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UN: Migrant boat capsizes off Libya, 57 thought dead

UN: Migrant boat capsizes off Libya, 57 thought dead

CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying African migrants capsized off Libya's coast Monday, leaving at least 57 people presumed dead, a U.N. migration official said.
California to require vaccine or testing for state workers

California to require vaccine or testing for state workers

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Family: Last victim ID'd in Florida condo building collapse

Family: Last victim ID'd in Florida condo building collapse

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The final victim of the condo building collapse in Florida has been identified, a relative said Monday, more than a month after the middle of the night catastrophe that ultimately claimed 98 lives.
NYC to require vaccines or weekly testing for city workers

NYC to require vaccines or weekly testing for city workers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will require all of its municipal workers — including teachers and police officers — to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.
AP Interview: US calls on China to be responsible power

AP Interview: US calls on China to be responsible power

BEIJING (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat called on China to look beyond differences and work with the United States on difficult global issues such as climate and the COVID-19 pandemic as a responsible global power.
Official: 1960s civil rights activist Bob Moses has died

Official: 1960s civil rights activist Bob Moses has died

Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died. He was 86.
Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site

Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site

MIAMI (AP) — Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.
Ranging Bull: 'Barney' eludes capture days after farm escape

Ranging Bull: 'Barney' eludes capture days after farm escape

MASTIC, N.Y. (AP) — An escaped bull has eluded capture for several days on Long Island despite searchers employing a helicopter and night-vision equipment along with attempts to lure the roaming animal with grain and a cow.
Cleveland's Major League Baseball team renamed Guardians

Cleveland's Major League Baseball team renamed Guardians

CLEVELAND (AP) — Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians.
European agency is 1st to clear Moderna jab for children

European agency is 1st to clear Moderna jab for children

LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, the first time the shot has been authorized for people under 18.