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Private Florida school won't employ vaccinated teachers

MIAMI - A private school founded by an anti-vaccination activist in South Florida has warned teachers and staff against taking the COVID-19 vaccine, saying it will not employ anyone who has received t...

Apr 27, 2021

Moscow court restricts Navalny's anti-corruption foundation

MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Tuesday restricted the activities of an organization founded by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, pending a decision on whether it and his offices across Russia s...

Apr 27, 2021

Native American lawmakers seek federal help on Montana bison

BILLINGS, Mont. - Native American lawmakers in Montana on Tuesday asked the Biden administration to help craft a plan to reintroduce wild bison to areas in and around Glacier National Park and the Cha...

Apr 27, 2021

'Torso Killer' pleads guilty in 1974 cold-case murders

NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey serial killer known as the "Torso Killer" admitted he kidnapped and raped two teenage girls and murdered them in a hotel room a few days later, closing the mystery of the c...

Apr 27, 2021

Lawyers: Pathologist says Black man shot 5 times by deputies

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - Attorneys for the family of a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina say an independent autopsy shows that he was shot five times, including a shot in the back ...

Apr 27, 2021

Organizers: Pilot Barcelona concert could pave way for more

BARCELONA, Spain - Mid-sized cultural events could be held without social distancing - but with other precautions - after a pilot concert attended by 4,500 mask-wearing Spaniards who'd been screened f...

Apr 27, 2021

US home prices rose 11.9% in February, fastest since 2014

WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose in February at the fastest pace in nearly seven years as strong demand for housing collided with a tight supply of homes on the market. The February &P CoreLogic...

Apr 27, 2021

California recall has enough signatures to make ballot

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Organizers of the recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The California secretary of state's office announ...

Apr 26, 2021

Census: Texas gains Congress seats, Calif. loses first time

WASHINGTON - The nation's political centre of gravity shifted further to the Republican-led South and West on Monday, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states gaining congressional seats while ch...

Apr 26, 2021

Alaska governor shares vaccine with Canadian town, hopes to open border

HYDER, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has offered COVID-19 vaccines to residents of the small British Columbia town of Stewart, with hopes it could lead the Canadian government to ease restriction...

Apr 26, 2021