New sheriff in NYC? No, but pandemic lifts obscurity of one

NEW YORK (AP) — Raids. Checkpoints. Late-night busts. It's all been part of the job for the lawman tasked with enforcing New York City's COVID-19 restrictions.

Virus outlier Sweden adopts more restrictions as cases rise

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden is tightening nationwide coronavirus restrictions by requiring many people to work from home and reducing the number who can gather in restaurants, shops and gyms starting next wee…

Pentagon memo maps out plan to expand diversity in the force

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has endorsed a new slate of initiatives to expand diversity within the ranks and reduce prejudice, calling for more aggressive efforts to recruit, retain and promote a more racially a…

World court to intervene in Guyana-Venezuela border dispute

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ highest court ruled Friday that it will intervene to settle a decades-old border dispute between South American neighbors Guyana and Venezuela.

US blacklists top Chinese chipmaker, alleging military ties

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration blacklisted China’s top chipmaker Friday, limiting the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.’s access to advanced U.S. technology because of its alleged ties to …

The Latest: WHO: Vaccine program will get 2 billion doses

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization says its program to help get COVID-19 vaccines to all countries in need, whether rich or poor, has gained access to nearly 2 billion doses of several vaccine candi…

High court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump's plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot states sea…

High court dismisses as premature a challenge to Trump plan to exclude people in US illegally from census numbers

WASHINGTON (AP) — High court dismisses as premature a challenge to Trump plan to exclude people in US illegally from census numbers.

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Pakistan warns India planning 'surgical strike' against it

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's foreign minister on Friday accused neighboring India of planning a “surgical strike" against his Islamic nation, the latest in a war of words between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

Auburn police fatally shoot armed fugitive

AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — An armed fugitive was shot and killed by Auburn police officers while trying to get away during his arrest Thursday night.

Berlin film festival postponed to later in 2021 due to virus

BERLIN (AP) — The annual Berlin International Film Festival is being put off this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and split into two parts later in 2021, organizers said Friday.

Investigators: Emails to Dodge City mayor weren't threats

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — Several investigators have concluded that angry emails about mask requirements that prompted a Kansas mayor to resign did not directly threaten her safety.

Egyptian court acquits men accused of abusing Coptic woman

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian criminal court acquitted three Muslim men accused of stripping naked an elderly Coptic Christian woman and parading her through the streets of a village in southern Egypt in 2016, the state…

Stocks waver in early trading as investors wait on Congress

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are wobbling between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street as investors try to hold on to optimism that Congress will finally deliver on a long-awaited aid package for the ec…