The Latest on the Group of Seven nations meeting being held in England: FALMOUTH, England — Queen Elizabeth II has hosted the Group of Seven leaders at an evening reception where Britain’s royals mingled with some of the world’s most powerful politicians. The event, which was closed to most media, saw royals, world leaders and their spouses enjoying drinks at…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes: RICHMOND — Michael Paul Williams of Virginia’s Richmond Times-Dispatch won this year’s prize for commentary for a series of “penetrating and historically insightful columns” about the process of dismantling the state capital city’s Confederate monuments. Williams’ winning work was written after the killing of George Floyd, which ignited removals…
NEW YORK (AP) — Pulitzers: NYT virus coverage wins for public service, Star Tribune reporting on Floyd’s killing wins for breaking news. Categories: AP National News
NEW YORK (AP) — AP photographers win 2 Pulitzers for coverage of racial injustice protests in the US, pandemic’s toll on elderly. Categories: AP National News
NEW YORK (AP) — Pulitzer Prizes award special citation to Darnella Frazier, the teenager who recorded the killing of George Floyd. Categories: AP National News
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: 10 million J&J COVID-19 vaccine doses will be released from troubled plant, but many more must be thrown out. Categories: AP National News
CHICAGO — Illinois is lifting all capacity limits on bars, restaurants, businesses and other venues Friday, nearly 15 months after the first stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses still can have their own rules for capacity, masks and social distancing. Masks are still required on public transportation and in airports, schools and hospitals. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson says expiration date for its COVID-19 vaccine has been extended an extra six weeks after safety review. Categories: AP National News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wife of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleads guilty to US charges, admits helping run his criminal empire. Categories: AP National News
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer prices jumped 5% in past 12 months, most since 2008, amid hopes for lower inflation ahead. Categories: AP National News
