SANTA FE, N. M. ??" New Mexico health officials on Friday confirmed an additional 659 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily case count in more than three weeks. Nearly 30% of the new cases involved state inmates. Officials earlier this week expressed optimism about downward trends in the overall...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ??" South Korea's Disease Control and Prevention Agency has allowed health workers to squeeze extra doses from vials of coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Pfizer. The decision on Saturday came after some health workers who were administering the AstraZeneca a...

WASHINGTON (AP) ??" The House approved a $1. 9 trillion pandemic relief bill in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they'd revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage. The new president's vision for flushing cash to individuals,...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) ??" Police in Myanmar on Saturday escalated their crackdown on demonstrators against this month's military takeover, deploying early and in force as protesters sought to assemble in the country's two biggest cities. Myanmar's crisis took a dramatic turn Friday on the stage the...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ??" Draymond Green vowed to make up for losing his cool and costing Golden State a win at Charlotte last weekend. He delivered with a triple-double of a career-high 19 assists, 12 rebounds and 11 points to help the Warriors to their first three-game winning streak of the season...