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Portugal great Ronaldo fails to score in a surprising 1-1 draw against Congo at the World Cup
HOUSTON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a pretty forgettable performance in the first match of his sixth World …
Sister of missing Thai dissident meets with Cambodian judge
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The sister of an exiled Thai dissident who was reportedly abducted in Cambodia earlier this year appeared before a judge in Cambodia's capital on Tuesday to offer evidence that she hopes…
UK rolling out COVID-19 vaccine to public as world watches
LONDON (AP) — U.K. health authorities are rolling out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more…
Australia to reveal laws to make Google and FB pay for news
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government will reveal legislation in Parliament on Wednesday that would make Facebook and Google pay for journalism.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
Feds passed up chance to lock in more Pfizer vaccine doses
Families of shooting victims sue sellers of 'ghost guns'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Families of those killed and wounded in a rural California shooting rampage three years ago are suing manufacturers and sellers of “ghost gun” kits that provide easy-to-assemble firearm parts tha…
UN urges Russia to immediately withdraw forces from Crimea
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday urging Russia to immediately withdraw all its military forces from Crimea “and end its temporary occupation of the territory of Ukraine w…
Report shows how New Zealand mosque shooter eluded detection
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A comprehensive report into last year's Christchurch mosque shootings in which 51 Muslim worshippers were slaughtered sheds new light on how the gunman was able to elude detection by …
The Latest: China orders mass coronavirus testing in Chengdu
BEIJING — Authorities have ordered mass coronavirus testing and locked down some locations in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu following the detection of two new virus cases there.
AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate, …
Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research
TOKYO (AP) — A small capsule containing asteroid soil samples that was dropped from space by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft and landed in the Australian Outback arrived Tuesday in Japan for research into the origin o…
UN envoy warns new Congo crisis could impact its security
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Congo warned Monday that the political crisis in Congo sparked by the end of a coalition between the parties of President Felix Tshisekedi and former president Joseph Kabila…
AP sources: Biden taps retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as defense secretary; he would be 1st Black Pentagon chief if confirmed
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: Biden taps retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as defense secretary; he would be 1st Black Pentagon chief if confirmed.
Florida agents raid home of ousted COVID-19 data curator
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities investigating an alleged hack into the state’s emergency response system raided the home Monday of a woman fired earlier this year from her job as COVID-19 data curator.
Missouri suspect in Chinese wife's disappearance denied bond
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Columbia man charged with killing his Chinese wife, who has been missing for more than a year, will remain in jail without bond, a judge ruled Monday.