COVID may be shifting ratings goalposts

Golf-PGA Championship winner Mickelson ‘inspired’ by Bucs QB Brady

MLB roundup: Rays score 7 in 11th to win 11th straight

Basketball-Lakers’ James to face no action over COVID-19 protocol violation

Samoa resumes leadership battle as United Nations offers to help

BOJ putting independence at risk with quasi-fiscal steps, says ex-central bank policymaker

Baseball-‘Anybody want to suit up?’ Injuries abound for New York Mets

Emirates warns Boeing it will refuse 777x jets if they don’t meet commitments

US Justice Dept appeals order faulting former U.S. Attorney General Barr

Suspicious package delivered to home of U.S. Senator Rand Paul

Colombia government, strike committee reach ‘pre-agreement’ in protest talks

Texans can carry concealed handguns without permit under bill headed to governor

NetJets’ supersonic plans delayed as Boeing-backed Aerion falters

Georgia officials vote to make changes to largest U.S. Confederate monument

California governor highlights record $2 billion wildfire preparedness budget

U.S. business chamber calls on Vietnam to ease quarantine, free up vaccines

United Airlines, union agree against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for pilots

Former Aviva CFO Stoddard joins BofA as investment banking vice chair

Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson wins NBA Sixth Man honor

FTSE Russell to add Xiaomi, Luokung Tech back to global indexes

Chile to loosen restrictions for those vaccinated against COVID-19

Global property markets ready to soar this year: Reuters poll

Belarus faces new sanctions over jetliner ‘state piracy,’ arrest of journalist

53% of Republicans view Trump as true U.S. president – Reuters/Ipsos poll

EU says tensions with UK stem from Brexit, not N.Ireland protocol

U.S. Senate Republicans to meet on White House infrastructure talks

Congo’s Goma hit by tremors after volcanic eruption, scores missing

At Epic v Apple’s closing, judge probes implications of upending Apple’s App Store

New York City, Los Angeles to send students back to school

Bianca Andreescu rolls to first-round win at Strasbourg

EU leaders agree to pile more sanctions on Belarus over Ryanair incident

U.S. Treasury deputy chief sees G7 backing for 15%-plus global minimum tax

Brazil nears 450,000 COVID-19 deaths, says Health Ministry

White House says cannot confirm report on COVID-19 origins, needs more information

U.S. reports lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a year