Fourth virus wave is feared in Upper Midwest
Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois are all reporting more hospitalizations.
Minnesota prepares for any dropoff in COVID-19 vaccine demand
Officials ready to boost outreach if interest flags.
North Carolina sites halt J&J; shots after adverse reactions
North Carolina health officials said on Thursday that they stopped administering Johnson & Johnson doses at a mass vaccination site in Raleigh and at clinics in Hillsborough and Chapel Hill after at least 26 people experienced adverse reactions, including fainting.
Business
Australia to buy extra 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine
Australia said Friday that it has finalized a deal to buy an extra 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine as it rapidly pivots away from its earlier plan to rely mainly on the AstraZeneca vaccine.
World
COVID-19 patient receives lung transplant from living donors
Doctors in Japan announced Thursday they have successfully performed the world's first transplant of lung tissue from living donors to a patient with severe lung damage from COVID-19.
Sports
Angels win 7-5 in home opener for Florida-based Blue Jays
The nomadic Toronto Blue Jays came up just short in their latest home opener location.
Nation
A year after COVID-19 superspreader, family finds closure
With dish soap, brushes and plastic water jugs in hand, Carole Rae Woodmansee's four children cleaned the gravestone their mother shares with their father, Jim. Each scrub shined engraved letters spelling out their mother's name and the days of her birth and death: March 27, 1939, and March 27, 2020.
Business
Asian shares mostly lower on strong China price data
Shares fell Friday in most Asian markets after China reported a stronger than expected rise in prices that could prompt authorities to act to cool inflation.
Business
Kim compares North Korea's economic woes to 1990s famine
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for waging another "arduous march" to fight severe economic difficulties, for the first time comparing them to a 1990s famine that killed hundreds of thousands.
Politics
'New strategy': Politicians in crisis refuse calls to resign
The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore.
Sports
Astros remain hot in home opener with 6-2 win over Athletics
The Houston Astros insisted they weren't bothered by the angry crowds they faced on the road to start the season.
Nation
'How many of us will be left?' Catholic nuns face loss, pain
The nuns' daily email update was overtaken by news of infections. Ambulances blared into the driveways of their convents. Prayers for the sick went unanswered, prayers for the dead grew monotonous and, their cloistered world suddenly caving in, some of the sisters' thoughts were halting.
World
St. Vincent to evacuate thousands under volcano threat
Empty cruise ships were scheduled to arrive Friday at the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent to help transport thousands of people who evacuated their homes under the fiery glow of La Soufriere volcano which officials said could erupt at any moment.
Nation
Policy changes help drive US migrant crossings to new highs
Paying a smuggler, Edgar Mejia could afford to take only one child with him to the United States. He chose his 3-year-old "warrior" son, leaving his 7- and 12-year-olds with their mother in Honduras.
World
Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic
A surging coronavirus pandemic that has brought on new lockdown measures and exacerbated fatigue in Ecuador and Peru has left many voters generally indifferent to the names they will see on the ballots Sunday, when the neighboring South American nations are set to choose new presidents.
Nation
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Business
Japan to raise virus steps in Tokyo, 3 months ahead of Games
Japan is set to strengthen anti-virus measures in Tokyo on Friday to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant just three months before the Olympics begin in the capital where most people are not yet vaccinated.
Sports
Butler scores 28, Heat beat depleted Lakers 110-104
Jimmy Butler scored 28 points to lead the Miami Heat past the depleted Los Angeles Lakers 110-104 on Thursday night.
World
St. Vincent warns of volcanic eruption, orders evacuations
Authorities on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent said Thursday they believe an active volcano is in danger of erupting and have ordered mandatory evacuations.
Business
The Latest: US 7th Fleet: 96% of personnel fully vaccinated
The U.S. 7th Fleet that operates throughout the Indo-Pacific says 96% of its personnel have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Sports
Authorities: NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself
Former NFL player Phillip Adams fatally shot five people, including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren before killing himself early Thursday.
Science
In medical milestone, 1st trachea transplant
It defied historical assumptions that they weren't transplantable.
Sports
LaVine, Vucevic lead Bulls past Raptors, 122-113
Nikola Vucevic and Zach Levine each scored 22 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 122-113 on Thursday night for their third straight victory.
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