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Mexico might allow private firms to buy, distribute vaccines

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Monday he is not opposed to private companies buying coronavirus vaccines to distribute to patients who want to pay for the shots. But he...

Dec 28, 2020

House set to vote on Trump's $2,000 checks as GOP balks

WASHINGTON - Pandemic aid secured, Congress turned Monday to confront the White House on additional year-end priorities after President Donald Trump reluctantly signed a $2 trillion-plus COVID-19 reli...

Dec 28, 2020

More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up

A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophi...

Dec 28, 2020

Judge rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's bail bid

NEW YORK - A judge on Monday rejected a $28.5 million proposed bail package for Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, saying her incarceration is necessary to ensure she faces trial on charges she recr...

Dec 28, 2020

Officials: Attacks across Afghanistan kill at least 5

KABUL - At least five people were killed in separate attacks across Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, raising further concerns about the fate of peace talks that have been suspended until at leas...

Dec 28, 2020

Lori Loughlin released after prison term in college scam

"Full House" actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college. Loughlin was r...

Dec 28, 2020

Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison, according to state-linked media, under a vague and broad...

Dec 28, 2020

Moderate 5.0 magnitude quake hits Croatia, damages buildings

ZAGREB, Croatia - A moderate earthquake hit central Croatia near the capital of Zagreb early Monday, triggering panic and damaging some buildings in towns south of the city. There were no immediate re...

Dec 28, 2020

UK warns of 'bumpy' post-Brexit transition despite deal

LONDON - First came the Brexit trade deal. Now comes the red tape and the institutional nitty gritty. Four days after sealing a free trade agreement with the European Union, the British government war...

Dec 28, 2020

Mired in crises, North Korea's Kim to open big party meeting

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Coronavirus restrictions that have significantly limited his public appearances. Warning signals for an economy battered by pandemic-related border closings and natural dis...

Dec 28, 2020