The Latest: Colorado man in his 20s has variant of virus

DENVER — A Colorado man in his 20s has been reported as the first in the U.S. with the more contagious variant of the coronavirus.

Pelosi says Iowa Republican in contested race will be seated

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Majority Democrats in the U.S. House will allow an Iowa Republican to take office while they review her opponent's contest claiming the six-vote race was wrongly decided, Speaker Nancy Pelosi…

Missouri senator to contest Electoral College win for Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Wednesday he will raise objections next week when

Wolf to let some COVID-19 lockdown measures expire on Monday

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Additional restrictions that were imposed in Pennsylvania almost three weeks ago to combat the COVID-19 pandemic will expire as expected early next week, Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday.

Sheriff: 4 dead in Houston domestic violence shooting

HOUSTON (AP) — Four people were killed at a Houston home Wednesday in what authorities said was likely a domestic violence shooting that included a man firing at police before turning a gun on himself.

NBA ratings for opening week up significantly from 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA viewers watched 81.5 million hours of live games on ABC, ESPN and TNT in the opening week of the season, up 95% from opening week in 2019.

Uncertainty persists for migrants in Bosnia burnt tent camp

BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Uncertainty persisted Wednesday for hundreds of migrants whose relocation from a burnt-out tent camp in northwest Bosnia has been canceled amid residents' protests, reflecting confu…

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Man fatally shot in Boise, suspect arrested

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a man was shot and killed near a Boise, Idaho, parking lot and another man has been arrested.

Coastal Carolina's Jamey Chadwell is AP coach of the year

Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell is The Associated Press college football coach of the year after leading the Chanticleers to a surprising, near-perfect season.

West Virginia gets challenge of playing Army in Liberty Bowl

Count West Virginia coach Neal Brown among those wanting to see Army play a bowl game.

2020: A year where the fist-bump became mainstream greeting

The moment called for a handshake. Or would have, under what used to be considered normal circumstances.

US sanctions Venezuelan judge for conviction of oil managers

MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the Venezuelan judge and prosecutor behind the conviction on corruption charges of six American oil executives.

Woman hailed as model for refugee integration slain in Italy

MILAN (AP) — Police in northern Italy on Wednesday arrested an ex-employee of an agricultural business in the slaying of his former boss, an Ethiopian refugee who had been hailed as a model of integration for build…

AP PHOTOS: Louisiana residents struggle months after storms

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Well after Hurricanes Laura and Delta ravaged southwest Louisiana, the state and its people are still far from recovered, with many living in tents and cooking their meals over open fires w…