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German lawmakers back vaccine mandate for health workers

BERLIN (AP) - German lawmakers have overwhelmingly backed a bill that requires staff at hospitals and nursing homes to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Of the 689 votes cast in the lower house ...

Dec 10, 2021

UK court rules on request to send Assange to US for trial

LONDON (AP) - A British appellate court has opened the door for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by overturning a lower court ruling that found the WikiLeaks founder's mental healt...

Dec 10, 2021

NYC lawmakers pass bill giving noncitizens right to vote

NEW YORK (AP) - Noncitizens in New York City would gain the right to vote in municipal elections under a measure approved Thursday by the City Council that would give access to the ballot box to 800,0...

Dec 09, 2021

Court rejects Trump's efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Ca...

Dec 09, 2021

Penn State hires first woman, person of color to head school

The Penn State trustees on Thursday named the University of Louisville's president Neeli Bendapudi to succeed Eric Barron as the school's top administrator. The board vote to hire Bendapudi makes her ...

Dec 09, 2021

NY attorney general Letitia James ends run for governor

NEW YORK (AP) - New York Attorney General Letitia James suspended her campaign for governor on Thursday, saying she will run for reelection to her current position. "I have come to the conclusion that...

Dec 09, 2021

China dismisses UK, Canada Olympic boycott as 'farce'

BEIJING (AP) - China on Thursday dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a "farce." China is also no...

Dec 09, 2021

Oklahoma executes man for 1985 slaying of schoolteacher

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the 1985 shooting death of an Oklahoma City-area schoolteacher after courts rejected his claim that the state's lethal injection method wou...

Dec 09, 2021

Passenger describes Wright after shooting as 'just gasping'

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The woman who was riding with Daunte Wright when he was pulled over by police testified Thursday about the chaos right after an officer shot him, saying she screamed at Wright but t...

Dec 09, 2021

Biden to pay tribute to 'American giant' Bob Dole at Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bob Dole will lie in state Thursday at the U.S. Capitol, as the president and others gather to pay tribute to an "American giant" who served the country in war and in politics with p...

Dec 09, 2021