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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) — Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. left a distribution center Sunday, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic…
Germany say it's planning to restrict travel to and from Britain because of the new virus variant
BERLIN (AP) — Germany say it's planning to restrict travel to and from Britain because of the new virus variant.
Nigeria's freed schoolboys reunite with parents after ordeal
KANKARA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's freed schoolboys have reunited with their joyful parents after being held captive for nearly a week by gunmen allied with jihadist rebels in the country’s northwest.
Strained health agencies push do-it-yourself contact tracing
When Eileen Carroll's daughter tested positive for the coronavirus, Rhode Island health officials called with the results, then told her to notify anyone her daughter might have been around. Contact tracers, she wa…
La. education board makes history, elects all female leaders
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's top school board is making history, electing an all-female group of leaders for the first time in its 46-year existence.
Dubai's troubled theme park operator to go private
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai government-backed holding company made a formal bid on Sunday to buy out the city's struggling theme park operator, the company said in documents filed with the Dubai Fina…
Sudan’s PM meets Ethiopian leader after cross-border attack
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s prime minister met his Ethiopian counterpart Sunday, as Sudanese forces continued their advances to reclaim territories controlled by Ethiopian militias along the two countries' shared border.
Racism targets Asian food, business during COVID-19 pandemic
As the coronavirus spread throughout the U.S., bigotry toward Asian Americans was not far behind, fueled by the news that COVID-19 first appeared in China.
The Latest: Eurostar canceling trains over UK virus spread
LONDON — Eurostar trains between London, Brussels and Amsterdam are being canceled from Monday, after the Belgian government announced that borders with the U.K will close at midnight Sunday.
Mississippi churches face difficult decisions at Christmas
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — It always feels special for Pastor Jay Richardson when his congregation at Highland Colony Baptist Church gathers during the holidays — but this year, that's even more true because of time t…
Brighton's Welbeck denies Sheffield first EPL win of season
BRIGHTON, England (AP) — A late goal from Danny Welbeck dashed 10-man Sheffield United's hopes of a first English Premier League win of the season as Brighton salvaged a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
The Latest: Italy joins other EU nations to ban UK flights
ROME — Italy’s foreign minister announced Sunday that Italy is suspending flights from Britain “to protect Italians” from the new coronavirus variant.
In Georgia, Warnock brings faith and activism to the arena
ATLANTA (AP) — In 2008, when Barack Obama was under fire for a sermon his former pastor delivered years earlier, the aspiring president distanced himself from the preacher’s fiery words that channeled Black America…
Kuwait's key reformer, son of late emir, dies at 72
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Sabah, the eldest son of the late emir, who emerged as an influential reformer in the oil-rich Gulf sheikhdom, died on Sunday, the country’s state-…
The Latest: Thousands line up for COVID-19 tests in Thailand
BANGKOK -- Thousands of people lined up for coronavirus tests in a province near Bangkok on Sunday, as Thai authorities scrambled to contain an outbreak that has infected nearly 700 people.