LONDON – British health officials expressed optimism Sunday that the coronavirus restrictions remaining in England can be lifted in June after an official study found that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines offer effective protection against the variant first identified in India. Authorities in Britain have expressed concern in recent weeks that increasing cases of the Indian variant could jeopardize the…
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey state police say 2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at house party. Categories: AP National News
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Police: 3 dead, 3 wounded in shooting outside bar in Youngstown, Ohio. Categories: AP National News
LOS ANGELES — Health officials say the most common COVID-19 variant of concern circulating in Los Angeles County is now a variant discovered in the U.K. Previously, two California variants were dominant, but in the past week 53% of 40 specimens analyzed by a public health laboratory were the U.K. variant and none were California variants, the county Department of…
May 15 – 21, 2021 From Palestinians clashing with Israeli forces south of the West Bank city of Nablus, to a Spanish civil guard waiting for migrants to arrive near the border of Morocco and Spain, to athletes competing at the European Aquatics Championships in Hungary, and lava flowing from an eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka halted passenger trains and buses for four days as authorities imposed a fresh travel ban across the country, in its latest efforts to curb the escalating number of COVID-19 infections and deaths. The ban is effective from Friday night until Tuesday morning. However, it will not apply to those engaged in essential services such…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Judge declines to shut down Dakota Access oil pipeline while Army Corps conducts environmental review. Categories: AP National News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles judge says “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson must stand trial on 3 counts of rape. Categories: AP National News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top health official: No social distancing and full capacity for businesses when state reopens on June 15. Categories: AP National News
MAY 14-20, 2021 Scenes from Spain’s Moroccan enclave dominate the week in pictures, with large numbers of migrants crossing the border. Lockdown restrictions lifting throughout Europe and cargo ships in Russia’s northernmost point also make up some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was…
