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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Family: Black man shot by deputy held a sandwich, not a gun
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Civil rights and FBI investigators will help look into the fatal shooting by an Ohio sheriff's deputy of a Black man whose family says that he was holding not a gun, but a sandwich, and that h…
Judge dismisses Flynn case following pardon from Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn but pointedly noted that a
'We messed up': Ex-state senator warns of virus before death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Before his death from COVID-19 former Alabama state senator Larry Dixon spoke to his wife of 53 years from his hospital bed and asked her to relay a warning.
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92-year-old man finds college jacket with social media help
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — More than 60 years after Mal Osborn earned a varsity letter jacket from the University of Maine as a track runner, he still wore it. That is, until the 92-year-old lost it in October.
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The Latest: US hits record averages for virus cases, deaths
NEW YORK — Deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the peak reached last April.
Stock indexes rise in afternoon trading on Wall Street
Technology companies are helping push stocks higher on Wall Street Tuesday, placing the market within striking distance of more milestones.
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.