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December 15, 2020 12:27 a.m.

After Arab Spring, a decade of upheaval and lost hopes

CAIRO (AP) — Was it real?

December 15, 2020 12:27 a.m.

New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy “Steel Magnolias” and the TV series “Queen Sugar,” has died from complications from COVID-19, according to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Sutton was 76.

December 15, 2020 12:27 a.m.

Music Review: Paul McCartney is fab on 'McCartney III'

Paul McCartney, “McCartney III" (Capitol Records)

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

UAW agrees to monitor, voting changes after corruption probe

DETROIT (AP) — An independent monitor will watch the United Auto Workers’ finances and operations, and members will decide how they pick future leaders under a reform agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s office.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Minnesota Legislature OKs virus aid for businesses, workers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature voted Monday night to pass a $216 million relief package aimed at businesses and workers who took the biggest hit from a four-week “pause” ordered by Gov. Tim Walz as increasing coronavirus cases threatened to overload hospitals.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Under attack from Trump, institutions bend but don't break

WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has put America's democratic institutions under unprecedented strain as he fights to hold power despite losing his bid for reelection. But the institutions so far are holding firm.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

UK in talks with EDF over nuclear plant construction

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government is in talks with French firm EDF Energy over the construction of a 20 billion-pound ($26.8 billion) nuclear power plant in eastern England.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Biden returns to Georgia as validator for Ossoff, Warnock

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans eager to cement GOP

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is departing amid lingering tension over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into President-elect Joe Biden’s son.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

US agencies hacked in monthslong global cyberspying campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers broke into the networks of the Treasury and Commerce departments as part of a monthslong global cyberespionage campaign revealed Sunday, just days after the prominent cybersecurity firm FireEye said it had been breached in an attack that industry experts said bore the hallmarks of Russian tradecraft.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

India arrests senior TV executive over alleged ratings fraud

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian police have arrested the chief executive officer of a media group that owns a polarizing television news channel on charges of rigging the ratings system, a major component in determining what a channel can charge advertisers.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders

Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Agency homing in on social media companies' data collection

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are ordering Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, TikTok’s parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect and use consumers’ personal data and how their practices affect children and teens.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Asia shares up as strong Japan data offsets Wall St losses

Shares rose in Asia on Monday, shrugging off a weak close last week on Wall Street after Japan's central bank reported a strong improvement in business sentiment.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'

NEW YORK (AP) — Book publishing in 2020 was a story of how much an industry can change and how much it can, or wants to, remain the same.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Australian PM says China coal ban would breach WTO rules

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday that China would be violating World Trade Organization rules and a bilateral free trade agreement if it banned Australian coal.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

'Democracy prevailed': Biden aims to unify divided nation

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden pointedly criticized President Donald Trump for threatening core principles of democracy even as he told Americans that their form of self-government ultimately “prevailed.”

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he had lost.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Volkswagen board issues vote of confidence in CEO Diess

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The board of automaker Volkswagen has given CEO Herbert Diess a public show of support for his push into digital and electric cars after media reports Diess had clashed with the company's powerful labor representatives over issues including top personnel decisions.

December 15, 2020 12:03 a.m.

In their own words: Public health officials on front line

Public health officials work to keep the nation safe and healthy, overseeing everything from water inspections to childhood immunizations.