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January 14, 2021

Boeing to provide 6 more solar arrays for ISS

Boeing will support the International Space Station's growing research capabilities with new solar arrays to increase the ...

January 14, 2021

US unemployment claims up to 965K amid virus surge

The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and a sign that the ...

January 14, 2021

Trump administration slashes imperiled spotted owls' habitat

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would slash millions of acres of protected habitat designated for the ...

January 14, 2021

Hong Kong internet firm blocked website over security law

A Hong Kong internet service provider on Thursday said it had blocked access to a pro-democracy website to comply with the ...

January 14, 2021

AP Top Stories January 14 A

Here's the latest for Thursday January 14th: Trump impeached for a second time; Trump urges followers not to become violent; ...

January 14, 2021

WHO team lands in Wuhan in hunt for virus origins

A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected ...

January 14, 2021

Environmentalists move toward lawsuit over fuel break plan

Environmentalists have filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S government to block plans to build up to 11,000 miles (17,700 ...

January 14, 2021

Calif. opens mass vaccination sites as virus surges

California is transforming baseball stadiums and fairgrounds into mass vaccination sites as the coronavirus surge overwhelms ...

January 14, 2021

Navajo Nation, New Mexico reach settlements over mine spill

The Navajo Nation’s Department of Justice announced Wednesday it has settled with mining companies to resolve claims stemming ...

January 14, 2021

Disneyland hosting COVID-19 mass vaccination site

Disneyland is hosting Orange County, California's first mass-vaccination site, where officials say they'll be able to provide ...

January 14, 2021

AP Debrief: US executes 1st woman since 1953

A Kansas woman was executed for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time ...

January 13, 2021

NTSB says vehicle battery fires pose risks to 1st responders

Electric vehicle fires pose safety risks to first responders and guidelines from manufacturers about how to deal with them ...

January 13, 2021

New York City reports 2 cases of UK virus variant

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says two cases of coronavirus with the United Kingdom varient have been reported in New ...

January 13, 2021

Javits Center in NYC opens for mass vaccinations

A state-run COVID-19 vaccination site opened Wednesday in New York City at a Manhattan convention center that was used as a ...

January 13, 2021

Michigan gov. says indoor dining could reopen soon

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that Michigan restaurants should be able to reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1 if ...

January 13, 2021

Kansas game warden shoots to free entangled deer

A Kansas game warden's body camera was rolling when he fired a shot to free two whitetail deer struggling after their antlers ...

January 13, 2021

Gaza's Hamas rulers bar patients from US charity's hospital

Gaza's Hamas rulers said Wednesday they would bar patients from the Palestinian territory from going to a field hospital ...

January 13, 2021

TikTok tightens privacy features for younger users

A month after federal regulators ordered it to disclose how its practices affect children and teenagers, TikTok is tightening ...

January 13, 2021

Heavy snowfall hits Sweden, Finland; icy temperatures ahead

Thousands of households across northern Sweden and southern Finland were without power Wednesday after heavy snowfall, and ...

January 13, 2021

Sage grouse review done, but scant time for Trump's changes

The Trump administration has completed a review of plans to ease protections for a struggling bird species in seven states ...