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Prosecutors have filed charges against a 29-year-old man in last week's fatal shooting of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, at their Beverly Hills, California, homeByThe Associated PressDecember 7, 2021, 12:36 AM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleBEVERLY HILLS, Calif.…

Denis O’Brien, who served as George Harrison’s manager for much of the former Beatle’s solo career and with Harrison co-founded the production company that backed such hits as “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” and “Mona Lisa,” has died at age 80ByThe Associated PressDecember 6, 2021, 9:04 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this…

A Nigerian official has criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new omicron variant as “punitive, indefensible and discriminatory.”By CHINEDU ASADU Associated PressDecember 6, 2021, 2:04 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleLAGOS, Nigeria -- A Nigerian…

Croatian health authorities have confirmed the first two cases of the new omicron variant in the countryByThe Associated PressDecember 6, 2021, 2:38 PM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleZAGREB, Croatia -- Croatia on Monday confirmed the first two cases of the new omicron variant in the European Union country.Health…

Spain’s prime minister is urging people to “remain prudent” about COVID-19 over the holidays as Christmas festivities at one Spanish hospital are suspected of infecting dozens of staffByThe Associated PressDecember 6, 2021, 5:03 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleMADRID -- Spain’s prime minister on Monday urged people…

The National Museum of Afghanistan is open once again and the Taliban, whose members once smashed their way through the facility, now appear to be among its most enthusiastic visitorsBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated PressDecember 6, 2021, 5:00 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleKABUL, Afghanistan -- The National Museum of…

Mayor Bill de Blasio says all New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers by Dec. 27By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated PressDecember 6, 2021, 4:07 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleNEW YORK -- All private employers in New York City will have to require their…

CHICAGO -- After two brothers spent hours telling a jury how Jussie Smollett paid them to carry out a fake racist and anti-gay attack on himself in downtown Chicago, the big question when the actor's trial resumes Monday will be whether or not he will tell his side of the story.Attorneys rarely announce whether or not their clients will…

Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in airlines and other travel-related companies that would benefit from more reopening of the economy. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% in the early going Monday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9%. Tech companies fell, pulling the Nasdaq down 0.9%. Delta, United Airlines and…

The European Union’s drugs agency has recommended approving the use of an anti-inflammatory medicine to treat adults hospitalized with severe COVID-19ByThe Associated PressDecember 6, 2021, 2:55 PM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTHE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The European Union's drugs agency on Monday recommended…