By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers’ profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthi…
Browns, Mayfield expecting to build upon 2020 successes
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — On their wild ride of an unforgettable, almost unimaginable 2020 season when Zoom calls, masks and contact tracing were daily fixtures, the Browns disc…
Tony Stewart insists it was him, not NASCAR, who didn’t renew the Truck Series race at Eldora
Column: Stewart balances personal bliss, professional angst By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart is angry — what else is new? — and wants the record set straight re…
Ohio State QB Fields declares for draft; WR Olave returning
By The Associated Press Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is forgoing his senior season to enter the NFL draft, while Buckeyes wide receiver Chris Olave is returning for his senior year. The teamma…
Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 US states amid winter surge
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a ne…
Biden aims for unifying speech at daunting moment for US
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden will take the stage for his inaugural address at perhaps the most difficult starting point for a president since Franklin Roosevelt began hi…
Police command structure crumbled fast during Capitol riot
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide on their own how to fight them off. There was …
King Day service calls for nonviolence amid turbulent times
ATLANTA (AP) — Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration in Atlanta called Monday for a renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year in which a deadly pandemic,…
Inaugural event to celebrate resiliency of Black Americans
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The resiliency, culture and heroism of Black Americans and the African diaspora will be the central theme of a virtual event Tuesday that will celebrate…
Jon Arnett, star college and NFL running back, dies at 85
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Arnett, one of Southern California’s greatest running backs who went on to become a five-time Pro Bowl player for the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 85. USC said Monday that…