New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration dove back into Capitol Hill's confusing COVID-19 negotiations on Tuesday, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct payme…

Publisher handcuffed while objecting to lack of court access

GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina newspaper publisher was handcuffed and ordered out of a courtroom Tuesday as he objected to a decision to block reporters from attending a plea hearing for a white woman accused…

AP sources: Biden picks Rep. Marcia Fudge as housing chief

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary, according to four people familiar with the decision.

The Latest: Mississippi coronavirus death toll tops 4,000

JACKSON, Miss. -- The number of people who have died of coronavirus complications in Mississippi surpassed 4,000 Tuesday, and health officials warned there will be more fatalities and hospitalizations if residents …

Family of suicidal man killed by police files federal suit

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a man who was killed by a Minnesota deputy as he knelt in a residential Twin Cities-area street with a gun to his own head has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

Test flight of SpaceX's Starship aborted at last second

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX’s futuristic Starship was aborted at the last second in Texas on Tuesday.

'A new movement': Trump's false claims take hold in states

HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign to subvert the will of voters and reverse his reelection loss to Democrat Joe Biden is taking hold among state and local Republicans even as it marches toward immine…

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DNA identifies Missouri toddler found in Mississippi in 1982

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — Investigators say DNA testing has identified a Missouri toddler whose body was found on a riverbank in Mississippi in 1982.

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Appeals court: Mississippi school lawsuit may go forward

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has affirmed that Mississippi parents may pursue a lawsuit that says the state allows grave disparities in funding between predominantly Black and predominantly white s…

The Latest: Colorado governor's partner out of the hospital

DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ longtime partner was discharged from a hospital Tuesday after undergoing treatment for the new coronavirus.

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AP sources: Biden picks Marcia Fudge for HUD secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary, according to three people familiar with the decision.

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The Audiobooks-Top 10 fixture will not be filed on Tuesday. It will be filed on Wednesday instead this week.