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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
High court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden's Pennsylvania win
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground.
Clarification: Film-Gary Oldman story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published December 7, 2020, The Associated Press reported in 2001, Gary Oldman’s ex-wife accused him of domestic abuse in a court filing, which the actor strongly denied. The story has be…
Embed-Virus Outbreak-Pfizer Vaccine Protection, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-PFIZER VACCINE PROTECTION — Chart. This digital embed shows the overall effectiveness of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and its protection by age group. This chart is current as of December 8, 2020 and wi…
Police respond to 'break-in,' find music video shoot instead
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — Police in South Florida descended on what they thought was an armed break-in at a men's clothing store Tuesday morning after people were spotted storming in with rifles — but officers ar…
The Latest: California asking millions to stay home
LOS ANGELES — California authorities sent a cellphone text alert Tuesday to two major regions to tell millions of people that the novel coronavirus is spreading rapidly and asking them to stay home except for essen…
US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead
Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first time on record, w…
Los Angeles deputies break up underground party, arrest 158
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County deputies arrested nearly 160 people — many of whom were not wearing masks — who attended an illegal “super-spreader” party over the weekend despite surging coronavirus cases, a…
Appeals court to rehear Texas abortion case in January
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has set a January hearing to reconsider its
Mississippi official questions 1 name on lynching memorial
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — An elected official in Mississippi says he doesn't want to approve a memorial for seven Black people known to have been lynched in Lafayette County between 1885 and 1935 because one man on the …
50 people won a Massachusetts lottery game, most on record
BOSTON (AP) — Fifty people won the Massachusetts lottery game Mass Cash on Sunday, a record according to the state lottery agency.
Biden's Pentagon pick raises questions on military influence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's pick of Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense is stirring unease in Congress, reflecting fears that putting a recently retired general in charge could further unde…
Trump takes vaccine victory lap, boosting shots confidence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the expected approval of the first U.S. vaccine for the coronavirus as the White House worked on Tuesday to instill confidence in the massive distribution effort …
Minnesota school drops name of 1st governor amid complaints
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — A Twin Cities-area high school will no longer be named after Minnesota’s first governor, following complaints by community members and alumni about his treatment of the state’s Dakota …
Election security official fired by Trump sues over threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. election and cybersecurity official who was fired last month by President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday over threatening remarks by a lawyer for the president that prompted a wave …
California's hospitals filling up as virus cases skyrocket
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some California hospitals are close to reaching their breaking point, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to bring in hundreds of hospital staff from outside the state and to prepare to re-start e…