New Australian plant could make 100 million vaccines a year
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia says it plans to start making mRNA vaccines at home with a new plant that could produce up to 100 million…
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Blinken vows more US military might in Indo-Pacific
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States will expand its…
Continue Reading NFL requiring coaches, team staff to get COVID-19 boosters
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring coaches, front-office staff and team personnel to receive a COVID-19 booster by Dec. 27.…
Continue Reading Marineland in Canada charged for using whales in shows
TORONTO (AP) — Marineland has been charged for allegedly using dolphins and whales for entertainment purposes, an accusation the tourist attraction…
Continue Reading Storm victims include Missouri girl, aunt’s ‘special angel’
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press As storms roared across five states, one of the dozens of people killed was a 9-year-old southeast Missouri girl who…
Continue Reading Jan. 7 sentencing set for men convicted in Arbery killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge in coastal Georgia has set a sentencing date early next year for the three men convicted of murder in the killing of…
Continue Reading Hard Rock International buying The Mirage operation in Vegas
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hard Rock International said Monday it wants to see how a guitar-shaped hotel will play at the…
Continue Reading Rio favela seeks to improve kids’ lives through golf
By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kids at Rio de Janeiro’s City of God favela are learning how to…
Continue Reading Kim Jong Un’s decade of rule: Purges, nukes, Trump diplomacy
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It’s been 10 years since Kim Jong Un took power in North Korea after his father…
Continue Reading NFL requiring COVID-19 booster shots by Dec. 27
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring players, coaches and other team personnel to receive a COVID-19 booster by Dec. 27. In a…
Continue Reading Putin urges guarantees on Ukraine in call with Johnson
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that Moscow will insist on Western guarantees…
Continue Reading Report urges UK government to beef up online safety measure
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A group of lawmakers say proposed British rules aimed at cracking down on harmful online content…
Continue Reading Mom demands answers in Black man’s deadly Louisiana arrest
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ronald Greene’s mother chastised Louisiana state lawmakers Monday for not acting quickly…
Continue Reading Relatives of Mexico missing simulate secret graves in plaza
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Families of missing Mexicans have simulated one of the many clandestine burial sites dotting the country, dumping dirt and rock…
Continue Reading Greece: 3 jailed pending trial for attack over virus checks
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Court authorities in northern Greece have jailed three people pending trial over an attack on a high school principal…
Continue Reading New sentencing hearing for former Tennessee death row inmate
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has heard testimony and watched a gruesome crime scene video during a…
Continue Reading Insurer agrees to $800M settlement in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement…
Continue Reading No troops disciplined in US strike killing Afghan civilians
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense officials say no U.S. troops involved in the August drone strike that killed…
Continue Reading Man United game postponed as EPL coronavirus cases hit high
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League has reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections as Manchester…
Continue Reading Alabama prison staffing numbers fell over 12 months
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama prison system, already understaffed and facing a federal court order to boost…
Continue Reading Amazon, OSHA promise review after tornado wrecks warehouse
By MATT O’BRIEN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press EDWARDSVILLE, Il. (AP) — The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration said…
Continue Reading California brings back mask mandate as virus cases rise
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is bringing back a statewide indoor mask mandate. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s…
Continue Reading Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them…
Continue Reading Cod fishing limits to be slashed again, regulators say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing industry managers are recommending the already-diminished U.S. cod fishery face another reduction in catch limits.…
Continue Reading Study: Winter tornadoes to get more powerful as world warms
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says winter tornadoes, like the devastating one that hit five states last week, are likely to be…
Continue Reading Tornado victims find scraps as they sift through destruction
By CLAIRE GALOFARO WINGO, Ky. (AP) — Victims of the deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and South scoured the debris of what was once their homes,…
Continue Reading UN human rights body to hold special session about Ethiopia
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body will hold a special session Friday to discuss the “grave human rights situation” in Ethiopia…
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Tunisian president announces referendum, future elections
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has prolonged the suspension of parliament and announced a…
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USA Gymnastics, USOPC reach $380M settlement with victims
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have reached a $380 million settlement with hundreds of…
Continue Reading Justices won’t block vaccine mandate for NY health workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an…
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