AP FACT CHECK: Trump's false claims on a day of reckoning

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pressed his hopeless case for overturning the election results before a crowd of supporters Wednesday as Congress opened a joint session to count the electoral votes affirmi…

Swiss extend virus-related closures through end of February

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities announced plans on Wednesday to shut all restaurants, bars, sports facilities and cultural institutions through February in response to persistently high coronavirus transmission rat…

Biden to name Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people fa…

Video shows woman after being struck by Chicago police SUV

CHICAGO (AP) — The release of video from an officer's body camera showing a woman on the ground after being struck by a police SUV marks the second time in less than a month that Chicago police video dating back to…

New Mississippi flag without rebel symbol being put into law

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is updating its laws to include a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase “In God We Trust,” six months after legislators ditched the last state flag in the U.S. that had the…

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The Latest: Trump vows at rally 'we will never concede'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the

Two Kentucky detectives involved in raid that left Breonna Taylor dead have been fired.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two Kentucky detectives involved in raid that left Breonna Taylor dead have been fired.

2 detectives involved in Breonna Taylor raid are fired

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has hired Atlanta’s former chief to lead its police department after months of unrest over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, and fired two more officers involved in the deadly …

Sudan says it signs pact on normalizing ties with Israel

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan on Wednesday said it had signed an agreement with the United States that paves the way for the cash-strapped African nation to normalize relations with Israel and help clear some of its massive d…

The Latest: Biden praises Warnock win, awaits Ossoff outcome

The Latest on the

Most stocks rally, yields rise as market eyes Democratic DC

Wall Street is piling into stocks of smaller companies, banks and other businesses that would be winners if Democrats can pump even more financial stimulus into the economy, as expectations rise that the GOP may lo…

Swedish official resigns over Spain vacation during pandemic

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior Swedish official resigned Wednesday after a vacation to Spain’s Canary Islands for Christmas and New Year's, saying “the important thing is how we as a society handle the pandemi…

The Latest: Romney chides Trump bid to challenge Biden win

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the

On the llam: 'Very chill' llama found wandering off highway

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — A passerby spotted a wandering llama in a field off an interstate in Massachusetts and with the help of an animal control officer, brought it to a farm for safekeeping.