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December 19, 2020 2:09 p.m.

Bassey, Rawls lead Western Kentucky past Alabama 73-71

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Charles Bassey scored 27 points with 12 rebounds, scoring the game-winner on a putback with 23 seconds left and lifting Western Kentucky past Alabama 73-71 on Saturday.

December 19, 2020 1:30 p.m.

Selland sparks South Dakota St women past No. 20 Mizzou St

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Myah Selland scored 19 points with 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals and South Dakota State defeated its third ranked team this season, upending No. 20 Missouri State 60-52 on Saturday.

December 19, 2020 1:06 p.m.

Fight over Fed powers stalls $900 billion aid plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — An arcane battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers foiled efforts on Saturday to lock down an agreement on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. The deadlock was just the latest stumble in a partisan, months-long fight over pandemic relief and the lack of progress is backing lawmakers once again up against a government shutdown deadline Sunday night.

December 19, 2020 1:06 p.m.

No. 12 Sooners win 6th B12 title in row, 27-21 over Iowa St

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley remembered two specific moments right after the No. 12 Sooners won their sixth consecutive Big 12 championship.

December 19, 2020 11:30 a.m.

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December 19, 2020 11:30 a.m.

Jackson-Davis leads Indiana past injury-riddled Butler 68-60

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 21 points and Armaan Franklin scored 20 and Indiana beat depleted Butler 68-60 on Saturday in a Crossroads Classic Challenge game.

December 19, 2020 10:27 a.m.

Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Contradicting his secretary of state and other top officials, President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested without evidence that China — not Russia — may be behind the

December 19, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Negotiators down to a few issues on $900 billion aid plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators are down to a handful of remaining issues as they seek to finalize an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package on Saturday, still optimistic the overdue talks would soon produce an agreement. The Senate convened a Saturday session, while House members stood by for a vote that will come no earlier than Sunday.

December 19, 2020 9:06 a.m.

New NBA coaches for 9 teams navigating compressed timeline

Pelicans first-year coach Stan Van Gundy was hired less than two months before the Pelicans first preseason game earlier this week.

December 19, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Optimism rises for deal on nearly $1 trillion relief package

WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators reported continued progress on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package on Saturday, with optimism rising that the overdue talks would soon produce an agreement. The Senate convened a Saturday session, while House members stood by for a vote that will arrive no earlier than Sunday.

December 19, 2020 8:28 a.m.

Palestinian foreign minister urges Israel to return to talks

CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister on Saturday urged Israel to return to talks based on a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ahead of the transition to a new U.S. administration.

December 19, 2020 7:09 a.m.

'Hurting for hope,' South Dakota rural churches mark Advent

CANTON, S.D. (AP) — The Nativity stable at Canton Lutheran Church will be silent this year, breaking from a community tradition of gathering for a live Christmas performance. Instead, churches in this rural corner of South Dakota are grappling with how to approach an Advent filled with quiet mourning after the coronavirus tore through the region.

December 19, 2020 7:03 a.m.

President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and a pack of journalists trails behind.

December 19, 2020 6:06 a.m.

Louisiana shopped the globe for protective gear in pandemic

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana sent tens of millions of dollars to companies around the country and as far away as China for masks, gloves and ventilators in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, with $87 million steered toward face coverings alone.

December 19, 2020 6:06 a.m.

In FBI probe, Texas AG faces aggressive, ethical prosecutor

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has spent years dodging legal and public relations blows that might have knocked others out of politics. The Republican has so far proven too wily for political opponents and prosecutors, winning reelection and rising to national prominence as a conservative crusader even while under felony indictment.

December 19, 2020 5:09 a.m.

Sudanese protesters mark anniversary of anti-Bashir uprising

CAIRO (AP) — Protests in Sudan's capital and across the country on Saturday demanded a faster pace to democratic reforms, in demonstrations that marked the two-year anniversary of the uprising that led to the military’s ouster of strongman Omar al-Bashir.

December 19, 2020 3:33 a.m.

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

Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid

December 19, 2020 3:06 a.m.

EXPLAINER: Iran, despite sanctions, has routes to vaccines

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Although Iran faces crushing U.S. sanctions, there are still ways for Tehran to obtain coronavirus vaccines as the country suffers the Mideast's worst outbreak of the pandemic.

December 19, 2020 2:18 a.m.

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December 19, 2020 2:03 a.m.

'Big win for democracy': Bosnian city of Mostar gets a vote

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Irma Baralija is looking forward to Sunday, when she intends to vote and hopes to win her race as the southern Bosnian city of Mostar holds its first local election in 12 years.