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December 31, 2020 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine for coronavirus

BEIJING -- China has approved its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use, marking the addition of another vaccine as the virus surges back around the world.

December 31, 2020 5:30 a.m.

China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID-19 surges globally

BEIJING (AP) — China authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use Thursday, adding another shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe.

December 31, 2020 5:09 a.m.

Minneapolis to release bodycam video in fatal shooting

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Minneapolis said they would release body camera video on Thursday from a traffic stop that ended with a man shot dead, the city's first police-involved death since George Floyd died while being restrained by officers in May.

December 31, 2020 5:09 a.m.

Search continues for survivors after major Norway landslide

HELSINKI (AP) — Rescue workers in Norway on Thursday continued searching for 10 people, including children, who are missing a day after a massive landslide struck a residential area near the capital.

December 31, 2020 5:09 a.m.

Work begins to turn SC racist store into racial harmony site

LAURENS. S.C. (AP) — Regan Freeman had spent more than a year organizing a project to tell the story of a Black South Carolina pastor who reached out to Ku Klux Klan members who wanted him dead because of his race.

December 31, 2020 5:09 a.m.

Broadcaster: Boris Johnson's father seeks French citizenship

LONDON (AP) — As Britain prepares to split from the European Union, the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to be seeking closer ties with the bloc by applying for French citizenship.

December 31, 2020 4:06 a.m.

Global Forecast-Fahrenheit

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, December 31, 2020

December 31, 2020 4:06 a.m.

Global Forecast-Celsius

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, December 31, 2020

December 31, 2020 4:03 a.m.

The Latest: Turkey set to begin four-day holiday lockdown

ISTANBUL — A four-day lockdown is set to begin in Turkey at 9:00 p.m. Thursday in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19 over the New Year’s holiday.

December 31, 2020 3:39 a.m.

The Latest: UAE again posts record new daily virus cases

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — For the second consecutive day, the United Arab Emirates has shattered its single-day record of new coronavirus infections, with 1,730 cases recorded ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations expected to draw tens of thousands of revelers to Dubai from around the world.

December 31, 2020 3:39 a.m.

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

California has nation's 2nd confirmed case of virus variant

December 31, 2020 3:09 a.m.

Polish city funds LGBT shelter despite government hostility

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Authorities in the Polish city of Krakow have become the first to include financial support for an LGBT shelter in a country where the community has faced hostility from the government.

December 31, 2020 3:09 a.m.

For U.K.'s Gibraltar, which way will the Brexit dice roll?

MADRID (AP) — Negotiators from Spain and the United Kingdom are in a race against the clock to clinch a deal on the post-Brexit future of Gibraltar, a speck of British territory on the southern tip of the Spanish mainland.

December 31, 2020 2:03 a.m.

Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets

CINCINNATI (AP) — Olivia Hinerfeld's dog Lincoln and Kate Hilts' cat Potato have something in common: They both like to interrupt Zoom calls as their owners work from home.

December 31, 2020 1:33 a.m.

China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID surges globally

BEIJING (AP) — China has approved its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use, health regulators said Thursday, marking the addition of another vaccine in the global fight against a virus that is surging back in many places as winter sets in.

December 31, 2020 12:33 a.m.

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

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December 31, 2020 12:08 a.m.

Jones scores 23 to lift UNC Asheville past Longwood 80-73

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Tajion Jones had 23 points as UNC Asheville defeated Longwood 80-73 on Wednesday.

December 31, 2020 12:08 a.m.

Longtime Pacers executive Donnie Walsh announces retirement

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Indiana Pacers executive Donnie Walsh, the architect of the franchise's turnaround, announced his retirement on Wednesday.

December 31, 2020 12:08 a.m.

Hoyer insists Cubs plan to compete after dealing Darvish

CHICAGO (AP) — Jed Hoyer insists this time won't be like 2011 for the Chicago Cubs.

December 31, 2020 12:08 a.m.

Staton-McCray, Parks lead Samford past VMI 84-71

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A.J. Staton-McCray registered 15 points and six rebounds as Samford got past VMI 84-71 on Wednesday night in the Southern Conference opener for both teams.