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December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Vaccination sites opening for first responders Tuesday

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Vaccinations will begin Tuesday for New Hampshire’s first responders and high-risk health care providers who don’t work in hospitals.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

House approves Trump's $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is highly uncertain.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Japan sharply tightens ban on foreign visitors

TOKYO — Japan’s government will temporarily ban entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant that has spread across Britain.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

N Macedonia: 8 charged with creating terrorist organization

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia said Monday that eight men have been arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks in the country and officers have seized a large quantity of weapons.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

NY lawmakers set special session to extend eviction ban

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers plan to convene remotely for a special session Monday to pass a bill extending the state's ban on residential evictions past its Jan. 1 deadline.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Biden warns of Trump officials' 'roadblocks' to transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and “roadblocks” in communication between agency officials and his transition team that could undermine Americans’ security.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Fate of Trump's $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president's demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have shown little interest in boosting spending.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Japan's PM seeks to enforce virus measures

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he plans to submit legislation that will make coronavirus measures legally binding for businesses, punish violators and include economic compensation as his government struggles to slow the ongoing upsurge.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Highlights of COVID-19, government funding law taking effect

The massive, year-end catchall bill that President Donald Trump signed into law combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lori Loughlin released after prison term in college scam

“Full House” actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise rapidly in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia now has more than 4,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with hospital admissions increasing at a pace that raises questions about hospitals' ability to handle demand.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against COVID-19 variant

LONDON (AP) — The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the virus driving a rapid surge in infections in Britain.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Arbitrator rules that FAA chief aided retaliation case

A U.S. Labor Department judge says the head of the Federal Aviation Administration helped Delta Air Lines retaliate against a pilot who raised safety concerns while he was an executive with the airline.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Mississippi defends initiatives in medical marijuana lawsuit

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A mayor's lawsuit is making baseless arguments as it seeks to overturn a medical marijuana initiative that Mississippi voters approved, state attorneys said in court papers filed Monday.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Business Highlights: Summary of top stories in AP business

Trump reluctantly signs COVID aid, sparks fresh fight in GOP

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

This Week: Home prices, pending home sales, jobless claims

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

EXPLAINER: Brexit ends Britons' right to live and work in EU

LONDON (AP) — So far, the large majority of British and EU citizens have not felt the realities of Brexit. Though the U.K. left the European Union on Jan. 31, it follows the bloc’s rules until the end of this year as part of a transition period to the new economic relationship.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

British hospitals scramble for space as virus cases soar

LONDON (AP) — British hospitals are canceling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough new restrictions imposed to curb a fast-spreading new variant of the virus.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Marc Basnight, longest serving NC Senate leader, dies at 73

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former state Sen. Marc Basnight, a Democrat from North Carolina's barrier islands who became one of North Carolina’s most powerful contemporary political leaders while serving a record 18 years as Senate leader, died Monday. He was 73.

December 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

'Surge on top of a surge' to challenge California hospitals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coronavirus hospitalizations are stabilizing in parts of California, but patients are still overwhelming hospitals in a large swath of the state, leading Gov. Gavin Newsom to warn Californians to brace for the effect of a “surge on top of a surge" from recent holiday travel.