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The Latest: LA, San Fran opening business despite infections
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles and San Francisco are reopening for more business under California’s least restrictive coronavirus safety rules, even though these counties have more infections than many others.
The Latest: Pfizer aims for full FDA approval of vaccine
NEW YORK — Drugmaker Pfizer has begun the process to earn full U.S. regulatory approval for its COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 16 and older.
The Latest: Japan extends Tokyo state of emergency
TOKYO — Japan extended its state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas through May 31.
Netanyahu vows Hamas will pay 'heavy price' for rocket fire
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Hamas militant group of crossing a “red line” with its rocket attack on Jerusalem and promised a tough response.
Palestinians: 20 killed in fighting, including 9 children
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip say a total of 20 people, including nine children, have been killed in fighting with Israel.
In GOP stronghold, Biden pushes for his infrastructure plan
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — With a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on Thursday to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan — and yet express a willingness to compromise on the corporate tax hikes he's recommending to pay the cost.
The Latest: Philippines to give back donated Chinese vaccine
MANILA, Philippines — The president of the Philippines is asking China to take back 1,000 doses of donated Sinopharm vaccine after facing criticism for receiving a shot even though it has not yet been authorized for public use in the country.
The Latest: Outreach to neighborhoods, homeless for vaccines
WASHINGTON — The federal departments of health and housing have launched a joint project to provide coronavirus vaccines to the homeless and people living in low-income neighborhoods and subsidized housing.
The Latest: Germany airlifts oxygen equipment to India
BERLIN — A German military cargo aircraft with a mobile oxygen production unit for India has departed from an airport in northern Germany to help Indian hospitals that are overwhelmed with coronavirus pandemic patients.
California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency to a large swath of the nation's most populous state while seeking more than $6 billion in multiyear water spending as one of the warmest, driest springs on record threatens another severe wildfire season across the American West.
The Latest: US virus toll projected to drop by end of July
NEW YORK — Health experts are projecting the coronavirus toll in the U.S. will wane dramatically by the end of July.
Hamas launches new attack on Israel after Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Hamas militant group on Monday launched a rare rocket strike on Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at an iconic mosque, as tensions in the holy city pushed the region closer to full-fledged war.
Biden ready to sell $2.3T infrastructure plan in Louisiana
President Joe Biden will push the case for
The Latest: Fiji locks down hospital over coronavirus death
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Soldiers and police in the Pacific nation of Fiji have surrounded and locked down a major hospital.
Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight
The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities that The Associated Press has learned spans two dozen states and includes five shelters with more than 1,000 children packed inside.
Puerto Rico groans under pandemic as health, economy suffer
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico seemed to be sprinting toward herd immunity this spring before people began letting their guard down against COVID-19 and new variants started spreading across the U.S. territory.
EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top.
The Latest: India must submit plan for oxygen at hospitals
NEW DELHI — India’s government, facing calls for a strict coronavirus lockdown to slow the devastating surge in infections, has been ordered by the top court to submit a plan on meeting New Delhi hospitals’ oxygen requirements within a day.
The Latest: German official warns against quick reopening
BERLIN — Germany’s health minister has welcomed a decline in new COVID-19 cases, but says Germans need to endure “weeks or a few months” of restrictions.
Air raid sirens, explosions heard in Jerusalem amid tensions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Explosions have been heard in Jerusalem after air raid sirens sounded.