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Amid freed Nigeria schoolboys' joyful reunions, fear lingers
KANKARA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's freed schoolboys have reunited with their joyful parents after being held captive for nearly a week by gunmen allied with jihadist rebels in the country’s northwest.
'Take a deep breath': Roethlisberger says Steelers are fine
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger says all the hand-wringers just need to calm down. The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to be fine.
Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan enters transfer portal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan has entered the transfer portal after an injury-riddled season in which he didn’t play.
The Latest: Colts punter set to return after cancer surgery
The Latest on Week 15 in the NFL (all times EST):
CFP matchups: Alabama vs. Notre Dame; Clemson vs. Ohio State
A college football season filled with uncertainty brought on by the pandemic will end with a perfectly predictable College Football Playoff.
Birx travels, family visits highlight pandemic safety perils
WASHINGTON (AP) — As COVID-19 cases skyrocketed before the Thanksgiving holiday weekend,
2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US is shipped out
Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. left a distribution center Sunday, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.
Judge ends suit saying Georgia city writes too many tickets
DORAVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that an Atlanta suburb improperly relied on fines and fees to finance its budget.
Priest exonerated after abuse allegations by Ellensburg man
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — One of four priests accused of sexual abuse by an Ellensburg man has been exonerated, with the man's attorneys expressing regret over the false accusation and the priest being restored to ministry.
Arizona migrant border deaths on track for record amid heat
DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Heat exposure killed 19-year-old Cesar de la Cruz on an Arizona trail in July during his trek up from southern Mexico. The body of Juan Lopez Valencia, another young Mexican man, was discovered Aug. 3 along a dry wash on Native American land.
Mostly virus-free Kauai hit by pandemic after travel resumes
HONOLULU (AP) — On Hawaii's rural island of Kauai, where sprawling white sand beaches and dramatic seaside mountains attract visitors from around the world, local residents spent the first seven months of the pandemic sheltered from the viral storm.
The Latest: Biden nominee comments on 2021 vaccine rollout
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. surgeon general says it’s more realistic to think it may be mid-summer or early fall before coronavirus vaccines are available to the general population in the United States, rather than late spring.
Leicester beats Tottenham 2-0 to go second in Premier League
LONDON (AP) — Jamie Vardy's penalty and Toby Alderweireld's own-goal propelled Leicester to a 2-0 victory over Tottenham and up to second in the Premier League, moving ahead of the north London club on Sunday.
Nigeria's freed schoolboys reunite with parents after ordeal
KANKARA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's freed schoolboys have reunited with their joyful parents after being held captive for nearly a week by gunmen allied with jihadist rebels in the country’s northwest.
Strained health agencies push do-it-yourself contact tracing
When Eileen Carroll's daughter tested positive for the coronavirus, Rhode Island health officials called with the results, then told her to notify anyone her daughter might have been around. Contact tracers, she was told, were simply too overwhelmed to do it.
Racism targets Asian food, business during COVID-19 pandemic
As the coronavirus spread throughout the U.S., bigotry toward Asian Americans was not far behind, fueled by the news that COVID-19 first appeared in China.
The Latest: Eurostar canceling trains over UK virus spread
LONDON — Eurostar trains between London, Brussels and Amsterdam are being canceled from Monday, after the Belgian government announced that borders with the U.K will close at midnight Sunday.
Mississippi churches face difficult decisions at Christmas
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — It always feels special for Pastor Jay Richardson when his congregation at Highland Colony Baptist Church gathers during the holidays — but this year, that's even more true because of time they've spent apart.
The Latest: Italy joins other EU nations to ban UK flights
ROME — Italy’s foreign minister announced Sunday that Italy is suspending flights from Britain “to protect Italians” from the new coronavirus variant.
In Georgia, Warnock brings faith and activism to the arena
ATLANTA (AP) — In 2008, when Barack Obama was under fire for a sermon his former pastor delivered years earlier, the aspiring president distanced himself from the preacher’s fiery words that channeled Black Americans’ anger over racism.