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May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

Prospects dim for passage of LGBTQ rights bill in Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Controlling Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, Democrats were hopeful that this would be the year they finally secured civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

In booting Cheney, 'My Kevin' leads GOP back to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy is leading his party to an inflection point, preparing to

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

Caitlyn Jenner campaign makes next stop on Fox Hannity show

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The slow unfolding of Caitlyn Jenner’s campaign for California governor will continue with an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, as the Republican who calls herself a “compassionate disrupter” begins to sketch a rough outline of how she would manage the nation’s most populous state.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police

PHOENIX (AP) — Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the U.S. Capitol who had been pepper sprayed and fallen to the ground as the crowd rushed the building entrance on Jan. 6.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

The Latest: Japan to purchase antibody cocktail for COVID-19

TOKYO — Japan’s government said Monday that it has agreed to purchase an antibody cocktail to be produced and marketed for COVID-19 treatment by a Japanese drug maker Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. which has a licensing deal with Roche.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

Oregon moves toward safe storage of guns; ban from Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers strenuously objected, saying they and others will be deprived of the ability to defend themselves.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

Madrid's anti-lockdown champion heads to win in election

MADRID (AP) — Madrid's conservative leader, a champion of relaxed measures against the coronavirus and a scourge of the left-wing central government's handling of the pandemic, looked on course for a solid victory in a regional election Tuesday.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

The Latest: Pakistanis shop ahead of weeklong lockdown

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has reported 120 deaths and 4105 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day ahead of a planned closure of all business and transport for a week starting Saturday.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

The Latest: EU doesn't renew order for AstraZeneca vaccine

PARIS — The EU Commission did not renew its order for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, the European Union’s Internal Market Commissioner said Sunday.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

Trump's 'Big Lie' imperils Republicans who don't embrace it

WASHINGTON (AP) — Allegiance to a lie has become

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

WTO chief: Vaccine waiver helpful, not key for virus fight

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Trade Organization said Friday the U.S. administration’s call to remove patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines could help expand fair access to vaccines but might not be the most “critical issue,” as officials in Europe increasingly insisted that more vaccine exports are the more pressing priority.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

India's gov't eases hospital oxygen shortage as demand jumps

NEW DELHI (AP) — Under order by the Supreme Court, India's government on Thursday agreed to provide more medical oxygen to hospitals in the capital city of New Delhi, potentially easing a 2-week-old shortage that worsened the country's exploding coronavirus crisis.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

The Latest: WHO panel OKs emergency use of Sinopharm vaccine

GENEVA — The World Health Organization has given its authorization for emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s Sinopharm.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

Fishing tensions flare between France, UK over Brexit rules

LONDON (AP) — British Royal Navy vessels and French police boats patrolled Thursday near the English Channel island of Jersey, where French fishermen angry about losing access to its waters gathered for a maritime protest.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

The Latest: Bar owner arrested for fake vaccination cards

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The owner of a Northern California bar was arrested on suspicion of selling made-to-order fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to several undercover state agents for $20 each in what officials said Friday is the first such foiled operation they are aware of nationwide.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

Israeli coalition talks resume after PM misses deadline

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president on Wednesday signaled he would move quickly to task a new candidate with forming a government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to do so ahead of a midnight deadline the previous day.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

$6 million settlement for men abused at Kiwanis boys home

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Insurance companies are paying $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought against Kiwanis International and local Kiwanis clubs by seven men who were sexually abused at a Centralia group home for boys decades ago, attorneys for the men said Monday.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter

BRUSSELS (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

The Latest: Spain detects 11 cases of variant found in India

MADRID — Spain’s health minister says the European country has detected 11 cases of the new strain of the coronavirus first identified in India.

May 11, 2021 7:25 a.m.

Top general drops opposition to change in sex assault policy

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a potentially significant shift in the debate over combating sexual assault in the military, the nation’s top general says he is dropping his opposition to a proposal to take decisions on sexual assault prosecution out of the hands of commanders.