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Ephrata residents honor veterans during annual parade
EPHRATA — American flags lined Basin Street Wednesday morning as veterans, community members and local organizatio…
2 passengers, puppy exit NYC flight via slide before takeoff
NEW YORK (AP) — A Delta flight out of New York City was halted after a Florida couple traveling with a Great Dane puppy fled the aircraft with the pet using an emergency slide, an airline spokesperson and authoriti…
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ANTIBODY PROTECTION, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ANTIBODY PROTECTION, which was promised on the 2 p.m. digest, will not move Tuesday. It is embargoed for Wednesday at 5 p.m. and will be filed then.
Peloton, Sportsman's Warehouse rise; CarMax, Fitbit fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday:
Loyola of Chicago routs St. Francis (IL) 92-55
CHICAGO (AP) — Baylor Hebb and Tom Welch scored 17 points apiece as Loyola of Chicago easily beat NAIA member St. Francis (IL) 92-55 on Tuesday.
California first: A Latino U.S. senator to replace Harris
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday to be a U.S. senator, a pick that sends a Latino to the Senate for the first time in the state’s history.
The Latest: Biden says months to fix Trump border policies
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — 4 p.m.
The Latest: Colombia not freely vaccinating immigrants
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s president says that Venezuelan migrants who are living in the country without residence permits won’t be given free COVID-19 vaccines when those arrive in the South American country — …
Russia sends 300 instructors to Central African Republic
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Tuesday it has sent 300 military instructors to the Central African Republic to help train its army that's facing an offensive by rebel groups ahead of elections.
Reversing course, feds say some US inmates get virus vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Bureau of Prisons says it has started to give the coronavirus vaccine to some high-risk inmates but won’t say how many inmates have been vaccinated or how it selects those to receive t…
No immediate ruling after hearing on fate of DACA program
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge did not immediately issue a ruling following a court hearing Tuesday on the fate of a U.S. program shielding immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.
Edwards keeps virus rules as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Warning the holidays threaten to exacerbate Louisiana's latest coronavirus surge, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday he's keeping the current
Nicaragua opposition ban draws international condemnation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Countries and international groups around the world on Tuesday condemned a law approved by Nicaragua’s ruling party-dominated Congress that would essentially ban opposition candidates from runnin…
Man who aided sick flight passenger shows virus symptoms
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An emergency medical technician from Southern California has said he is showing COVID-19 symptoms after performing CPR on a man who later died after going into cardiac arrest during a United Airl…
Atlético wins 2-0 at Sociedad to increase lead in Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mario Hermoso and Marcos Llorente scored second-half goals to give Atlético Madrid a 2-0 victory at Real Sociedad, increasing its lead in the Spanish league on Tuesday.
Embed-Census-Population Change, ADVISORY
EMBED-US--CENSUS-POPULATION CHANGE — Map. This preview image of an AP digital embed shows a U.S. map and the population growth by state. This map will be updated periodically. Source: U.S. Census. Click for a