WHO, partners aim to get Africa 30% of needed doses by Feb
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners hope to provide Africa with about 30% of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by…
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General promises US ‘surge’ against foreign cyberattacks
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The general who leads U.S. efforts to thwart foreign-based cyberattacks says he’s mounting…
Continue ReadingGeneral promises US ‘surge’ against foreign cyberattacks
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The general who leads U.S. efforts to thwart foreign-based cyberattacks says he’s mounting…
Continue ReadingPacers lose backup PG Edmond Sumner to torn Achilles tendon
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers point guard Edmond Sumner will be out indefinitely after having surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon.…
Continue ReadingDemocrats revise elections bill but face Senate headwinds
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are paring back their signature elections bill in hopes of kickstarting their…
Continue ReadingJudge declares mistrial at trial of Backpage.com founders
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial at the trial of the founders of the lucrative classified site…
Continue ReadingJudge declares mistrial at trial of Backpage.com founders
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial at the trial of the founders of the lucrative classified site…
Continue ReadingJustice Dept. curtails agents’ use of ‘no-knock’ warrants
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is curtailing federal agents’ use of “no-knock” warrants —…
Continue ReadingHow to update Apple devices to correct security flaw
Apple has released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple…
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Coast Guard rescues 3 people, dog after fishing boat sinks off Oregon coast
The US Coast Guard rescued two men, a woman and a dog found adrift in a life raft after their vessel sank Sunday afternoon about 45 miles off…
Continue ReadingUS authors Lockwood, Powers, Shipstead up for Booker Prize
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Novels that explore historical injustices, the nature of consciousness and the dizzying impact of…
Continue ReadingSubway worker: Franchise owner suspended her after robbery
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A woman who struggled with a robber inside an Illinois Subway shop says the owner suspended her from work after surveillance…
Continue ReadingRoyals promote Dayton Moore to president, Picollo to GM
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are promoting general manager Dayton Moore to club president. The…
Continue ReadingFederal govt launches civil rights probe of Georgia prisons
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a statewide civil rights investigation into Georgia…
Continue ReadingHow to update Apple devices to correct security flaw
Apple has released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple…
Continue ReadingMurder trial of real estate tycoon Robert Durst in hands of Los Angeles jury
By Ray Sanchez and Paul Vercammen, CNN More than six years after a crime documentary triggered a murder charge against real estate scion Robert…
Continue ReadingEx-Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights plead not guilty
By Omar Jimenez and Brad Parks, CNN Four former Minneapolis police officers pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges they violated…
Continue ReadingAutonomous robots prepped for cave search and rescue mission
By LAUREN ROSENBLATT, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH (AP) — After practicing in a former limestone mine and an abandoned hospital outside of…
Continue ReadingJustice Department announces investigation into Georgia prisons
By Christina Carrega, CNN The US Justice Department on Tuesday announced a statewide investigation into prisons in Georgia, focusing on…
Continue ReadingFlorida mother reunited with daughter who was abducted in 2007 at the age of 6
By Gregory Lemos, CNN The Clermont Police Department in Florida announced Monday that a mother has been reunited with her daughter, who was just 6…
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