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March 29, 2021 6:27 a.m.

The Latest: Germany reports more AstraZeneca clot cases

BERLIN — Germany’s medical regulator says it has received reports of 21 cases of rare blood clots in people who had recently received AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine.

March 29, 2021 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: Bosnia sets record for daily COVID-19 deaths

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnia has set a record daily number of fatalities from COVID-19 as the Balkan nation struggles to contain a surge in infections.

Big Bend's Zach Valdez signs with Western Oregon
March 29, 2021 1 a.m.

Big Bend's Zach Valdez signs with Western Oregon

Moses Lake High School alum and Big Bend sophomore Zach Valdez will be headed to Western Oregon University to continue his baseball career next fall. Valdez will have four more years of eligibility left when he arrives in Monmouth, Oregon next season.

March 29, 2021 12:55 a.m.

Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.

March 29, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.

March 29, 2021 12:06 a.m.

GOP 2024 contenders enter Iowa, wary of Trump's long shadow

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Ambitious Republicans are starting to make moves in Iowa, long a proving ground for future presidents. Their first step is finding out whether activists there have gotten over the last one.

March 29, 2021 12:06 a.m.

The Latest: Metro Manila, outlying provinces go on lockdown

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials placed Metropolitan Manila and four outlying provinces, a region of more than 25 million people, back to a lockdown Monday at the height of the Lenten and Easter holiday travel season as they scrambled to control an alarming surge in coronavirus infections.

March 29, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Small Texas border town is route to US for migrant children

ROMA, Texas (AP) — As darkness sets on the Rio Grande, U.S. Border Patrol agents hear pumps inflating rafts across the river in Mexico. It is about to get busy.

March 29, 2021 12:06 a.m.

EXPLAINER: Why is media access at the border an issue?

NEW YORK (AP) — Access to government-run facilities housing young immigrants on the border with Mexico has caused one of the first tussles between news organizations and the two-month-old administration of Joe Biden. Before the doors opened slightly this week, the media was limited in depicting how people in U.S. custody were being treated, and how that compared to what was done in the Trump years.

March 29, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Longest-serving bookseller among 25,000 Czech virus victims

PELHRIMOV, Czech Republic (AP) — A year after the Czech Republic recorded its first death from the coronavirus, the central European nation paused to remember all the citizens who lost their lives in the pandemic. By the end of the day, the number had surpassed 25,000.

March 28, 2021 8:36 p.m.

The Latest: Metro Manila, outlying provinces go on lockdown

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials placed Metropolitan Manila and four outlying provinces, a region of more than 25 million people, back to a lockdown Monday at the height of the Lenten and Easter holiday travel season as they scrambled to control an alarming surge in coronavirus infections.

March 28, 2021 5:27 p.m.

The Latest: Brisbane, Australia will go into lockdown

BRISBANE, Australia — Australia’s third-largest city Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown Monday evening after the coronavirus was found spreading in the community.

March 28, 2021 8:06 a.m.

Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.

March 28, 2021 7:27 a.m.

The Latest: Romanian woman, 104: Vaccine is only solution

BUCHAREST, Romania — A 104-year-old Romanian woman has received her second vaccine against COVID-19, becoming the oldest person in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to be fully inoculated.

March 28, 2021 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: Paris hospitals nearly overwhelmed by virus

PARIS — Critical care doctors in Paris say surging coronavirus infections could soon overwhelm their ability to care for the sick in the French capital’s hospitals, possibly forcing them to choose which patients to treat.

March 28, 2021 5:06 a.m.

The Latest: Albania starts mass COVID-19 vaccinations

TIRANA — Albania started a mass inoculation campaign Sunday ahead of the summer tourism season after acquiring 192,000 doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccine Sinovac earlier this week.

March 28, 2021 5:06 a.m.

Longest-serving bookseller among 25,000 Czech virus victims

PELHRIMOV, Czech Republic (AP) — A year after the Czech Republic recorded its first death from the coronavirus, the central European nation paused to remember all the citizens who lost their lives in the pandemic. By the end of the day, the number had surpassed 25,000.

March 28, 2021 3:51 a.m.

The Latest: No crowds at Holy Week ceremonies amid pandemic

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is celebrating solemn Holy Week ceremonies for a second straight year without the usual throngs of pilgrims and tourists, kept away by pandemic safety concerns and travel restrictions.

Row covers protect spring and fall gardens
March 28, 2021 1 a.m.

Row covers protect spring and fall gardens

In a year like 2021, floating row covers may provide ways to get a jump on the outdoor gardening season earlier or extend it longer.

March 28, 2021 12:18 a.m.

GOP 2024 contenders enter Iowa, wary of Trump's long shadow

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Ambitious Republicans are starting to make moves in Iowa, long a proving ground for future presidents. Their first step is finding out whether activists there have gotten over the last one.