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Mandate to vaccinate New Orleans schoolchildren kicking in

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - As school systems across the U.S. struggle to keep classrooms open amid the pandemic, New Orleans is set to become the nation's first major district to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations...

Jan 31, 2022

'Call me up!' Jill Biden tells govs' spouses in unity pitch

WASHINGTON (AP) - Jill Biden on Monday urged spouses of the nation's governors to keep working together and with her on issues she says transcend politics, such as her efforts to help military familie...

Jan 31, 2022

California moves to dismantle nation's largest death row

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who three years ago placed a moratorium on executions, now is moving to dismantle the United States' largest death row by moving all condemned i...

Jan 31, 2022

Ahmaud Arbery's parents object to DOJ's hate crime plea deal

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The son and father convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery have reached a plea agreement that could avoid their trial on federal hate crime charges. Arbery's parents denounced the d...

Jan 31, 2022

African Union suspends Burkina Faso after coup last week

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso until constitutional order is restored in the West African country, the organization announced in a tweet on Monday. The s...

Jan 31, 2022

Cyprus overturns UK woman's conviction for making up rape

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - The Supreme Court in Cyprus overturned the conviction of a British woman given a four-month suspended sentence for making up claims that she was gang raped by as many as a dozen...

Jan 31, 2022

Eriksen set for playing return after signing for Brentford

LONDON (AP) - Christian Eriksen is set for a remarkable playing comeback after signing for Premier League club Brentford on Monday, almost seven months after having a cardiac arrest on the field at th...

Jan 31, 2022

UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Monday as the Israeli president visited the country, authorities said, ...

Jan 30, 2022

AP sources: Despite reports, Tom Brady hasn't made up mind

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Despite reports that he is retiring, Tom Brady has told the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he hasn't made up his mind, two people familiar with the details told The Associated Press. ESPN fir...

Jan 29, 2022

Russia moves naval exercise that rattled NATO member Ireland

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia says it will relocate naval exercises off the coast of Ireland after Dublin raised concerns about them amid a tense dispute with the West over expansion of the NATO alliance and f...

Jan 29, 2022