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Army takes custody of Gorge shooting suspect
MOSES LAKE — The Army has taken custody of the soldier accused of killing two people and injuring several others d…
Albania police warn against protests due to virus pandemic
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police on Monday strongly warned demonstrators protesting over the fatal shooting of a man by police enforcing a coronavirus curfew to avoid illegal gatherings.
The Latest: London faces highest-level COVID-19 restrictions
LONDON — Britain's health secretary says London and surrounding areas will be placed under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions starting Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital.
Japan mayor defends councilwoman's ouster over assault claim
TOKYO (AP) — The mayor of a Japanese hot springs resort town on Monday denied sexual assault allegations by a former assemblywoman and defended her dismissal, saying he wanted to protect the town’s reputation.
Over 300 students still missing after Nigeria school attack
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Anxiety is growing among the parents of hundreds of students who remain missing three days after gunmen attacked their school in Katsina State in northern Nigeria.
Italian returns French Legion award after el-Sissi gets one
ROME (AP) — A prominent Italian journalist has returned his Legion of Honor to the French Embassy to protest the awarding of the prize to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during his protest-marred visit to …
Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A narrowly divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his election loss in the battleground state about an hour before the Electo…
Man shouting slurs injures 1 during Hanukkah celebration
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A man shouting anti-Semitic slurs from an SUV ran over a member of a Jewish organization as a crowd gathered this weekend to light a menorah, authorities said.
Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths
PARIS (AP) — Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has set back decades of progress against the most severe forms of malnutrition and is likely to kill 168,000 children before any global recovery takes hol…
Ivory Coast President Ouattara inaugurated for third term
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara was inaugurated Monday for a third term in office amid ongoing outcries from opposition parties.
US government formally blames Iran for abduction and presumed death of former FBI agent Robert Levinson
WASHINGTON (AP) — US government formally blames Iran for abduction and presumed death of former FBI agent Robert Levinson.
AP Lifestyles Digest
Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Dec. 14.
The Latest: Electors begin casting their votes for president
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Census numbers-crunching documents at center of latest fight
A federal judge has rejected an emergency request from the Trump administration that would stop it from being immediately forced to release documents showing how the 2020 census numbers have been crunched in the we…