Apple's app stores open new privacy window for customers

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple has begun spelling out what kinds of personal information is being collected by the digital services displayed in its app stores for iPhones and other products made by the trendsettin…

First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The first shipment of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Oregon.

Colorado receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine

DENVER (AP) — Colorado received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday as part of the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history.

Huntington and TCF in $6B tie-up as more regionals merge

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Huntington Bank will absorb Detroit's TCF Financial in an all-stock deal worth $6 billion, the latest in a string of tie-ups that have led to a crop of new and larger U.S. regional banks.

London faces tightest restrictions; sees new virus variant

LONDON (AP) — London and its surrounding areas will be placed under Britain's highest level of coronavirus restrictions beginning Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital, the health secretary said Monda…

AP sources: Vandy negotiating to hire Clark Lea as coach

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt is negotiating a deal with Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea to make the former Commodores player its new head coach.

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Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25; Missouri, Clemson in

Gonzaga and Baylor sit atop an unchanged top tier of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, while West Virginia and Tennessee have cracked the top 10.

Canada administers first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

TORONTO (AP) — Canada administered its first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to do so in the effort to beat back the pandemic.

South Sudan's spy agency abuses prisoners, says rights group

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Jabbing needles in prisoners' genitals, pouring melted plastic on their skin and hanging them upside down for long periods: These are tortures allegedly being perpetrated by South Sudan's Nati…

Correction: John le Carré obituary

LONDON (AP) — In a Dec. 13 story about the death of spy novelist John le Carré, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that television versions of “Smiley’s People” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” were released …

Correction: Virus Outbreak-Vaccine Reactions story

In a story December 9, 2020, about allergic reactions to vaccines, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the ingredients in the Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech vaccine were proprietary and not disclosed. The ingr…

Michigan GOP lawmaker punished for not denouncing violence

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker was disciplined Monday for not denouncing potential violence at the Michigan Capitol before Democratic presidential electors met to vote for Joe Biden, who defeated Presi…

Italians return French Legion awards after el-Sissi gets one

ROME (AP) — Two prominent Italian intellectuals announced Monday they were returning their Legion of Honor awards to France to protest that Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was given the prize despite his g…

Virus causes session housing headaches for Alaska lawmakers

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers who each year relocate to a capital city accessible only by plane or boat are facing challenges in getting settled ahead of what is expected to be a difficult legislative sess…