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Johnson & Johnson delays vaccine rollout in Europe

BERLIN - Johnson & Johnson says it is delaying the rollout of its coronavirus vaccine in Europe amid a U.S. probe into rare blood clots. The company announced the decision Tuesday after regulators...

Apr 13, 2021

Selena Gomez and J.Lo headline vax concert for poor nations

NEW YORK - Backed by an international concert hosted by Selena Gomez and headlined by Jennifer Lopez, Global Citizen is unveiling an ambitious campaign to help medical workers in the world's poorest c...

Apr 13, 2021

Prince Philip shaped, and was shaped by, a century of tumult

LONDON - Born into an age of revolutions in the wake of a pandemic, Prince Philip lived through a tumultuous century and worked to make the British monarchy a rock of stability in changing times. He b...

Apr 13, 2021

US recommends 'pause' for J&J vaccine over clot reports

WASHINGTON - The U.S. is recommending a "pause" in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In a joint stat...

Apr 13, 2021

Business-seeking singer Akon draws political fire in Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda - The American rap artist and singer Akon is drawing criticism from rights activists over his meetings with Uganda's president as he pursues the development of a futuristic city in the...

Apr 13, 2021

California's ArcLight and Pacific Theaters to close for good

Hollywood's theatrical business may be slowly rebounding but for some exhibitors the last year has been catastrophic. Pacific Theaters, which operates some 300 screens in California, including the bel...

Apr 12, 2021

Japan to start releasing Fukushima water to sea in 2 years

TOKYO - Radioactive water accumulating in tanks at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will be released into the sea in two years after it is treated, Japan's government said Tuesday in a decision lon...

Apr 12, 2021

Police: Officer wounded, 1 dead in Tennessee school shooting

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A confrontation in a Tennessee high school that involved police officers responding to a report of a possible armed man, left one person dead and an officer wounded, authorities sai...

Apr 12, 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda, mayor open new Times Square vaccine site

NEW YORK - "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday at the grand opening of a Times Square COVID-19 vaccination site intended to jump-start the city's ...

Apr 12, 2021

Luke Bryan tests positive for COVID, sidelined from 'Idol'

LOS ANGELES - Luke Bryan says he's tested positive for COVID-19, which sidelined him from the season's first live "American Idol" episode on ABC. Paula Abdul, an original judge on the talent show when...

Apr 12, 2021