Court officials edge closer to dividing Prince’s estate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Court officials are edging closer to dividing up pop superstar Prince’s estate. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported…
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McConnell openly courts Manchin to leave Democrats, join GOP
By KEVIN FREKING and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is openly recruiting Democratic…
Continue Reading AP Sources: NFL discussed cancellations due to COVID-19
BY ROB MAADDI and BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writers With a surge of COVID-19 cases threatening to disrupt the NFL season, the league discussed…
Continue Reading President Biden spending Christmas at the White House
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden will spend his first Christmas as president at the White House with family and is…
Continue Reading Supporters rally for trucker sentenced to 110 years in crash
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Relatives, lawmakers and other supporters are pleading for clemency for a trucker sentenced to 110…
Continue Reading Border agency authorized to clean up wall construction sites
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been authorized to start cleaning up construction sites and close small gaps in the southern…
Continue Reading California State University to require COVID-19 boosters
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation’s largest four-year university says it will require students, faculty and staff at its 23 campuses to get…
Continue Reading Nigeria destroys 1 million expired donated COVID-19 vaccines
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has had to destroy more than 1 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19…
Continue Reading Greek TV comedian arrested over sex video allegations
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A popular Greek TV comedian has been arrested following allegations that he posted sex videos of his former partners on…
Continue Reading Reza Salazar, from surviving clown to Broadway actor
By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As part of the cast of “Clyde’s,” Reza Salazar does eight performances a week at the…
Continue Reading NYC adds testing; no decision on Times Square New Year’s Eve
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say they’re opening more COVID-19 testing sites and restricting…
Continue Reading Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen massacre statue
By KATIE TAM and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A monument at a Hong Kong university that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square…
Continue Reading Biden negative for COVID-19 after close contact, VP exposed
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19. Vice President…
Continue Reading Belgium to tighten COVID rules to counter rise of omicron
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium has decided to further tighten restrictions in anticipation of the surging omicron variant.…
Continue Reading Judge keeps death penalty chance for man accused in 8 deaths
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press A judge in Ohio is keeping the death penalty on table for a man accused in the slayings of eight people from a single…
Continue Reading Owner of closed nuclear plant faces security-violation fine
LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday it plans to fine the owners of the shuttered Oyster Creek nuclear…
Continue Reading Spain to adopt mask-wearing outdoors amid record virus surge
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is convening a special Cabinet meeting Thursday to pass a decree-law that makes it mandatory to…
Continue Reading Kristof faces residency questions in Oregon governor’s race
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Elections officials in Oregon are seeking more information to determine whether former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof…
Continue Reading In Greece, taxis help with race to deliver booster shots
By THANASSIS STAVRAKIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Public health authorities in Greece have stepped up a campaign…
Continue Reading Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatment
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans can…
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