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EU court opinion leaves Facebook more exposed over privacy

15 Jan 2021, 10:47 AM PST

Olympian Keller charged with taking part in US Capitol riot

15 Jan 2021, 10:46 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 file photo, United States' relay swimmer Klete Keller reacts after a men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay heat during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller was charged Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 …

Hospitals in Brazil’s Amazon Region Capital Run Out of Oxygen

15 Jan 2021, 10:46 AM PST

An oxygen tank is seen as Juan Carlos Lara, 59, a patient with COVID-19, is taken inside a security capsule, on an air ambulance transferring him from Iquitos to the Intensive Care Unit of the Rebagliati Hospital, in Lima, on September 01, 2020. - A small air ambulance is helping …

Calls to reopen classrooms grow as teachers get vaccinated

15 Jan 2021, 10:46 AM PST

Ken Towns receives a first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from UC Davis Health on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, Pool)

California opens scarce vaccines to those 65 and older

15 Jan 2021, 10:46 AM PST

Jim Clark, 86, receives a first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from UC Davis Health on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, Pool)

In coronavirus vaccine drive, Deep South falls behind

15 Jan 2021, 10:45 AM 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 …

MTA: Bus driver refuses drug test after careening off bridge

15 Jan 2021, 10:45 AM PST

A bus in New York City which careened off a road in the Bronx neighborhood of New York is left dangling from an overpass Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, after a crash late Thursday that left the driver in serious condition, police said. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

White Army vet charged in shooting Black girl at Trump rally

15 Jan 2021, 10:45 AM PST

Army veteran Michael McKinney, is shown in a Dec. 6, 2020 booking photo released by the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa. McKinney is charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a 15-year-old Black girl who was arguing with supporters of the president at a Trump rally, a …

US executes Virginia gang killer despite COVID-19 infection

15 Jan 2021, 10:45 AM PST

This Aug. 28, 2020, file photo shows the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Corey Johnson, A federal inmate scheduled to be executed less than a week before President Donald Trump leaves office was a gang member who was sentenced to death for killing seven people in Richmond, Virginia …

Nancy Pelosi: Small Inauguration Is ‘Not a Concession to the Terrorists,’ but ‘Recognition of the Danger of COVID’

15 Jan 2021, 10:45 AM PST

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

15 Jan 2021, 10:45 AM 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)

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

15 Jan 2021, 10:44 AM 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 …

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says military enters home

15 Jan 2021, 10:44 AM 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 …

‘This is not a game’: Global virus death toll hits 2 million

15 Jan 2021, 10:44 AM PST

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, cemetery workers carry the remains of 89-year-old Abilio Ribeiro, who died of the coronavirus, to bury at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. The global death toll from COVID-19 has topped 2 million. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

Somber Tunisia marks 10 years since revolution in lockdown

15 Jan 2021, 10:44 AM 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 …

Reform Party leader tasked to form Estonia’s new government

15 Jan 2021, 10:44 AM 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 …

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record

15 Jan 2021, 10:43 AM 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 …

Earthquake sets off landslides, flattens homes in Indonesia

15 Jan 2021, 10:43 AM 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)

Video: Eight Injured When NYC Bus Goes over Railing, Dangles from Overpass

15 Jan 2021, 10:39 AM PST

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Browns guard Bitiono back for playoffs after COVID-19

15 Jan 2021, 10:36 AM PST

Cleveland Browns offensive guard Joel Bitonio (75) blocks in the third quarter an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cleveland, in this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, file photo. Browns Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitonio will be activated from the COVID-19 list Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, after missing …

One-city March Madness leads to more straightforward bracket

15 Jan 2021, 10:36 AM PST

Fans arrive at Lucas Oil Stadium before a men's NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball game between Butler and Michigan State in Indianapolis, in this April 3, 2010, file photo. The NCAA announced Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, that all 67 men's basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be …

The Latest: Prosecutors: Arkansas man beat cop with flagpole

15 Jan 2021, 10:36 AM PST

The signature of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is on the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump, after an engrossment ceremony before transmission to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon says US has dropped to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan

15 Jan 2021, 10:36 AM PST

In this Dec. 19, 2020, file photo, an Afghan security official stands near a vehicle in which rockets were placed, in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, after five rockets were fired at a major U.S. base in Afghanistan. The U.S. military has met its goal of …

Comparison between Capitol siege, BLM protests is denounced

15 Jan 2021, 10:35 AM PST

In this May 30, 2020, file photo, a demonstrator raises their fist as others gather to protest the death of George Floyd near the White House in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. Black activists are coming out strongly against a growing narrative among conservatives that …

German economy shrank 5% in pandemic year 2020

15 Jan 2021, 10:34 AM PST

A cargo ship passes under a bridge over the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Germany approves resuming Russia gas pipeline work

15 Jan 2021, 10:34 AM 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)

The Latest: Global deaths reach 2 million from coronavirus

15 Jan 2021, 10:34 AM PST

A medical worker gives a coronavirus vaccine shot to a patient at a vaccination facility in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year …

Flake: GOP Senators Knew Trump Claims of ‘Wide-Scale Voter Fraud’ Were a ‘Big Lie’

15 Jan 2021, 10:29 AM PST

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 28: U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) speaks to members of the media after a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) September 28, 2018 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump has ordered a one-week-long supplemental FBI background …

Bokhari: This Is the ‘Revenge of the Corporate Oligarchs’ Against Political Dissidents

15 Jan 2021, 10:27 AM PST

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Trump impeachment trial to focus on his attacks on election

15 Jan 2021, 10:24 AM PST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leads the final vote of the impeachment of President Donald Trump, for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Congress last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Amazon city scrambles to provide oxygen to COVID-19 patients

15 Jan 2021, 10:24 AM PST

Accompanied by his wife, Rafael Pereira carries an oxygen tank that bought for his mother in law, who is hospitalized with COVID-19, amid the new coronavirus pandemic at the at the 28 Agosto Hospital, in Manaus, Brazil, Thursday, Jan 14, 2021. Scores of COVID-19 patients in the Amazon rainforest's biggest …

CDC: New COVID-19 strain could become ‘predominant’ in U.S. by March

15 Jan 2021, 10:17 AM PST

CDC: New COVID-19 strain could become 'predominant' in U.S. by March

Stocks fall as economy’s pain deepens, head for weekly loss

15 Jan 2021, 10:17 AM PST

A currency trader walks by the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Asian shares were mixed on Friday after a late slide in several Big Tech stocks …

AP source: LeMahieu, Yanks work on $90 million, 6-year deal

15 Jan 2021, 10:16 AM PST

New York Yankees' DJ LeMahieu celebrates at second base after hitting a two-run double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Yankee Stadium in New York, in this Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, file photo. The New York Yankees and AL batting champion DJ LeMahieu …

Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 2M amid vaccine rollout

15 Jan 2021, 10:13 AM PST

In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, mortuary worker transports the body of a COVID-19 victim on a stretcher at the morgue of a hospital in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Transgender Athlete Sues USA Powerlifting for Not Allowing Him to Compete in Women’s Division

15 Jan 2021, 10:10 AM PST

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Comey: Trump Radicalized His Supporters Same Way Al-Qaeda Radicalized Terrorists

15 Jan 2021, 10:09 AM PST

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 19: Former FBI Director James Comey talks backstage before a panel discussion about his book "A Higher Loyalty" on June 19, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Comey is in Berlin at the invitation of the American Academy in Berlin. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

AOC Demands Biden Follow Through on Stimulus: ‘$2,000 Does Not Mean $1,400’

15 Jan 2021, 10:07 AM PST

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., asks a question during a House Oversight subcommittee hearing into the Trump administration's decision to stop considering requests from immigrants seeking to remain in the country for medical treatment and other hardships, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Report: NFL to Attach Covid Monitors to Final Four Teams

15 Jan 2021, 10:06 AM PST

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Facebook’s WhatsApp Suffers Dip in Downloads Over Privacy Concerns

15 Jan 2021, 10:05 AM PST

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 23: With an image of himself on a screen in the background, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg testified about Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency …