Britain finds itself isolated and uncertain ahead of Brexit

LONDON (AP) — Over 2,800 stranded truck drivers hoped to get the green light Tuesday to leave Britain and get back home for Christmas as the country found itself increasingly isolated and its trade bottled up, cut …

Nov. existing home sales fall 2.5%, following record summer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The market for existing homes cooled slightly in November, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday, after climbing through the late spring, summer and early fall despite the pandemi…

Pakistan army says it killed 10 militants in southwest raid

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant separatist hideout in a remote town in southwestern Baluchistan province Tuesday, triggering a shootout in which 10 suspects were killed, the mili…

Wisconsin county spent nearly $730K on presidential recount

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin counties that conducted recounts of their presidential votes spent nearly $730,000 on the effort.

Georgia Southern to meet La. Tech in New Orleans Bowl

New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana Tech (5-4, 4-2 Conference USA) vs. Georgia Southern (7-5, 4-4 Sun Belt), Dec. 23, 3 p.m. EST (ESPN).

Gio Reyna voted US Soccer's top young male player of year

CHICAGO (AP) — Gio Reyna was voted the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Young Male Player of the Year on Tuesday after a breakthrough season that included debuts with Borussia Dortmund and the American national team.

Column: On its own for 70 years, LPGA gets through big year

The late Mickey Wright once recalled an LPGA Tour event where she was unable to sleep, all because of her location.

During crucial holiday season, US consumer confidence slumps

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A closely-watched gauge of U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in December as rising coronavirus cases dragged American optimism to its lowest level since the summer.

Kosovo to hold early election after top court ruling

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's Constitutional Court has ruled that the country must hold a new general election because parliament's June confirmation of the Cabinet passed because of an invalid vote.

The Latest: SC cancels basketball game, pauses activity

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

Yakima council member misses 28 meetings, collects stipends

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — As the year draws to a close, Yakima City Council member Jason White’s attendance record has only gotten worse.

Pakistan army: Indian fire kills woman, wounds 3 in Kashmir

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A 50-year-old woman was killed and three other villagers wounded Tuesday when Indian troops fired into the Pakistan-administered part of the disputed Kashmir region, Pakistan’s military said.

Review: Carey Mulligan mesmerizes in ‘Promising Young Woman’

Is it a #MeToo-era revenge thriller? A 21st-century “Fatal Attraction”? A candy-colored feminist polemic, to strains of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears? A black comedy? A comic tragedy?

'Charlie Brown' Christmas trees lift school, spirits

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Frank Pichel’s Christmas trees will probably never be chosen to light up New York’s Rockefeller Center. They look more like the droopy, pitiful tree made famous in the 1965 children's animated …

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