Amid Djokovic backlash, Australia grapples with omicron wave
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — The omicron variant of the coronavirus has swept across Australia despite its high vaccination…
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Kanaya, Nakajima following big footsteps of Hideki Matsuyama
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — The Sony Open is a reunion of sorts for three No. 1 amateur players in the world. The mentor is…
Continue ReadingJapan minister aims to control COVID while achieving growth
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese minister assigned the task of containing COVID-19 while steering the world’s third…
Continue ReadingOld Florida Keys bridge reopens to pedestrians, bicyclists
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A segment of a 110-year-old Florida Keys bridge has reopened to pedestrians and bicyclists following a $44 million…
Continue ReadingRescuers resume search at collapsed building site in SKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rescuers have resumed their search for six missing construction workers believed to be trapped at a…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed as inflation augurs Fed rate hikes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia after the latest report of surging prices in the U.S. appeared to…
Continue ReadingWVa gov continues to experience moderate COVID symptoms
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice continues to experience moderate symptoms of COVID-19 a day…
Continue ReadingTwin panda cubs debut at Tokyo zoo, woo devoted fans
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Twin panda cubs have made their first public appearance before devoted fans in Tokyo, but they will…
Continue ReadingDemocrats try to stamp out school closures as omicron surges
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press Democrats are speaking out against school closures even as the omicron variant of COVID-19…
Continue ReadingBiden pays silent tribute as Reid lies in state at Capitol
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Sen. Harry Reid has been remembered at the U.S. Capitol as a “legendary…
Continue ReadingTIMELINE: Novak Djokovic’s bid to compete at Australian Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Novak Djokovic’s bid to get around rules requiring players at the Australian Open to be vaccinated against…
Continue ReadingOmicron wave prompts media to rethink which data to report
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 surge caused by the omicron variant means once-reliable indicators of the…
Continue ReadingYear later, Flint water criminal cases move slowly in court
By ED WHITE Associated Press FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A judge has heard arguments from lawyers for Michigan’s former health director who wants…
Continue ReadingChina’s Tianjin orders more testing of 14 million residents
BEIJING (AP) — The northern Chinese city of Tianjin has ordered a second round of COVID-19 testing of all 14 million residents after dozens of…
Continue ReadingIndonesia starts COVID boosters for elderly, others at risk
By EDNA TARIGAN and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has kicked off a COVID-19 booster campaign for the general…
Continue ReadingDjokovic admits travel declaration had incorrect information
By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has acknowledged that his Australian travel declaration…
Continue ReadingRussia and China block UN support for sanctions on Mali
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China have blocked the U.N. Security Council from supporting new sanctions on…
Continue ReadingVegas’ Eichel back on ice for first time since neck surgery
W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel finally skated with the Vegas Golden Knights for the first time since being acquired…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s New South Wales sets new high for COVID deaths
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, has made the reporting of rapid antigen test results mandatory as it experienced…
Continue ReadingKin of dead sex abuse victim sue under new California law
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The children of a deceased man who said he was molested as a child by a priest have sued the…
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