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November 18, 2020 6:12 p.m.

Los Angeles virus surge raises specter of stay-home order

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County’s coronavirus cases are rising so fast they could average more than 4,000 a day within three weeks and leave the nation’s most populous county on the cusp of a lockdown and curfew, a public health official said Wednesday.

November 18, 2020 6:12 p.m.

GOP elections chief mum as Democrats defend Nevada vote

LAS VEGAS (AP) — While President Donald Trump has escalated his legal battle over the election in Nevada and sought to contest its results, the Republican official in charge of supervising the state's vote has stayed quiet.

November 18, 2020 6:12 p.m.

California's Newsom still on hot seat for dinner party

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week he made a “bad mistake" by attending a friend's birthday dinner during a spike in coronavirus cases and promised to “own it" and move forward. But there was more to the story than he revealed.

November 18, 2020 5:31 p.m.

Over 1,000 evacuated in Nevada wildfire start returning home

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A day after a wind-whipped wildfire in northern Nevada roared through a neighborhood in Reno and destroyed at least five houses, more than 1,000 people who were forced to evacuate — including the mayor — started returning home Wednesday.

November 18, 2020 5:31 p.m.

A military report finds evidence elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A military report finds evidence elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians.

November 18, 2020 5:31 p.m.

AP Source: Pistons acquiring Ariza, 16th pick from Rockets

The Houston Rockets agreed to trade Trevor Ariza and the 16th pick in Wednesday night's NBA draft to the Detroit Pistons for a future first-round pick, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

November 18, 2020 5:06 p.m.

Review: In 'Collective,' the rot of government corruption

A politicized healthcare crisis, horrifyingly unnecessary death, a crucial election. “Collective," a piercing documentary about corruption in Romania, may not directly concern current events but it feels urgent and vital just the same.

November 18, 2020 5:03 p.m.

9 arrested after protesting cop’s hiring in Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Police in the San Francisco Bay Area arrested nine people after they interrupted a Fairfield City Council meeting to protest the hiring of a police officer involved in a 2012 fatal shooting in the nearby city of Vallejo.

November 18, 2020 5:03 p.m.

California telemarketer fined $10M by FCC over political ad

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego-based telemarketer was fined nearly $10 million on Wednesday for making tens of thousands of spoofed robocalls in 2018 in a California Assembly race, the Federal Communications Commission announced.

November 18, 2020 5:03 p.m.

EXPLAINER: How does election certification usually work?

In normal times, the certification of election results is a routine process that doesn’t get much attention. But these are not normal times.

November 18, 2020 5:03 p.m.

Nevada breaks coronavirus hospitalization record

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The number of coronavirus hospitalizations in Nevada has spiked to its highest since the start of the pandemic, as an autumn surge continues to rewrite the record book in the state.

November 18, 2020 4:31 p.m.

New Mexico tightens restrictions, virus cases hit new high

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials say they're “tightening” the definition of essential businesses to exclude some large retailers that sell some essential supplies as the state reports a record-high number of COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row.

November 18, 2020 4:30 p.m.

Kamara-Jones a marquee matchup when Saints host Falcons

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Alvin Kamara's next chance to build on his prolific, workhorse of a season comes against a Falcons defense that hopes it has an answer to the Saints' dynamic running back.

November 18, 2020 4:30 p.m.

The Latest: Golden Boot winner Diego Rossi in quarantine

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

November 18, 2020 4:30 p.m.

Budget 'windfall' in California as economy weathers virus

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When California shut down most of its economy in the spring because of the coronavirus, the state Legislature passed a spending plan that assumed the worst: An unemployment rate at 25%, record high enrollment in social safety net programs and a 15% drop in tax collections.

November 18, 2020 4:09 p.m.

2 killed, 2 hurt in head-on crash near La Pine

LA PINE, Ore. (AP) — Two people were killed and two were hurt in the fiery head-on crash of a pickup truck and rental van that blocked U.S. Highway 97 near La Pine, officials said.

November 18, 2020 4:09 p.m.

Police defend handling of dead Black teen's disappearance

BALDWIN, La. (AP) — Police in a Louisiana town are defending their handling of the disappearance of a Black teenager who was found dead earlier this month in a case that sparked speculation about racial crime.

November 18, 2020 4:09 p.m.

Hacker closing out prison sentence in Chicago halfway house

CHICAGO (AP) — Computer hacker Jeremy Hammond, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for breaking into computer systems of security firms and law-enforcement agencies, will serve out the remainder of his term in a Chicago halfway house, a U.S. Bureau of Prison spokesman said Wednesday.

November 18, 2020 4:09 p.m.

The Latest: USC Upstate basketball coach in isolation

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

November 18, 2020 4:03 p.m.

Arizona GOP pressures counties to delay certifying vote

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Republican Party is pressuring county officials statewide to delay certifying their election results despite no evidence of legitimate questions about the vote count that shows Democratic President-elect Joe Biden won the state.