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December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

McMaster extends state of emergency for COVID-19 into 2021

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will start the new year under a state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic after an order issued by Gov. Henry McMaster Thursday.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Season's greetings: Cards solicited for COVID-19 patients

SOMERS POINT, N.J. (AP) — Joseph Johnson was going about his life, getting ready for the holidays at the Jersey Shore, when he started to feel ill and wound up in a hospital. It turned out he had diabetes, and it was threatening his life.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

'We are struggling': A bleak Christmas for America's jobless

NEW YORK (AP) — Last Christmas, Shanita Matthews cooked up a feast for her family of three: Roast chicken, barbecue spareribs, spinach, macaroni and cheese.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Safety a higher priority than sales for many small retailers

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Marshall’s toy store should be crowded this time of the year with parents and grandparents buying gifts and children trying out games. Instead, only a handful of customers are in Mischief Toy Store at any time, and their visits are short and efficient.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: US requires UK passengers to get negative test

ATLANTA — The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned more than two dozen people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest wave of clemency to benefit longtime associates and supporters.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

One Good Thing: Hong Kong street refrigerator keeps giving

HONG KONG (AP) — Most people who head to Woosung Street in Hong Kong’s old-school neighborhood of Jordan are visiting its popular restaurants serving everything from curries to seafood. Others may be headed for a lone refrigerator, painted blue, with a sign that reads: “Give what you can give, take what you need to take."

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Democrats face a turnout test in Georgia's Senate runoffs

ATLANTA (AP) — In the first week of early voting for Georgia’s Senate runoff election, Casie Yoder parked at a polling location in Cobb County and loaded miniature hand sanitizer bottles, knitted hats, hand warmers and face masks into a collapsible wagon cart.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

GOP blocks $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID aid in chaos

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s sudden demand for $2,000 checks for most Americans was swiftly rejected by House Republicans on Thursday as his haphazard actions throw a massive

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Trump's presidential legacy, by the numbers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Trump's legacy: He changed the presidency, but will it last?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most improbable of presidents, Donald Trump reshaped the office and shattered its centuries-old norms and traditions while dominating the national discourse like no one before.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

US again protects Citgo assets from Venezuela creditors

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday extended a measure blocking holders of crisis-torn Venezuela's debt from liquidating its U.S.-based Citgo refineries as payment.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

California sees near-record deaths, modest signs of hope

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California had a near record number of daily coronavirus deaths as pandemic cases strained hospitals and reduced normal intensive care space to a record low, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, yet there were faint hints that residents may be heeding medical officials’ increasingly desperate calls for caution during the holidays.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Brazil is latest to ban flights from Britain

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil has become the latest country to bar flights from the United Kingdom in a bid to prevent contagion from a new strain of the coronavirus.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime

ATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U.S. Senate seats that will determine control of the chamber.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Kansas working through details of who gets vaccinated when

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is working through the details of exactly who will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines in exactly what order as it concentrates on giving shots mostly to health care workers this month.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Federal officials investigate fiery oil train derailment

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Federal and local authorities were investigating a fiery oil car train derailment north of Seattle near where two people were arrested last month and accused of attempting a terrorist attack on train tracks to disrupt plans for a natural gas pipeline.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

California deaths spur pleas to stay home for Christmas

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's deadly Christmas was marked by pleas to avoid holiday gatherings outside the home and indoor church services in what could be a make-or-break effort to curb a coronavirus surge that already has filled some hospitals well beyond normal capacity.

December 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Young trees need some dressing up for winter protection

My young trees are decked out in their winter finery: arboreal attire, perfumes and cosmetics that will protect them through the winter.