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Russia's Navalny announces start of prison hunger strike

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has started a prison hunger strike to protest officials' failure to provide proper treatment for his back and leg pains. In a statement posted Wednesda...

Mar 31, 2021

Coldplay, Jorja Smith to play virtual Glastonbury gig in May

LONDON - This year the Glastonbury Festival is going online. Organizers said Wednesday that they will stage a one-day livestreamed concert on May 22 at Worthy Farm in southwest England, home to the an...

Mar 31, 2021

EU says 'no evidence' to restrict use of AstraZeneca vaccine

BERLIN - The head of the European Medicines Agency said Wednesday that there is "no evidence" that would support restricting use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in any population, as Germany has ...

Mar 31, 2021

Reversing Trump, Pentagon to release new transgender policy

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical...

Mar 31, 2021

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down governor's mask mandate

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate Wednesday, stripping the governor of one of his last remaining tools to curb large-scale spre...

Mar 31, 2021

New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana

New Yorkers can now possess up to 3 ounces of cannabis under a legalization bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, while sales of recreational-use marijuana won't become legal for an estimated 18...

Mar 31, 2021

AP interview: EPA head committed to 'scientific integrity'

WASHINGTON - Moving forward on a pledge to restore "scientific integrity," the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency is reversing Trump administration actions that sidelined many academic sc...

Mar 31, 2021

Chrissy Teigen graces cover of People's 'Beautiful Issue'

LOS ANGELES - Chrissy Teigen will grace the front of People magazine's "The Beautiful Issue" in a cover story that delves into her evolved definition of beauty, facing racism growing up and her heartb...

Mar 31, 2021

'Philip Roth': Blake Bailey's story behind the story arrives

NEW YORK - The life of Philip Roth was a story. So was the writing of his biography. Blake Bailey's "Philip Roth," a volume Roth had imagined in some form for more than 20 years, comes out April 6. Ev...

Mar 31, 2021

Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested

NEW YORK - The suspect wanted in an attack of an Asian American woman near New York City's Times Square has been arrested and charged with felony assault as a hate crime, police said early Wednesday. ...

Mar 31, 2021