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Pennsylvania makes essential workers eligible for vaccine

53 minutes ago
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to essential workers in a range of industries on Monday, one week before it...

Massachusetts' supply of J&J vaccine to plummet

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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts along with every other state get is getting a drastically lower shipment of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press 56 minutes ago
Dubuque Telegraph Herald. April 9, 2021. Editorial: Proposed ethanol bill good for Iowa economy, environment Area...

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press 56 minutes ago
Houston Chronicle. April 5, 2021. Editorial: A tawdry attack on voting rights, Senate Bill 7 should be rejected by the House ...

A healthcare worker prepares to inject a man with a dose of the Sinovac vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination point for seniors in Duque de Caxias, Brazil, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Sputnik vaccine helping Russia regain LatAm foothold

By David Biller And Christopher Sherman an hour ago

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press an hour ago
Traverse City Record-Eagle. April 9, 2021. Editorial: Stop the threats There are a plethora of ways to vent frustration...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press an hour ago
Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 11, 2021. Editorial: Shame on Ohio General Assembly members who prevaricate when asked to lead by example and...

A young boy waits for the result of rapid COVID-19 test before entering his class at a kindergarten in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, April 12, 2021. The Czech government has agreed to start easing the tight lockdown in one of the hardest-hit European countries and has given a green light for at least some children to return to schools. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Czechs start to ease lockdown, youngest kids back to schools

By Karel Janicek an hour ago

Miners continue strike in Alabama after contract rejected

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BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A strike is continuing at two Alabama coal mines after union members rejected a contract proposal. The United Mine...

Early morning shoppers in Oxford Street, London, Monday April 12, 2021. Millions of people in Britain will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road map. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)
Chilly weather doesn't dampen UK joy at lockdown easing

By Jill Lawless 5 hrs ago

FILE - In this Monday, June 27, 2016 file photo, the then Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to address Parliament on Britain's European Union referendum choice to leave. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has broken his silence on allegations that he improperly lobbied government officials on behalf of a financial services firm, saying there are “important lessons to be learnt” from the scandal. The comments, released late Sunday April 11, 2021 in an 1,800-word written statement, are Cameron’s first since Greensill Capital collapsed more than a month ago, threatening thousands of jobs at a British steelmaker it had financed. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
UK lobbying scandal snares ex-PM Cameron; govt starts probe

By Danica Kirka 5 hrs ago

A medical worker in a booth takes a nasal sample from a man at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 12, 2021. The new mayor of South Korea's capital demanded swift approval of coronavirus self-testing kits, saying that his city urgently needs more tools to fight the pandemic and keep struggling businesses open. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia Today: India records another surge in COVID-19 cases

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People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, April 12, 2021. Asian shares were lower on Monday, as investors grew wary over the recent surge in coronavirus cases in many places while vaccinations are making scant headway. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
US stocks open slightly lower, pulling back from record high

The Associated Press 8 hrs ago

Armin Laschet, CDU federal chairman and minister president of North Rhine-Westphalia, arrives at the CDU presidium meeting in front of party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 12, 2021. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
Leader of Merkel's party moves forward in bid for chancellor

By Geir Moulson 8 hrs ago

Kent State University student Regan Raeth of Hudson, Ohio, looks at her vaccination bandage as she waits for 15 minutes after her shot in Kent, Ohio, Thursday, April 8, 2021. U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally can — require it. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
US colleges divided over requiring student vaccinations

By Collin Binkley 8 hrs ago

A health worker injects a Buddhist monk with dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, April 12, 2021. Thailand's Health Ministry warned Sunday that restrictions may need to be tightened to slow the spread of a fresh coronavirus wave, as the country hit a daily record for new cases. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
The Latest: EU to receive 1st shipment of J&J vaccine

By The Associated Press 9 hrs ago

FILE - In this Saturday, April 10, 2021, file photo, Muslims perform evening prayer at the Sunni shrine of Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani, ahead of the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq. Muslims are facing their second Ramadan in the shadow of the pandemic. Many Muslim majority countries have been hit by an intense new coronavirus wave. While some countries imposed new Ramadan restrictions, concern is high that the month’s rituals could stoke a further surge. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
Muslims navigate restrictions in the second pandemic Ramadan

By Mariam Fam, Kathy Gannon And Bassem Mroue 9 hrs ago

President Pro Tempore Beth Mizell during the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
Louisiana's latest legislative session moves past pandemic

By Melinda Deslatte 9 hrs ago

An elderly woman receives her first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a special nursing home in Itami, Hyogo prefecture, western Japan, Monday, April 12, 2021. Japan started its vaccination drive with medical workers and expanded Monday to older residents, with the first shots being given in about 120 selected places around the country. (Kyodo News via AP)
Tokyo adopts tougher virus rules, starts vaccinating elders

By Mari Yamaguchi 10 hrs ago

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, April 12, 2021. Asian shares were lower on Monday, as investors grew wary over the recent surge in coronavirus cases in many places while vaccinations are making scant headway. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Asian shares decline on vaccine, virus worries

By Elaine Kurtenbach 10 hrs ago