Extent of COVID-19 vaccine waste remains largely unknown
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As millions continue to wait their turn for the COVID-19 vaccine, small but steady amounts of the precious doses have gone...
Dutch PM’s poll lead shrinks as election enters 2nd day
AMSTERDAM — The lead of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's conservative party in polls continued to shrink Tuesday, according to a new survey published...
February retail sales fall 3% after soaring the month before
NEW YORK — Americans spent less last month, partly due to bad weather in parts of the country that kept shoppers away from stores....
Hungarian far-right party protests lockdown
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — Demonstrators in Hungary’s capital broke a ban on public gatherings on Monday to demand an end to the country's lockdown restrictions,...
Indiana lawmakers pass bill to ensure school funding
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — A Senate bill aimed at ensuring Indiana’s public schools <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indiana-bills-coronavirus-pandemic-9a22a10d0a93703a81660fcf7e5718d3">receive full funding</a> for all students during the coronavirus pandemic is headed...
Hope that South Africa’s COVID-19 corruption inspires action
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — There's some hope in South Africa that this time the outrage against corruption inspires effective action.
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WHO: Vaccine rollout unaffected by concerns over AstraZeneca
GENEVA — The U.N. health agency said its global rollout of coronavirus vaccines remains unaffected even as a growing number of countries, especially in...
Traditions on hold, justices near a year of phone arguments
WASHINGTON — Lawyers arguing in jeans and hoodies. A justice who has been silent for years regularly talking. A sound like a toilet flushing...
Kosovo’s new parliament convenes next week to nominate PM
<p>PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s new parliament holds its first session next week to discuss and likely nominate the new prime minister.</p>
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Anxiety, confusion, terror: giving birth during a pandemic
<p>NEW YORK — Pregnancy, birth and life with a newborn in the middle of a pandemic has brought on high anxiety, ever-shifting hospital protocols...