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EU says US stand on patent virus waiver is no 'magic bullet'

PORTO, Portugal - European Union leaders cranked up their criticism of the U.S. call to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents Saturday, arguing the move would bring no short or midterm relief. They instead u...

May 08, 2021

India's surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns

BENGALURU, India - Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra ...

May 08, 2021

EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jab

BRUSSELS - The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses ...

May 08, 2021

Vans co-founder Paul Van Doren dies at 90

LOS ANGELES - Paul Van Doren, co-founder of the Vans company whose iconic Southern California sneakers were beloved by skateboarders and became an international success, has died. He was 90. The compa...

May 07, 2021

GOP lawmaker charged in Oregon Capitol protest has COVID

SALEM, Ore. - A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19. "I have a really bad case of COVID, and I'm kind ...

May 07, 2021

Cowabunga! More than 800 turtles rescued from storm drains

They're lean, they're mean and they're green. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Not exactly, but hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings have been rescued from subterranean storm drains along the Jers...

May 07, 2021

Justice Dept. rule would aim to crack down on 'ghost guns'

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Friday released a proposed rule that would broaden the definition of a firearm, requiring some gun-making kits to include a serial number as the Biden administra...

May 07, 2021

California reports first ever yearly population decline

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's population fell by more than 182,000 people in 2020, marking the first year-over-year loss ever recorded for the nation's most populous state. State officials announc...

May 07, 2021

After pandemic pullback, DJ Khaled shares his 'light show'

LOS ANGELES - When it's time to release one of his maximalist albums, DJ Khaled turns a moment into an event. He posts Instagram videos showing recording sessions, silly dances and praise from the hip...

May 07, 2021

Angelina Jolie lets Taylor Sheridan drag her through hell

NEW YORK - Taylor Sheridan, initially brought on to rewrite the mountain thriller "Those Who Wish Me Dead," gradually got more invested in the movie. When another filmmaker dropped out, he called the ...

May 07, 2021