Reno doctor's selfie used to claim COVID-19 is a hoax

A photo of a hospital’s alternative care site in Reno, Nevada, is being misrepresented on social media to fuel the false narrative that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax, even as cases surge in the state.

US probing potential bribery, lobbying scheme for pardon

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a hefty political contribution in exchange …

California scuba boat captain charged with manslaughter for 2019 fire that killed 34 people trapped below deck

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California scuba boat captain charged with manslaughter for 2019 fire that killed 34 people trapped below deck.

The Latest: Mississippi governor broadens mask mandate

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI -- Gov. Tate Reeves instituted mask mandates in 13 more Mississippi counties Tuesday but chose not to implement the measure statewide, a week after several prominent health care leaders called …

Official: CDC to shorten guidance for quarantining after COVID-19 exposure to 10 days, 7 with a negative test

WASHINGTON (AP) — Official: CDC to shorten guidance for quarantining after COVID-19 exposure to 10 days, 7 with a negative test.

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Baby goat missing from old 'Big Fish' movie set in Alabama

MILLBROOK, Ala. (AP) — The owners of an outdoor recreation destination in Alabama fear a days-old baby goat has been stolen from a free-ranging herd near a former movie set and tourist attraction.

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Auditor: Professor owes nearly $2,000 after 'Scholar Strike'

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s state auditor demanded Tuesday that a University of Mississippi professor pay nearly $2,000 after a two-day “work stoppage” to protest police brutality and other racial inequities

It's official: GOP’s Malliotakis ousts Democrat Rose in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — A final tally of absentee ballots has confirmed that Republican Nicole Malliotakis has defeated U.S. Rep. Max Rose, denying the Democrat a second term representing one of the few conservative-leanin…

US panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes

NEW YORK (AP) — Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said Tuesday.

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The Latest: Florida tops 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases

MIAMI — Florida joined Texas and California in surpassing 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday as the governor has vowed not to adopt any further restrictions or impose closures like those enacted in the spri…

Alabama sets February execution date for man in 1991 killing

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Tuesday set a February execution date for a man convicting of the 1991 killing of a woman abducted near an automatic teller machine and later found shot in a cemetery.

Senate GOP leader sticking with partisan COVID relief plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said he's largely sticking with a partisan, scaled-back COVID-19 relief bill that has already failed twice this fall, even as Democratic leaders and a biparti…