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March 22, 2021 11:27 a.m.

The Latest: Minnesota reports no new deaths due to COVID-19

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials reported no new deaths due to COVID-19 for the first time in nearly a year.

March 22, 2021 10:03 a.m.

The Latest: West Virginia to vaccinate people age 16 and up

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The governor of West Virginia announced the state will immediately open coronavirus vaccine eligibility to all residents aged 16 and older.

March 22, 2021 9:27 a.m.

The Latest: Bosnians protest further anti-virus measures

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Several hundred people have protested against the tightening of anti-virus measures in the Serb-run part of Bosnia where soaring infections have burdened the health system.

March 22, 2021 9:27 a.m.

Putin to get coronavirus vaccine shot in Russia on Tuesday

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said he will get a coronavirus vaccine shot on Tuesday, several months after widespread vaccination started in Russia.

March 22, 2021 7:06 a.m.

The Latest: Spain expected to expand AstraZeneca vaccine use

MADRID — Spain’s top health officials are proposing to broaden the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people up to 65 years old, expanding from a current cap on adults under 55, two sources familiar with the discussions have told The Associated Press.

March 22, 2021 6:33 a.m.

The Latest: Lebanon reopens restaurants with precautions

BEIRUT — Lebanon has eased its nearly two-month lockdown because of coronavirus with restaurants opening to the public for the first time in two months amid strict measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

March 22, 2021 5:06 a.m.

The Latest: Bells toll to honor Czech virus victims

PRAGUE — Bells tolled across the Czech Republic at noon Monday to honor those who have died of COVID-19 in one of the hardest-hit European Union countries.

March 22, 2021 2:27 a.m.

Tool created to aid cleanup from Microsoft hack in broad use

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tool designed to help businesses protect themselves from further compromises after

Graciela ‘Gracie’ Alvarado
March 22, 2021 1 a.m.

Graciela ‘Gracie’ Alvarado

As the sun rose on the morning of March 13, 2021, Graciela “Gracie” Alvarado completed one of the many enduring chapters of her beautiful life.

A quiet year for cranes: Festival goes virtual, but the birds show up
March 22, 2021 1 a.m.

A quiet year for cranes: Festival goes virtual, but the birds show up

The Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, mostly Friday and Saturday, looked a bit different this year, without its guided bus, boat and hike tours, wine and food samples, live art showing at The Old Hotel Art Gallery and more than 40 speakers at the Othello High School.

Katrina Ball first female detective for Grant County Sheriff's Office
March 22, 2021 1 a.m.

Katrina Ball first female detective for Grant County Sheriff's Office

Katrina Ball said there was more she could do for her community.

March 22, 2021 12:57 a.m.

A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states

Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to normal, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better.

March 22, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies

WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle against bigness is building. Whether it’s beer, banks or book publishing, lawmakers are targeting major industries they say have become so concentrated that they’re hurting competition, consumers and the economy.

March 22, 2021 12:09 a.m.

'Speak out:' Biden, Harris decry racism during Atlanta visit

ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge of racism at times hidden “in plain sight” as they visited Atlanta, just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.

March 22, 2021 12:09 a.m.

The Latest: Arkansas Gov: end of mask mandate at month's end

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he believes his proposal to remove a mask mandate intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus will take place as planned at the end of the month.

March 22, 2021 12:09 a.m.

California cheerleaders score win against state ban

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After a spirited campaign, cheerleaders in California won the right Friday to return to high school football fields — and cheer.

March 22, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Michigan ups stadium capacity, requires teen athlete testing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Friday eased outdoor stadium capacity restrictions before baseball's opening day but ordered weekly rapid testing of teen athletes amid a climbing coronavirus case rate that ranks fourth nationally over the past week.

March 22, 2021 12:09 a.m.

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator's WWI research

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The World War I exploits of Sgt. Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano a degree, a book deal — and academic backlash.

March 22, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Attacked spas had been targeted by prostitution stings

ATLANTA (AP) — Two Atlanta area massage businesses where a gunman waged a deadly assault this week had been repeatedly targeted in police prostitution investigations over the years, raising questions about the mayor's earlier comments that the spas operated legally.

March 22, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Feds want to fix canal, but Nevada town lives off the leaks

FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada town founded a century ago by pioneers lured to the West by the promise of free land and cheap water in the desert is trying to block the U.S. government from renovating a 115-year-old earthen irrigation canal with a plan that would eliminate leaking water that local residents long have used to fill their own domestic wells.