Asia-Pacific trade ministers mull pandemic, recovery
BANGKOK — Trade ministers from the Pacific Rim were discussing ways to build back better from the pandemic in an online meeting Saturday hosted...
Private equity firms buy medical equipment giant Medline
BOSTON — A consortium of private equity firms has reached a deal to acquire family-run Medline, the medical supply and equipment company announced Saturday....
D-Day spirit of remembrance lives on, despite pandemic
CARENTAN, France — In a small Normandy town where paratroopers landed in the early hours of D-Day, applause broke the silence to honor Charles...
Jazz fest returns after pandemic cancellation last year
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is back with live music in Vermont's largest city after being cancelled last year amid the...
No. 4 regional seed USF upsets Gators; top-seeded Hogs win
South Florida posted the biggest upset on the first day of the NCAA baseball tournament, knocking off the Florida Gators as the bottom seed...
Applications sought for medical marijuana advisory board
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is accepting applications for the state's Medical Marijuana Advisory Board after changes to the panel’s membership by the 2021...
NKorean leader calls for meeting to review battered economy
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over a meeting of his ruling party in his first public appearance...
Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden turned to his old boss, former President Barack Obama, on Saturday to help him encourage Americans to sign up...
Hawaii sets vaccine thresholds for lifting travel quarantine
HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Friday that the state will drop its quarantine and COVID-19 requirement for travelers once 70% of the...
Springboks recall Steyn for Lions, keep bulk of WC winners
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa recalled flyhalf Morne Steyn on Saturday to a 46-man initial squad for the British and Irish Lions...