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The Latest: China reports a few new cases of COVID-19

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

A Kashmiri doctor receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a government Hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. (AP …

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

In this Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. file photo, smoke from California wildfires up to 200 miles away obscures the view of traffic traveling on Interstate 80, looking west in Sparks, Nev. Local schools canceled all outdoor activities as the air quality index approached the "very unhealthy" category for the general …

Groups ask court to restore protections for US gray wolves

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

This June 29, 2017, file remote camera image provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a female gray wolf and two of the three pups born in 2017 in the wilds of Lassen National Forest in Northern California. Trump administration officials on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, stripped Endangered Species Act …

Census numbers won’t be released before change in power

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

Steven Dillingham, the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, speaks outside the Oklahoma State Capitol, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Oklahoma City, encouraging people to fill out their census form before the end of the month. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Somber Tunisia marks 10 years since revolution in lockdown

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

Protesters chant slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Thousands of angry demonstrators marched through Tunisia's capital Friday, demanding the resignation of the country's autocratic leader a day after he appeared on TV to try to stop deadly riots that …

Germany approves resuming Russia gas pipeline work

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

Tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel "Fortuna" in the port of Wismar, Germany, Thursday, Jan 14, 2021. The special vessel is being used for construction work on the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. ( Jens Buettner/dpa via AP)

Apaches object to Forest Service review of huge copper mine

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

This June 15, 2015, file photo shows in the distance, part of the Resolution Copper Mining land-swap project in Superior, Ariz. A group of Apaches who have tried for years to reverse a land swap in Arizona that will make way for one of the largest and deepest copper mines …

EU regulator: Hackers ‘manipulated’ stolen vaccine documents

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

An ampoule Moderna vaccine against the COVID-19 disease, stand on the table at the Diakonie Hospital "DIAKO" vaccination ward in Bremen, Germany, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Besides the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, Moderna is the second corona vaccine approved in the European Union. (Mohssen Assanimoghaddam/dpa via AP)

NBA fines Irving $50,000 for health, safety violations

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

Utah Jazz's Derrick Favors (15) defens Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Rams’ defense struggles with injury hindering Donald

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) throws under pressure from Los Angeles Rams' Aaron Donald (99) during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

16 Jan 2021, 11:24 PM PST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump climb the West wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington. On Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, The Associated Press reported on posts circulating online incorrectly asserting that the Insurrection Act has been secretly signed by President Donald …

Biden’s aid plan could revamp economy, prompt GOP resistance

16 Jan 2021, 11:23 PM PST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

NY prosecutors interview Michael Cohen about Trump finances

16 Jan 2021, 11:23 PM PST

In this May 21, 2020 file photo, Michael Cohen arrives at his Manhattan apartment in New York after being furloughed from prison because of concerns over the coronavirus. A bound edition about President Donald Trump’s second impeachment will feature a foreword from an estranged associate _ former Trump attorney Michael …

Biden outlines ‘Day One’ agenda of executive actions

16 Jan 2021, 11:23 PM PST

President-elect Joe Biden listens during an event at The Queen theater, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

From Baked Alaska to a guy with horns: notable riot arrests

16 Jan 2021, 11:23 PM PST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 file photo, Eliel Rosa leaves Texas Western District Court in Midland, Texas, after being arrested by the FBI. Rosa was arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection, said Daryl Fields, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Antonio. Rosa is charged with …

Mr. WorldWide to NASCAR: Pitbull joins Trackhouse ownership

16 Jan 2021, 11:14 PM PST

Pitbull performs prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale Ariz., in this Sunday, March 8, 2020, file photo. New NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing has brought entertainer Pitbull on as an ownership partner for an organization making its debut next month at the Daytona 500. …

Extremists exploit a loophole in social moderation: Podcasts

16 Jan 2021, 11:14 PM PST

In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, speaks with reporters in New York after pleading not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall. William A. Burck, a prominent Washington lawyer …

Damaged roads, lack of gear hinder Indonesia quake rescue

16 Jan 2021, 11:14 PM PST

Rescuers assist a survivor pulled out from the ruin of a government building collapsed during an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island just after midnight Friday, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing a number of people. …

Germany: Merkel’s party elects pragmatic Laschet as leader

16 Jan 2021, 11:14 PM PST

Governor of North Rhine-Westphalia and candidate for the party chairmanship, Armin Laschet, speaks at the CDU's digital national party conference. In the studio, the candidates for the party presidency give their candidacy speeches, while the delegates at home follow the event in the livestream. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party is …

Uganda says president wins 6th term as vote-rigging alleged

16 Jan 2021, 11:13 PM PST

Supporters of leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine cheer as election officials count the ballots after polls closed in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Ugandans voted in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of Wine from monitoring …

Earthquake sets off landslides, flattens homes in Indonesia

16 Jan 2021, 11:13 PM PST

Residents inspect earthquake-damaged buildings in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. A strong inland and shallow earthquake hit eastern Indonesia early Friday causing people to panic in parts of the country's Sulawesi island and run to higher ground. (AP Photo/Rudy Akdyaksyah)

Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution

16 Jan 2021, 11:04 PM PST

This 2015 photo provided by Shawn Nolan Chief, Capital Habeas Unit Community Federal Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, shows Dustin Higgs at the Federal Prison in Terre Haute, Ind. Higgs, the last federal inmate facing execution before President Donald Trump leaves office was sentenced to death for …

Reform Party leader tasked to form Estonia’s new government

16 Jan 2021, 10:55 PM PST

In this file photo dated Sunday, March 3, 2019, Chairwoman of the Reform Party Kaja Kallas arrives at a polling station during a parliamentary elections in Tallinn, Estonia. President Kersti Kaljulaid said Thursday Jan. 14, 2021, in a statement that Kaja Kallas would now have 14-days to put together a …

In coronavirus vaccine drive, Deep South falls behind

16 Jan 2021, 10:43 PM PST

In this Jan. 12, 2021, file photo, Walgreens pharmacist Chris McLaurin prepares to vaccinate Lakandra McNealy, a Harmony Court Assisted Living employee, with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Jackson, Miss. The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but some states in the Deep South have had …

Bills advance to AFC championship with 17-3 win over Ravens

16 Jan 2021, 10:34 PM PST

Buffalo Bills' Taron Johnson (24) returns an interception for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL divisional round football game against the Baltimore Ravens Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Players in lockdown after positive virus cases in Australia

16 Jan 2021, 10:34 PM PST

In this March 21, 2019 file photo, Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, left, talks with her coach Sylvain Bruneau during her match against Irina Camelia Begu, of Romania, at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami Gardens, Fla. Bruneau has released a statement, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, saying he was the …

The Latest: Pakistan approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

16 Jan 2021, 10:33 PM PST

A man gets a swab for the coronavirus test at a hospital in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

16 Jan 2021, 10:15 PM PST

A man gets a swab for the coronavirus test at a hospital in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it ‘vote of conscience’

16 Jan 2021, 10:13 PM PST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Buffalo Bills beat Baltimore Ravens, return to AFC Championship Game

16 Jan 2021, 9:56 PM PST

Buffalo Bills beat Baltimore Ravens, return to AFC Championship Game

In cold weather, anti-Netanyahu protests continue in Israel

16 Jan 2021, 9:55 PM PST

A woman dances in a fountain in Paris Square, where protesters gathered outside of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

No. 1 Gonzaga overcomes slow start, beats Saint Mary’s 73-59

16 Jan 2021, 9:55 PM PST

Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) shoots against Saint Mary's forward Dan Fotu (42) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Moraga, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Mexico publishes heavily edited probe of exonerated general

16 Jan 2021, 9:35 PM PST

In this Sept. 14, 2016 file photo, Secretary of Defense Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda arrives for a review of the troops that will participate in the Independence Day parade, in Mexico City. Mexican prosecutors on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, declared completely unfounded the U.S. case against Cienfuegos who was arrested on …

Rodgers, Packers beat Rams 32-18 to reach NFC title game

16 Jan 2021, 9:14 PM PST

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers scores on a one-yard touchdown run past Los Angeles Rams' John Johnson during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

Australian Open arrivals hit by 4 COVID-19 positive tests

16 Jan 2021, 8:55 PM PST

Spain's Rafael Nadal, center, arrives at Adelaide Airport ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship, Adelaide, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Arriving players will serve a 14-day quarantine period ahead of the first Grand slam tennis tournament that is set to get underway on February 8 in Melbourne. (Morgan Sette/AAP …

Steele takes lead with 61 to get another chance in Sony Open

16 Jan 2021, 8:34 PM PST

Brendan Steele lines up his putt on the ninth green during the third round at the Sony Open golf tournament Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Annual March for Life Moves to Virtual Event

16 Jan 2021, 8:29 PM PST

In this Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 file photo, anti-abortion demonstrators arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington during the March for Life, marking the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. Organizers say Donald Trump will become the first sitting president to address the 2018 March for Life gathering, …

Guatemala tries blocking caravan of 9,000 Honduran migrants

16 Jan 2021, 8:14 PM PST

Honduran migrants hoping to reach the U.S. cross the border patrolled by Guatemalan soldiers, in El Florido, Guatemala, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The migrants pushed their way into Guatemala Friday night without registering, a portion of a larger migrant caravan that had left the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula …

40% of L.A. Firefighters Decline to Show Up for Coronavirus Vaccine

16 Jan 2021, 8:06 PM PST

Skirball fire (Robyn Beck / Getty)

California congressman tests positive for coronavirus

16 Jan 2021, 7:44 PM PST

In this Sept. 17, 2020, file photo, Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on "worldwide threats to the homeland," on Capitol Hill Washington. Democratic Rep. Lou Correa announced Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 he tested positive upon returning home from Washington, D.C., prompting …