Purdue Fort Wayne extends indoor mask rule until September
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Purdue University Fort Wayne has extended its indoor mask mandate until early September for all students, staff, faculty and campus...
To boost vaccinations, South Africa opens jabs to all adults
JOHANNESBURG — Faced with slowing numbers of people getting COVID-19 vaccinations, South Africa has opened eligibility to all adults to step up the volume...
Not just K-pop: Korean TV shows gaining US popularity
NEW YORK — Most nights around 10 p.m. when her family heads off to bed, Carol Holaday signs onto her computer. She's not falling...
US keeps ban on nonessential border crossings to slow COVID
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Friday extended a ban on nonessential travel along the borders with Canada and Mexico to slow the spread...
J&J CEO Gorsky to step down, company veteran to lead in 2022
Johnson & Johnson will replace Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky with another veteran company executive starting next year.
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Pulisic tests positive for virus ahead of WCup qualifiers
LONDON — Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic has tested positive for COVID-19 less than two weeks before United States players are due to report for...
AP-NORC poll: COVID anxiety up, vaccine requirements favored
DENVER — Anxiety in the United States over COVID-19 is at its highest level since winter, a new poll shows, as the delta variant...
Czech film festival to honor Michael Caine, Ethan Hawke
PRAGUE — The international film festival is returning to the Czech spa of Karlovy Vary after it was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Navalny marks year after poisoning with anti-corruption call
MOSCOW — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marked the anniversary of a poisoning attack against him by urging global leaders Friday to put...
Bidding war for UK supermarket chain Morrisons heats up
LONDON — Shares in British supermarket chain Morrisons spiked higher Friday after New York-based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice trumped a previous...