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Army takes custody of Gorge shooting suspect
MOSES LAKE — The Army has taken custody of the soldier accused of killing two people and injuring several others d…
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.
The Latest: Germany defends vaccine campaign, procurement
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says impatience in Germany with what is widely being perceived as a slow start to coronavirus vaccinations is understandable, but things will improve.
Hundreds demonstrate over fatal Minneapolis police shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of protesters marched in Minneapolis to demand justice in the fatal police shooting of a 23-year-old man, the city’s first police-involved death since George Floyd died after being restr…
Mexico's president reaches the people with morning show
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Retired auditor Rafael Silva pours himself a cup of coffee and turns on his television at 7:00 a.m. each weekday morning to watch. Also in Mexico City, Amalia Meléndrez tunes in after her morning…
South Africa testing whether vaccines work against variant
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Scientists in South Africa are urgently testing to see if the vaccines for COVID-19 will be effective against the country's variant virus.
AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, Jan. 4, 2021
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Malaysia coroner: No foul play in death of French-Irish teen
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian coroner ruled Monday that the death of a French-Irish teenager whose body was found near a Malaysian jungle resort where she vanished while on vacation was most likely a mi…
AP Lifestyles Digest
Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Jan. 4.
UK first in world to start using Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. on Monday became the first nation in the world to start using the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca, ramping up a nationwide inoculation program as ris…
Iranian semiofficial news agencies say authorities arrest crew of seized South Korean-flagged tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian semiofficial news agencies say authorities arrest crew of seized South Korean-flagged tanker.