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Arrest warrant stays sealed for Colorado man in wife’s death

By JAMES ANDERSON - Associated Press

A judge ruled Friday that an arrest warrant affidavit for a Colorado man charged with murder in the death of his wife who disappeared last year will remain sealed. The judge said that release of the document could harm witnesses in the case and hinder Barry Morphew’s ability to prepare his own defense. Morphew faces murder and other charges in the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew on Mother’s Day last year. Judge Patrick Murphy ordered that the affidavit, which details investigators’ reasons justifying Morphew’s arrest, remain sealed until the conclusion of a preliminary hearing in August.

The Latest: Mexico to use US vaccine doses at border

By The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said Friday they will use 1 million U.S. doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to inoculate people along the border. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the vaccinations along Mexico’s northern border with the United States is part of an effort to fully reopen border crossings, which are currently restricted to essential travel….

The Pompidou, Paris’ temple of modern art, plans NJ branch

By SHAWN MARSH - Associated Press

The Statue of Liberty could be getting some company from her native France. Officials on Friday announced a planned partnership between Paris’ Pompidou Center and New Jersey’s Jersey City to transform a gutted industrial building into a satellite museum in the heart of a transportation hub not far from where Lady Liberty stands in New York Harbor. While the French would provide the art and expertise for the planned museum, Jersey City would provide the cash. The mayor says the money could be raised through donations and by the creation of a special improvement district. The plan now goes to the City Council.

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

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APRIL 28-MAY 3, 2021 Sport dominates a week in photos for Europe, with Chelsea’s Champions League final victory in Porto celebrated on the pitch and commiserated in Manchester, as well as Roland Garros and the Moto2 Grand Prix making up some of the most striking photos made or published in Europe and Africa in the past week by The Associated…

The Latest: Arizona’s state-run vaccination sites to close

By The Associated Press

PHOENIX — Arizona’s state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites, which were touted as a national model, will be shutting down later this month. The state Department of Health Services announced Thursday all its mass vaccination sites are gradually winding down operations and will be closed by June 28. Health officials pointed to the growing number of options for people to get vaccinated…