Tuesday, December 16, 2025
55.0°F

All results /

December 15, 2020 10:09 a.m.

Guinea's President Alpha Conde sworn into 3rd term

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea President Alpha Conde was sworn into office Tuesday for a third term after a violently contested election.

December 15, 2020 9:31 a.m.

Clippers seek better finish under new coach Tyronn Lue

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are healthy at the same time to start the season, and that’s given the Los Angeles Clippers a renewed sense of optimism.

December 15, 2020 9:27 a.m.

The Latest: Survey: 1 in 10 residents in Spain infected

MADRID — One in ten residents in Spain had been infected by the coronavirus by mid-November and almost half that contagion occurred during the summer resurgence of outbreaks. That's according to preliminary results of an official survey on the presence of antibodies.

December 15, 2020 9:03 a.m.

The Latest: Averages of deaths, infections surge in Arizona

PHOENIX — Arizona on Tuesday reported more than 60 additional known deaths as the current COVID-19 surge saw hospitalizations set another record and rolling seven-day averages of cases and deaths more than double over the past two weeks.

December 15, 2020 8:27 a.m.

The Latest: Veterans Affairs nurse vaccinated in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — A nurse on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center was the first in Minnesota to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.

December 15, 2020 8:27 a.m.

French theater, cinema workers protest against virus closure

PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people working in the French theater and cinema industries demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday against the prolonged closure of entertainment facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

December 15, 2020 7:39 a.m.

Legoland theme park in Florida plans expansion, new rides

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — The Legoland theme park in Florida is planning an expansion next year including new rides, according to plans filed with the city nearest the attraction.

December 15, 2020 7:07 a.m.

Bills improve to 10-3 with 26-15 win over sloppy Steelers

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Don’t think safety Jordan Poyer and other members of Buffalo’s secondary didn’t notice Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster dancing on the Bills logo at midfield during pregame warmups on Sunday night.

December 15, 2020 7:03 a.m.

The Latest: Civil Air Patrol delivers doses in South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is assisting the state Department of Health in delivering the first allocation of coronavirus vaccines.

December 15, 2020 6:33 a.m.

The Latest: Health worker is vaccinated in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A respiratory therapist who treated the first two COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Puerto Rico became the first person in the U.S. territory to be vaccinated against the virus on Tuesday.

December 15, 2020 6:33 a.m.

Virus Outbreak-COVID 2020 Atlas, ADVISORY

EDITORS:

December 15, 2020 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: Germany: EU to approve vaccine by Dec. 23

BERLIN — After days of pressuring the European Union’s medical regulator, Germany’s health minister said Tuesday that he has received assurances that the European Medicines Agency will approve a coronavirus vaccine by Dec. 23.

December 15, 2020 5:33 a.m.

Wisconsin man who stabbed 4 family members ordered committed

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who was obsessively concerned about the coronavirus pandemic has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in a mental health institution for stabbing four of his family members, two of them fatally.

December 15, 2020 4:30 a.m.

Democrats resigned to dropping local aid in COVID-19 bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — As top Washington negotiators reach for a long-delayed agreement on COVID-19 relief, rank-and-file Democrats appear increasingly resigned to having to drop, for now, a scaled-back demand for fiscal relief for states and local governments whose budgets have been thrown out of balance by

December 15, 2020 3:33 a.m.

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

Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises

December 15, 2020 3:12 a.m.

Respiratory therapist receives Puerto Rico's 1st vaccine

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A respiratory therapist who treated the first two COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Puerto Rico became the first person in the U.S. territory to be vaccinated against the virus on Tuesday.

December 15, 2020 2:03 a.m.

Asia Today: Maldives considers burying Sri Lankan Muslims

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Maldives president’s office says it is discussing how to provide a “humane response” to a request from neighboring Sri Lanka to allow burials for Muslims who die of COVID-19.

December 15, 2020 1:27 a.m.

UK sees record number of job losses during 3- month period

LONDON (AP) — The number of people in the U.K. who lost their jobs hit a record high in the three months through October during the run-up to the planned ending of a government salary support scheme, official figures showed Tuesday.

December 15, 2020 1:27 a.m.

The Latest: Germany pushes for quick EU vaccine approval

BERLIN — Germany’s health minister has increased his pressure on the European Union’s regulatory agency and demanded that a coronavirus vaccine will be approved before Christmas.

Samaritan’s frontline nurses have adapted for the long haul during the coronavirus pandemic
December 15, 2020 1 a.m.

Samaritan’s frontline nurses have adapted for the long haul during the coronavirus pandemic

MOSES LAKE — Usually, Samaritan Healthcare’s staff would have been able to celebrate 73-year-old Sandy Martin, an intensive care unit nurse, for her extraordinary 45 years in the medical field.