The Latest: California to lift most of state’s virus rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order that will lift most of the state’s coronavirus rules.
Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches
NEW YORK (AP) — Fear of crime is back as a political issue in New York City. For the first time in years it could be a prime factor in who voters pick as their next mayor.
3 dead at Florida supermarket include grandmother, grandson
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man fatally shot a grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson inside a Florida supermarket before killing himself, authorities said, causing dozens to flee the store in panic.
3 dead at Florida supermarket include grandmother, grandson
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man fatally shot a grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson inside a Florida supermarket before killing himself, authorities said, causing dozens to flee the store in panic.
Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president to meet the queen
LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone. Such is the challenge for
G-7 pledge to share, but jostle for ground in the sandbox
CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders brought pledges to share vaccine doses and make a fairer global economy Friday to a seaside summit in England, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus pandemic should not
Oregon legislator is 1st-ever ousted after Statehouse breach
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21.
Russia spars with EU and US at meeting on EU-UN cooperation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia sparred with the European Union and the United States at a U.N. meeting Thursday that highlighted the strained relations between Moscow, Brussels and Washington.
Brisbane set to be named 2032 Olympics host next month
GENEVA (AP) — Brisbane has long seemed to be in a one-horse race to host the 2032 Olympics. That race looks
Prison break: 29 inmates escape federal lockups in 18 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 18 months, 29 prisoners have escaped from federal lockups across the U.S. — and nearly half still have not been caught. At some of the institutions, doors are left unlocked, security cameras are broken