UK lifts COVID restrictions, says omicron wave ‘has peaked’
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and…
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Ford recalls 200K cars because brake lights can stay on
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling about 200,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a problem that can stop the brake lights from turning off. The recall covers…
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South African president launches vaccine manufacturing plant
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened a new vaccine manufacturing facility…
Continue Reading US senior diplomats in Sudan to try resolve post-coup crisis
CAIRO (AP) — Two senior U.S. diplomats are in Sudan to try and help find a way out of the ongoing crisis in the African country triggered by an…
Continue Reading Poland: Minister backs worker COVID documents as cases rise
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s health minister has spoken in favor of making COVID-19 certificates mandatory for employees. The country is…
Continue Reading Medical workers fear Polish hospitals can’t handle new surge
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s doctors and medical workers fear the country’s health care system may…
Continue Reading Ford recalls 200K cars because brake lights can stay on
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling about 200,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a problem that can stop the brake lights from turning off. The recall covers…
Continue Reading German leader champions new tack on climate at Davos event
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — New German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a “paradigm shift” in the way the world approaches…
Continue Reading German leader champions new tack on climate at Davos event
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — New German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for a “paradigm shift” in the way the world…
Continue Reading EU to subtract millions from funds to Poland over coal mine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union is preparing to deduct millions of euros from payments to Poland in order to cover fines imposed on Warsaw…
Continue Reading EU to subtract millions from funds to Poland over coal mine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union is preparing to deduct millions of euros from payments to Poland in order to cover fines imposed on Warsaw…
Continue Reading New York AG says Trump’s company misled banks, tax officials
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office says its civil investigation has uncovered evidence…
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3 Pennsylvania officers charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of 8-year-old Fanta Bility
By Brian Vitagliano, CNN Three Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, police officers were charged Tuesday in connection with the shooting death of 8-year-old…
Continue Reading December marks 3rd straight month of growth for US builders
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Construction of new homes in the U.S. rose for the third consecutive month in December and…
Continue Reading Pope on prisons: No inmate should ever be deprived of hope
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued a plea on behalf of prison inmates, saying they should never…
Continue Reading Jewish leaders renew antisemitism fight after hostage case
By PETER SMITH Associated Press For many Jewish leaders, the hostage standoff in a Texas synagogue was all too familiar. They’ve seen a rise in…
Continue Reading U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and LARRY LAGE Associated Press The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with more than 1,000 people…
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Bank of America profits rise 28%, wage expenses up too
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America says its profits rose 28% last quarter from a year earlier, but the bank faced the…
Continue Reading Russia says it will take nothing less but NATO expansion ban
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has maintained a tough posture amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine.…
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Plans to close all but one polling place in a rural Georgia county reverberate through a battleground state
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Election officials in a rural Georgia county are weighing plans to close all but one polling place ahead of this…
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