UK's Johnson to outline new restrictions to slow COVID-19

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to outline tougher restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 on Monday, even as Britain ramped up its vaccination program by becoming the first nation to start usi…

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SC home renovations find baby's bones in wall from long ago

PACOLET, S.C. (AP) — Someone remodeling a house in an old mill town in South Carolina found bones from a baby inside a wall, a county coroner said.

Ministry roiled by late founder's sexual misconduct scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous sexual misconduct scandal involving the man who founded, in his own name, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has placed the global Christian organization in a wrenching predicament…

Kentucky officers in Breonna Taylor face termination hearing

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two Kentucky police detectives involved in the raid that left Breonna Taylor dead, including the one who shot her, were scheduled Monday to face a termination hearing.

Judge rejects NYC subway bomber's conviction challenge

NEW YORK (AP) — The conviction of a Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb attached to his chest in New York City’s busiest subway station was properly returned by a Manhattan jury, a judge said in a decisio…

Lava spatters, flows inside crater of Hawaii volcano

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava spattered and flowed over the weekend inside the crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting in December.

UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges over the publication of secret U.S. documents a decade ago, saying…

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Vaccination campaign picks up speed around the world

The drive to vanquish the coronavirus gained ground Monday when Britain introduced another COVID-19 vaccine and the first people inoculated in the U.S. began rolling up their sleeves for their second and final dose.

Alaska court to hear challenge to Arctic refuge oil leases

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Conservationists will try to persuade a U.S. judge on Monday to stop the Trump administration from issuing leases to oil and gas companies in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Israel says Palestinian arrested in killing of settler

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's internal security agency on Monday released details about a detained Palestinian suspected of killing an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank last month.

Family asks for help in release of Kashmir separatist leader

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The family of a prominent separatist leader from disputed Kashmir who is being held in an Indian jail for alleged anti-state activities appealed Monday to the United Nations for help in securing he…

US stocks open flat following gains for global stocks

BEIJING (AP) — Wall Street is beginning 2021’s first trading day mostly flat, amid tempered optimism about the rollout of coronavirus vaccines. The S&P 500 was up less than 1 point at 9:35 Eastern time, while the D…

Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot vote for merger creating world's 4th-largest car maker.

MILAN (AP) — Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot vote for merger creating world's 4th-largest car maker.