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By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease. A statement from his office said that Ramaphosa started feeling unwell Sunday and a test confirmed COVID-19. The statement said he has mild symptoms, is self-isolating in Cape Town

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Autumn Kirks and her boyfriend, Lannis Ward, were both working the night shift at a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, when a massive tornado struck. Then her boyfriend went missing — and all she could do was wait. Early Sunday, Kirks stood outside His House Ministries

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of infections from the omicron coronavirus variant and he has announced a huge increase in booster vaccinations to strengthen defenses against it. Johnson said in a televised statement Sunday that everyone age 18 and older will

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The agonizing wait for answers continues at a Kentucky candle factory where searchers are picking through the ruins after a tornado struck. Kentucky’s governor is warning the state’s death toll from an outbreak of tornadoes could top 100. Rescuers in the increasingly bleak

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s third-largest group in parliament has elected a European Parliament lawmaker as its new leader. Nikos Androulakis defeated former Prime Minister George Papandreou to lead socialist coalition Movement for Change. Partial results showed the 42-year-old Androulakis with 68.4% of the vote compared to 31.6% for the

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has made a historic trip to the United Arab Emirates, the first visit to the country by an Israeli premier. The trip Sunday is part of a blitz of regional diplomacy amid the backdrop of struggling nuclear talks with Iran. Israel has

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The agonizing wait for answers continues at a Kentucky candle factory were searchers are combing through wreckage after a tornado struck. Kentucky’s governor is warning the state’s death toll from an outbreak of tornadoes could top 100. Rescuers in the increasingly bleak search

By STAN CHOE and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Inflation is painfully high, but this hopefully is close to as bad as it gets. Many economists expect inflation to remain near its 40-year high level a few more months but to then moderate through 2022 for a variety of reasons. Supply-chain

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard authorities have halted the search for a woman who reportedly went overboard on a cruise ship near Ensenada, Mexico. Petty Officer First Class Adam Stanton says authorities searched more than 31 hours for the woman before pausing the search on Sunday pending additional information. He says the

BOSTON (AP) — Artifacts once owned by Paul Revere’s family have been sold at auction for $20,000. The Boston Globe reports that the items were found in the attic of a home in Canton, Massachusetts, believed to have been owned by the family of the legendary Revolutionary War figure. They include tools such wrought iron

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major storm ramped up Sunday with snow in Northern California that forced drivers to wrap their tires in chains and light rain in the lower elevations. The storm promises to drop up to 8 feet of snow on the highest peaks and drench other parts of California. It’s expected to

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, for the first time in modern history, registered Republican voters outnumber Democrats. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is heading into a reelection campaign buoyed by a national profile and a cash reserve unmatched by any Democratic challenger. And Republicans control virtually all of state government.

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gothic novelist Anne Rice has died due to complications from a stroke. Rice’s son Christopher Rice announced her death late Saturday on her Facebook page and his Twitter page. Rice was widely known for her bestselling novel “Interview With the Vampire.” The 1976 book was

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stressed that Europe won’t tolerate attempts at undermining the territorial integrity of its nations and said that diplomatic tools like the Normandy Format should be used to de-escalate tensions after Russia massed troops near Ukraine’s border. Scholz was speaking Sunday alongside

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Search efforts at an Amazon facility in Illinois where at least six people were killed in a tornado are expected to take several days. But authorities don’t expect to find more survivors and the local coroner says there are no pending reports of missing people related to

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Heavy snowfall has covered Serbian capital Belgrade and much of the Balkans. The bad weather has hampered traffic and canceled flights from capital’s main airport and disrupted public transportation. Many areas across the country reported power cuts and damages to buildings on Sunday. The icy conditions saw trucks skidding across the

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite critical acclaim and two years-worth of anticipation, Steven Spielberg’s lavish “West Side Story” revival made little noise at the box office. According to studio estimates on Sunday it debuted with $10.5 million in ticket sales. The muted reception for a $100 million song-and-dance spectacular