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January 2, 2021 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: India tests storage, delivery of vaccine program

NEW DELHI — India has tested its COVID-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial as it prepares to roll out an inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic.

January 2, 2021 6:03 a.m.

After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evan Liberty was reading in the top bunk of his cell one evening late last month when a prison supervisor delivered news he had hoped for.

January 2, 2021 5:09 a.m.

Police shut down neighborhood searching for armed suspects

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five people were taken into custody Friday night after the Portland Police Bureau’s Special Emergency Reaction Team spent hours searching for armed suspects in the Hollywood District.

January 2, 2021 5:09 a.m.

Yemen's PM says airport attack aimed to 'eliminate' Cabinet

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s prime minister on Saturday said that a missile attack on the airport in Aden was meant “to eliminate” the country's new government as it arrived in the key southern city — a daring assault which he blamed on Iran-backed rebels.

January 2, 2021 4:03 a.m.

China warns of retaliation for NYSE's delisting of companies

BEIJING (AP) — China said Saturday that it would take necessary countermeasures in response to the New York Stock Exchange’s announcement that it would delist three major Chinese telecoms, in the latest flare-up of tensions between Beijing and Washington.

January 2, 2021 3:36 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Iran plans 20% uranium enrichment 'as soon as possible'

January 2, 2021 3:12 a.m.

France's giant curfew-busting party is over after two nights

PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor said police detained seven people Saturday, including two alleged organizers, after a New Year's Eve rave party drew at least 2,500 people in western France despite a coronavirus curfew and other restrictions.

January 2, 2021 3:03 a.m.

The Latest: Japanese governors demand state of emergency

TOKYO — The Japanese capital, Tokyo, and three nearby prefectures have asked the national government to declare a state of emergency to curtail the surging spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Warm Springs hopeful after Haaland tapped to head Interior

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Since the historic appointment of Deb Haaland to head the U.S. Department of the Interior, hopes have been high among members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs that better times are ahead.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Texas county official suspect in defacing old ‘Negroes’ sign

WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — Controversy over a segregation-era “Negroes” sign in a Texas courthouse has taken an unusual turn after a top county official was identified as a suspect in a criminal investigation into the historical sign being vandalized.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden plans to seek reelection in 2022

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden says he’s seeking reelection in 2022, ending speculation that Oregon’s senior senator might retire and pave the way for a crowded lineup of potential replacements.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

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January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

19-year-old Idaho man killed in wrong-way crash

CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — A 19-year-old man died Friday after an early morning collision on Interstate 84 in Caldwell.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

California funeral homes run out of space as COVID-19 rages

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Violent crowd in Portland leads to arrests, business damage

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police made arrests after a New Year’s Eve crowd became violent, throwing fireworks, bricks and frozen water bottles at officers.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Man fatally shot by Bonneville County deputies

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a man was fatally shot by deputies in Bonneville County, Idaho, after he pointed a handgun at them.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Idaho distracted driving law means tickets starting Friday

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Starting January 1, drivers violating Idaho’s hands-free device, distracted driving law will risk getting a citation.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

2nd Washington corrections officer dies of COVID-19

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Vaccinations started in Washington state prisons this week while prisoners point to poor conditions, the Department of Corrections announced on New Year’s Eve the second COVID-related death of a corrections officer.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on musical legacy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — It’s 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie Floyd, sit in a room inside the Lorraine Motel, struggling to fashion a song about love and superstition.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

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