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January 2, 2021 10:03 a.m.

Algerian ex-president’s brother, former spy bosses cleared

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A military appeals court in Algeria on Saturday cleared the brother of the country’s longtime former leader, two ex-intelligence chiefs and the leader of a leftist political party who had all been accused of plotting against the state.

January 2, 2021 9:06 a.m.

NFL races go down to the wire in AFC South and NFC East

As the calendar turns to 2021, the NFL is experiencing pretty much what it covets. Try two division races, and five wild-card berths out of six still undecided.

January 2, 2021 7:30 a.m.

Watch out LA: Feds calculate riskiest, safest places in US

Spending her life in Los Angeles, Morgan Andersen knows natural disasters all too well. In college, an earthquake shook her home hard. Her grandfather was affected by recent wildfires in neighboring Orange County.

January 2, 2021 7:06 a.m.

2nd body found after landslide in Norway; 8 still missing

HELSINKI (AP) — Rescue teams searching for survivors four days after a landslide carried away homes in a Norwegian village found no signs of life Saturday amid the ruined buildings and debris.

January 2, 2021 6:39 a.m.

UK judge to rule on US extradition for WikiLeaks' Assange

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Monday whether he can be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. to face espionage charges over the publication of secret American military documents.

January 2, 2021 6:03 a.m.

2021 marquee contest: Virginia governor's race in high gear

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An unusually broad field of candidates are vying for the governor's seat in Virginia as the marquee political contest of 2021 gets into full swing.

January 2, 2021 6:03 a.m.

After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evan Liberty was reading in the top bunk of his cell one evening late last month when a prison supervisor delivered news he had hoped for.

January 2, 2021 5:30 a.m.

5 killed, 14 wounded in suicide attack in Somali capital

ISTANBUL (AP) — A suicide bombing near the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday killed five people including two Turks, Turkish and Somali officials said.

January 2, 2021 5:09 a.m.

Former Chelsea striker Hasselbaink to manage League One team

BURTON, England (AP) — Former Chelsea and Netherlands striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has been reappointed as manager of relegation-threatened Burton Albion in England's third division.

January 2, 2021 4:30 a.m.

Dutch authorities to quickly begin vaccinating health staff

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government announced Saturday that it will begin vaccinating thousands of frontline health care workers as soon as possible to ease pressure on hospitals hit by coronavirus-related staffing shortages.

January 2, 2021 4:27 a.m.

Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies

They are two young girls from two very different worlds, linked by a global industry that exploits an army of children.

January 2, 2021 3:36 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Iran plans 20% uranium enrichment 'as soon as possible'

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

On Football: From 2020's best play to its weirdest moment

The Associated Press will hand out its individual NFL awards on the night before the Super Bowl in Tampa. Until then, here are some off-the-beaten track honors to consider.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Joe and Jill Biden to appear on 'New Year’s Rockin’ Eve'

NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Seacrest will have a special pair of guests alongside the music stars at this year's New Year's Eve celebration on ABC — the president-elect and the future first lady.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Best-Sellers-Books-USAToday

1. “A Promised Land” by Barack Obama (Crown)

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Brooks helps undermanned Grizzlies beat Hornets 108-93

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 21 points and the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies beat the Charlotte Hornets 108-93 on Friday night.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Principal Joe Clark, who inspired film 'Lean on Me,' dies

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me,” died at his Florida home on Tuesday after a long battle with an unspecified illness, his family said. He was 82.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Winless streak tests resolve of German club Schalke

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Schalke won exactly one Bundesliga game in 2020, so its New Year's resolutions are clear.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Anthony Davis, LeBron James help Lakers rally past Spurs

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Anthony Davis had 35 points and 11 rebounds, and LeBron James added 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-103 on Friday night.

January 2, 2021 12:12 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

California funeral homes run out of space as COVID-19 rages