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Watch live: Prince Philip laid to rest in St. George’s Chapel

17 Apr 2021, 7:44 AM PDT

Watch live: Prince Philip laid to rest in St. George's Chapel

Global COVID-19 deaths top 3M; India, Brazil struggle with soaring infections

17 Apr 2021, 7:44 AM PDT

Global COVID-19 deaths top 3M; India, Brazil struggle with soaring infections

US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants

17 Apr 2021, 7:44 AM PDT

President Joe Biden speaks about Russia in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden speeds refugees admissions, but doesn’t lift Trump cap

17 Apr 2021, 7:44 AM PDT

President Joe Biden speaks about Russia in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

17 Apr 2021, 7:44 AM PDT

This April 8, 2021 file photo shows a COVID-19 vaccination being administered in Kent, Ohio. On Friday, April. 16, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming COVID-19 vaccines are called Luciferase, have the patent number 060606 and come from a digital program called Inferno. (AP Photo/Phil Long, …

State’s own expert told grand jury police didn’t kill Prude

17 Apr 2021, 7:44 AM PDT

FILE — In this Sept. 3, 2020 file photo, Joe Prude, brother of Daniel Prude, right, and his son Armin, stand with a picture of Daniel Prude in Rochester, N.Y. Newly released transcripts show that a grand jury investigating the police suffocation death of Daniel Prude last year in Rochester, …

Riot declared after windows smashed in Portland protests

17 Apr 2021, 7:44 AM PDT

A Portland Police officer stand by following a police involved shooting of a man at Lents Park, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Portland, Ore. Police fatally shot a man in the city park Friday morning after responding to reports of a person with a gun, authorities said. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian/The …

EXPLAINER: How is ‘reasonableness’ key to Chauvin’s defense?

17 Apr 2021, 7:44 AM PDT

In this image from video, Dr. David Fowler, a retired forensic pathologist and former chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in …

Philip’s legacy lives in chef who traded prison for kitchen

17 Apr 2021, 7:44 AM PDT

A wreath laid by Andre and Stan Walker for Prince Philip outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Friday, April 16, 2021. Prince Philip husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died April 9, aged 99, his funeral will take place Saturday at Windsor Castle in St George's Chapel. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

New blast at St. Vincent volcano; cruise ship helps evacuees

17 Apr 2021, 7:44 AM PDT

British, Canadian and U.S. nationals line up alongside the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Reflection to be evacuated free of charge, in Kingstown on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, Friday, April 16, 2021. La Soufriere volcano has shot out another explosive burst of gas and ash Friday morning as …

The Latest: Pakistan lowers age for vaccinations

17 Apr 2021, 7:43 AM PDT

A health worker takes a swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, April 17, 2021. The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India …

How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware

17 Apr 2021, 7:34 AM PDT

A Russian man identified as Alexander Vinnik, center, is escorted by police officers from the courthouse at the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, in this Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, file photo. Vinnick, convicted of laundering $160 million in criminal proceeds through a cryptocurrency exchange, is currently imprisoned in France and …

Disabled nominees hope their Oscar moment becomes a movement

17 Apr 2021, 7:34 AM PDT

This image released by Doug Roland Films shows Steven Prescod as Tereek, left, and Robert Tarango as Artie, in a scene from "Feeling Through." The disabled have a moment in the Oscar spotlight that they hope becomes a movement. Tarango, the deaf-blind star of the nominated short, says his film …

Japan, US showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China

17 Apr 2021, 7:34 AM PDT

The Japanese delegation walks off the plane after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrived at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, April 15, 2021. Suga will be the first foreign leader to have a face-to-face meeting with President Joe Biden, when they meet at the White House on Friday. (AP …

‘Hillbilly’ to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio

17 Apr 2021, 7:34 AM PDT

FILE – In this Nov. 16, 2016, file photo, J.D. Vance, author of the best-selling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," poses for a photograph at Miami University's student center in Oxford, Ohio. Vance, whose book helped explain to the nation Donald Trump's popularity among the Appalachian working class, is "thinking seriously" about …

Google Earth adds time lapse video to depict climate change

17 Apr 2021, 7:33 AM PDT

This image provided by Google shows a still image of the Columbia Glacier in Alaska as part of a new time-lapse video feature coming out as part of the biggest update to the Google Earth app in five years. The app is adding a new video feature that draws upon …

SpaceX picked for moonwalkers, on verge of 3rd crew launch

17 Apr 2021, 7:33 AM PDT

SpaceX Crew 2 members, from left, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide gather at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, April 16, 2021 to prepare for a mission to the International Space …

Federal officials reverse limits on fetal tissue research

17 Apr 2021, 7:33 AM PDT

In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Federal officials have reversed Trump administration restrictions on using human fetal tissue for medical research. The move clears the way for using government money on work that in the past has led to …

Russia to expel 10 US diplomats in response to Biden actions

17 Apr 2021, 7:24 AM PDT

In this Thursday, March 4, 2021 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting with participants of the We Are Together nationwide volunteer campaign in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Hit by a barrage of new sanctions from the Biden administration, the Kremlin is carefully weighing its response …

Iran names suspect in Natanz attack, says he fled country

17 Apr 2021, 7:24 AM PDT

This satellite photo provided from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Iran began enriching uranium Friday, April 16, 2021, to its highest level ever at Natanz, edging closer to weapons-grade levels to pressure talks in Vienna aimed at restoring its nuclear deal with …

Queen sits alone at funeral for Prince Philip to set example

17 Apr 2021, 7:24 AM PDT

In this 2003 photo released by Buckingham Palace Friday April 16, 2021, a personal photograph of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh at the top of the Coyles of Muick, Scotland, in this photo taken by Sophie The Countess of Wessex in 2003. (The Countess of Wessex/Buckingham …

The Latest: Queens sits alone in chapel at Philip’s funeral

17 Apr 2021, 7:24 AM PDT

A picture of Britain's Prince Philip with Queen Elizabeth ahead of his funeral in Windsor, England Saturday April 17, 2021. Philip died April 9 at the age of 99 after 73 years of marriage to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Coronavirus restrictions mean there will be only 30 mourners for the …

Coast Guard: 2 more capsize victims recovered off Louisiana

17 Apr 2021, 7:24 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 45-foot Response Boat-medium boat crew members attempt to throw a hammer at the hull of the SeaCor Power. The crew was attempting to make contact with potential survivors inside the vessel. . The Seacor Power, an …

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Pushes Ammo Purchase Database, .50 Caliber Rifle Ban

17 Apr 2021, 7:19 AM PDT

Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ).

Carlson: ‘We Are Moving Toward Some Kind of Larger Confrontation with Russia — Why Are We Doing That?’

17 Apr 2021, 7:14 AM PDT

Carlson

Celtic and Aberdeen games off after quarantine breach: Sturgeon

17 Apr 2021, 7:14 AM PDT

Scottish Premiership season under threat due to quarantine breach

Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice’ tops U.S. album chart

17 Apr 2021, 7:04 AM PDT

Justin Bieber's 'Justice' tops U.S. album chart

1 Texans QB accuser drops suit, citing privacy, security

17 Apr 2021, 7:04 AM PDT

In this Dec. 27, 2020, file photo, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson throws a pass during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Houston. One of the 22 women who have filed lawsuits accusing Watson of sexual assault and harassment has dropped her case, citing privacy and security …

Christian Coleman to miss Olympics despite reduced ban

17 Apr 2021, 7:04 AM PDT

In this Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 file photo, Christian Coleman of the United States, gold winner, bites on his medal during the medal ceremony for the men's 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. The fastest man in the world will miss the Tokyo Olympics after failing in …

Amid hesitancy, Louisiana gets creative in vaccine outreach

17 Apr 2021, 7:04 AM PDT

Allison Richter receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from volunteer RN Maggie Baker, during a vaccine event hosted by Nola Ready, where people received a free drink at the bar if they received a COVID-19 vaccine, at The Howling Wolf, a music venue and bar, in New Orleans, Tuesday, April 13, …

Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally

17 Apr 2021, 7:03 AM PDT

Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan, a radical Islamist political party, chant slogans during a protest against the arrest of their party leader, Saad Rizvi, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, April 15, 2021. The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all of its nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, days …

As America embraces early voting, GOP hurries to restrict it

17 Apr 2021, 6:54 AM PDT

In this Dec. 11, 2020 file photo, a sign in an Atlanta neighborhood urges people to vote early in Georgia's two U.S. Senate races. Republicans are moving to make it harder for that to happen again, potentially affecting the voting preferences for millions of Americans in future elections. The GOP's …

Cuomo retreats from open news briefings that made him a star

17 Apr 2021, 6:54 AM PDT

FILE — In this March 24, 2020 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, speaks while practicing social distancing, during a news conference at the Jacob Javits Center, in New York. Cuomo has lately shied away from coming face to face with reporters as he faces sexual harassment allegations. …

Black soldier mistreatment common even before Virginia case

17 Apr 2021, 6:53 AM PDT

In this Dec. 5, 2020, file frame from Windsor, Va., police body camera, Lt. Caron Nazario is helped by an EMT after he was pepper-sprayed by Windsor police during a traffic stop in Windsor. The episode was a grim reminder to many Black Americans that even being in military uniform …

The Latest: WHO chief calls growth in virus cases ‘worrying’

17 Apr 2021, 6:53 AM PDT

Commuters wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk to workplaces at Saen Saep pier in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever

17 Apr 2021, 6:44 AM PDT

A satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Iran’s supreme leader says the offers being made at the Vienna talks over his country’s tattered nuclear deal “are not worth looking at.” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comment Wednesday in a speech …

SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat

17 Apr 2021, 6:44 AM PDT

In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corporation, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington during a hearing on emerging technologies and their impact on national security. Federal lawmakers are insisting Microsoft swiftly upgrade security to what they say it should have provided in the first …

Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters

17 Apr 2021, 6:34 AM PDT

Naisha Wright, aunt of the deceased Daunte Wright, holds up images depicting X26P Taser and a Glock 17 handgun during a news conference at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The Latest: Half eligible Californians have at least 1 shot

17 Apr 2021, 6:25 AM PDT

In this March 11, 2021 file photo, a healthcare worker strokes the forehead of a COVID-19 patient at a field hospital built inside the Citibanamex convention center in Mexico City. According to a report released the third week of April, by the University of California, San Francisco, Mexico would have …

Clammers digging through pandemic, but shellfish are fewer

17 Apr 2021, 6:24 AM PDT

In this Sept. 3, 2020 file photo, clamdigger Mike Soule hauls bags of clams on a sled across a mudflat in Freeport, Maine. More New Englanders have dug in the tidal mudflats during the last year, but they're finding fewer clams. The coronavirus pandemic has inspired more people in the …