EXPLAINER: Where are the COVID-19 tests that Biden promised?
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government will…
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Filmmaker Zhang Yimou returns for Olympics opening ceremony
BEIJING (AP) — Renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou is promising a simpler opening ceremony for next month’s Beijing Winter Games with a bold…
Continue ReadingMexico ends year with inflation at 7.36%, most in 20 years
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico ended 2021 with an annualized inflation rate of 7.36%, the highest in 20 years. The national statistics institute said…
Continue ReadingCivil rights lawyer, professor Lani Guinier dead at 71
By JESSICA GRESKO and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lani Guinier, a civil rights lawyer and scholar whose nomination by President…
Continue ReadingColombian man felt tranquil before euthanasia ended his pain
By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — For the first time in years, Víctor Escobar stopped taking most of the medicines needed…
Continue ReadingFormer PM tests positive as omicron cases rise in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has tested positive for COVID-19, as case numbers hit new highs across the…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Man with with explosives arrested near Jan. 6 rally
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man with homemade explosive devices was arrested near a Tampa Bay area rally in support of a…
Continue Reading16 dead in lunchtime blast at cafeteria in southern China
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say a lunchtime explosion at an office cafeteria killed 16 people in southwest China on Friday and injured 10 others. A…
Continue Reading2 N. Carolina justices won’t step away from voter ID case
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina Supreme Court justices have decided they won’t step away from…
Continue ReadingMembers of lead Rose Parade band test positive for COVID-19
JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Members of an Alabama high school marching band that led off this year’s Tournament of…
Continue ReadingTreasury: November saw highest disbursement of rental aid
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The Treasury Department says states and localities in November paid out the largest amount of rental assistance to…
Continue Reading‘Jeopardy!’ champ hits $1 million; talks fame, trans rights
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider is adding to her list of bragging rights. She’s…
Continue ReadingMarine officer blames bad information for sinking tragedy
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A Marine Corps battalion commander has testified that in retrospect he would have…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue Reading2 Republicans to AP: Wisconsin Sen. Johnson to seek 3rd term
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of former President Donald Trump’s most…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Where are the COVID-19 tests that Biden promised?
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government will…
Continue ReadingCompanies keep mum as vaccine mandate goes to Supreme Court
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — Companies that would be affected by a Biden administration vaccine-or-testing requirement for workers…
Continue ReadingSidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier made history — on the screen and off. He opened up possibilities for…
Continue Reading1 missing in Pacific Northwest flooding, slides
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — At least one person was missing and presumed dead as snow turned to rain and deluged the…
Continue ReadingPixar’s ‘Turning Red’ to debut directly on Disney+
NEW YORK (AP) — The third straight Pixar feature film will go straight to Disney+, the Walt Disney Co. announced Friday. “Turning Red” will…
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