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Newhouse to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …
A pandemic atlas: No longer in viral denial, Iran struggles
At the start, Iranian officials downplayed COVID-19 — denying the mounting toll of infections, refusing to close mosques, making half-hearted gestures at locking down businesses.
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AP Interview: Flattening curve wasn’t enough for New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand this year pulled off a moonshot that remains the envy of most other nations: It eliminated the coronavirus.
New Zealand's Ardern says successful moonshot to eliminate coronavirus came from realization health system couldn't cope
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's Ardern says successful moonshot to eliminate coronavirus came from realization health system couldn't cope.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory
6 missing after a scallop vessel sank off Nova Scotia
DIGBY, Nova Scotia (AP) — Six crew are missing after a scallop vessel sank Tuesday off the coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in two-meter waves and powerful winds.
Asia Today: S. Korea reports new daily high, mulls new steps
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported another high in daily coronavirus increases as health officials face growing pressure to enforce stricter social distancing to slow the spread in the capital area.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory
Trump asking about special prosecutor for Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden, setting up a potential showdown …
Lawyer: Family to release autopsy of Black man killed by cop
LA MARQUE, Texas (AP) — The attorney for the family of a young, Black man who was fatally shot last week by a police officer in a Houston suburb said Tuesday that the family is planning to release results of an ind…
Minnesota frees man serving life in child's 2002 death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Black man who was sentenced to life behind bars as a teenager walked out of a Minnesota prison Tuesday to the sound of ringing bells and cheering supporters, hours after a pardons board commute…
Myon Burrell, Black man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager, walks out of Minnesota prison after nearly 2 decades
BAYPORT, Minn. (AP) — Myon Burrell, Black man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager, walks out of Minnesota prison after nearly 2 decades.
Kansas mayor resigns after threats over backing mask mandate
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A western Kansas mayor announced her immediate resignation Tuesday because of threats she has received after publicly supporting a mask mandate.
Man convicted of killing 2 at Kentucky store gets life term
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A white man convicted of fatally shooting two Black shoppers at a Kentucky grocery store was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison.
The Latest: US acting defense secretary gets virus vaccine
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller was among the first Cabinet members to get the vaccine. He traveled to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Monday and wa…