Guatemala COVID-19 chief headed back to Colorado medical job

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The man leading Guatemala's effort against the new coronavirus said Tuesday he is leaving that post in order to return to his job at the University of Colorado Denver.

House moves to approve defense bill amid Trump veto threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House is moving toward approval of a wide-ranging defense policy bill, even as President Donald Trump renews his

Lawrence Byrne, NYPD's policy-shaping legal czar, dies at 61

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawrence Byrne, the New York Police Department’s top lawyer during a fraught period that followed a court ban on officers frisking people without cause, the chokehold death of Eric Garner and the re…

Los Angeles County deputies break up huge underground party

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 160 people were arrested during the weekend at an illegal party in Los Angeles County, where coronavirus cases are surging, authorities said.

Man whose arrest sparked Wisconsin protest pleads guilty

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man whose arrest last summer ignited a violent protest in downtown Madison has pleaded guilty to four misdemeanors and has been sentenced to time already spent behind bars.

Mexico to launch COVID-19 vaccinations this month

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico plans to begin vaccinating its people against COVID-19 at the end of the third week of December, starting with health workers, the government announced Tuesday.

Tennessee convict who testified in Bobo case arrested again

A convicted felon who was released from prison after his trial testimony helped convict a Tennessee man in the slaying of nursing student Holly Bobo has been arrested and charged with weapons and drug offenses.

10,000 Nigerians died in military custody, alleges Amnesty

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — At least 10,000 civilians have died in Nigerian military custody since 2011 after being detained in connection with the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International charge…

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Senegal court sentences fathers for sons' migration attempts

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A court in Senegal has sentenced three men to jail terms for pushing their sons to migrate by sea to Europe, a trip that led to the death of one, according to local reports.

'Quite frankly shocking': US virus deaths hit record levels

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…

Man linked to white supremacist group gets 5 years in prison

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an FBI undercover investigation of a white supremacist group that espoused usi…

Woodrow Wilson’s teenage home in S. Carolina gets new name

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The caretakers of former President Woodrow Wilson’s teenage home in South Carolina have changed the name of the landmark site, seeking to more accurately reflect the era that formed the 28th p…

1 killed, 2 critically injured in Omaha house explosion

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An explosion that leveled a home in Omaha killed one person and left two others critically injured Tuesday morning, fire officials said.

France to build new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

PARIS (AP) — France will build a new, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace its Charles de Gaulle carrier by 2038, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday.