrew Cuomo for New York City mayor even though the former governor hasn’t formally entered the race. ...

A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada visited Ukraine’s capital Monday to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion in a show of support by some of Kyiv’s most important backers for the nation at war. ...

Trump Holds Talks with European Leaders Amid Uncertainty in Transatlantic Relations WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump holds talks this week with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations, with Trump transforming American foreign ...

Rome — Pope Francis was resting Monday morning after a quiet night on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney failure, the Vatican said. The one-line statement didn't say if Francis, 88, had woken up. "The night passed well, the pope slept and is resting," it said. ...

Meghan Markle’s social media blitz has continued with a significant nod to Prince Harry’s mother Princess Diana. The Duchess of Sussex has filmed herself walking around her garden in Montecito wearing a purple Northwestern sweater made famous by her late mother-in-law. ...

ROME -- Pope Francis was resting Monday morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney failure, the Vatican said. The one-line statement didn’t say if Francis, 88, had woken up. “The night passed well, the pope slept and is resting,” it said. ...

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, and Strands puzzles. Connections: Sports Edition blends some unusual sports categories today, including gymnastics and surfing. Read on for hints and the answers. ...

Dear Eric: I have been in a relationship with my partner for six years. We have two young daughters. The first year was really rough; he was in active addiction, and we lived homeless in my car, in a disgusting motel and even slept outside in the winter. After a few jail trips and two rehab trips, he finally got sober and has been for almost five years. ...

More than 150,000 people from Canada have signed a parliamentary petition calling for their country to strip Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship because of the tech billionaire’s alliance with Donald Trump, who has spent his second US presidency repeatedly threatening to conquer its independent neighbor to the north and turn it into its 51st state. ...

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky hailed his country's "resistance" and "heroism" on Monday on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion as EU leaders arrived in Kyiv in a show of solidarity. ...

Wilhoite will reportedly appear in Denver County court on Monday morning. The Broncos issued the following statement: “We are aware of a situation involving Michael Wilhoite that occurred Sunday and are in the process of gathering more information.” Wilhoite, 38, wound up signing on with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent out of Washburn back in 2011. ...

Wicked, A Complete Unknown and I Saw the TV Glow won for best music supervision in major budget, mid-level budget and low-budget films, respectively, at the 15th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, which were held at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 23. ...

If you thought predicting this year’s Academy Awards would be easy, the Screen Actors Guild Awards just proved otherwise. Voted on by more than 150,000 SAG-AFTRA members, the SAG Awards reaffirmed what has been true all season: Several major Oscar categories remain wide open with just one week to go before the ceremony. Coming off […] ...

ANGOLA, La. — A terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row in Louisiana for the killing of his stepson died days after a March date was scheduled for his execution by nitrogen gas. ...

Alex Rodriguez proved he’s a baller on the baseball diamond and the hardwood … ’cause he tossed up a shot Sunday from halfcourt and made it — helping out one lucky student in the process. ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious. And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated. ...

You should be able to feel proud of what you do, regardless of the scale you’re working in. To build, on any level, is helpful. Go forward in hope. The Capricorn moon reminds us all that the contours of life are the result of parts that didn’t seem connected at first. Do not doubt that today’s circumstances are serendipitously guiding your masterpiece. ...

(AP) — The papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble and Timothée Chalamet took best actor at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, a pair of twists that added a few final wrinkles to an unusually unpredictable awards season. ...