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December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Let the hype begin for Chiefs-Saints. You know it's coming

A rite of December in the NFL, along with Christmas, Hanukkah and meaningless games for the Jets, Bengals and Lions, is the release of playoff scenarios.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Tokyo Olympics Q&A: Costs, IOC, COVID-19, and vaccinations

TOKYO (AP) — Much of the focus on the Tokyo Olympics has been on the unprecedented postponement because of the pandemic, and how the Olympics can be held in seven months.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Freed Nigerian schoolboys welcomed; calls for more security

KATSINA, Nigeria (AP) — Bleary, barefoot, apparently numbed by a week of captivity, more than 300 Nigerian schoolboys, freed after being kidnapped in an attack on their school, were welcomed by the governor of Katsina state and Nigeria’s president on Friday.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Guardiola won't turn to transfer market to fix scoring woes

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has no intention of turning to the transfer market to find solutions for his team’s scoring problems, which are posing one of the biggest challenges of his coaching career.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Rivera trying to get Washington where Carroll's Seahawks are

WASHINGTON (AP) — Quarterback Russell Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner already are assured of a ninth consecutive winning season — every year they’ve been in the NFL with the Seahawks.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 74 cents to $49.10 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for February delivery rose 76 cents to $52.26 a barrel.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Michigan lawmakers, governor agree to $465M in virus aid

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer agreed to a $465 million pandemic spending plan, including relief payments to businesses and workers struggling to stay afloat because of the coronavirus and government restrictions to curb its spread.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Maryland, Virginia donate vaccine doses to Washington, DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in the District of Columbia are accustomed to being short-changed in different ways.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

8 COVID-19 patients killed in hospital fire in south Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Eight people were killed Saturday in a fire at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey, state-run media reported.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

The Latest: Michigan lawmakers, governor OK spending plan

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have agreed to a $465 million pandemic spending plan, including relief payments to businesses and workers struggling to stay afloat because of the coronavirus and government restrictions to curb its spread.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Berlin film festival postponed to later in 2021 due to virus

BERLIN (AP) — The annual Berlin International Film Festival is being put off this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and split into two parts later in 2021, organizers said Friday.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Seahawks can clinch playoffs; Washington eyes 5th win in row

SEATTLE (9-4) at WASHINGTON (6-7)

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Snags on COVID-19 relief may force weekend sessions

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a hurry up and wait moment on Capitol Hill as congressional negotiators on a must-pass, almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package struggled through a handful of remaining snags Thursday. The holdups mean a weekend session now appears virtually certain, and a top lawmaker warned that a government shutdown this weekend can't be ruled out.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Eviction ban extended until July for Portland-area renters

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Multnomah County commissioners have voted to extend the county’s residential eviction ban until July 2, providing assurance that tenants won’t lose their homes even if Oregon doesn’t extend its statewide eviction moratorium past the end of the year.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Officials: No sign of hack affecting cities in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Amid a newly discovered hack of U.S. government agencies, city officials have been monitoring the situation in Oregon but so far, no intrusions have been detected.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Biden may time confirmation votes to protect House majority

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

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AP: Tight supplies for virus gear cost US states billions

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

India’s virus cases cross 10 million as new infections dip

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 10 million with new infections dipping to their lowest levels in three months, as the country prepares for a massive COVID-19 vaccination in the new year.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Hack against US is 'grave' threat, cybersecurity agency says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are expressing increased alarm about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation's cybersecurity agency warned of a “grave” risk to government and private networks.

December 19, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Audit: Inadequate control to prevent state unemployment scam

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state Employment Security Department did not have adequate controls to prevent a slew of illegal unemployment insurance claims last spring that totaled about $600 million and grew into the largest fraud in state history, the Washington State Auditor said Friday.