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House moves to approve defense bill amid Trump veto threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House is moving toward approval of a wide-ranging defense policy bill, even as President Donald Trump renews his
UK, EU leaders to meet Wednesday amid Brexit no-deal signals
LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and the European Commission will make a last-minute push for a post-Brexit U.K.-EU trade deal over dinner on Wednesday, with both sides warning that the chance of reaching agreement by a year-end deadline is slipping away.
3 counties want out of Southern California virus region
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Three counties northwest of Los Angeles want to be separated from the state-designated Southern California region for determining the extent of pandemic restrictions based on the availability of intensive care unit beds.
COVID-19 aid in balance as Congress buys time for talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Washington Republicans are convening Tuesday to sort out their end-of-session business on government spending and COVID-19 relief, as they take advantage of an additional week's time and a moment that's teed up for potential gridlock-breaking action.
Beshear: Fighting COVID-19 has been 'hard emotionally'
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Andy Beshear's first year as Kentucky governor was consumed by politically treacherous decisions to combat the COVID-19 crisis, which led him to restrict public life in unprecedented ways as infections and deaths mounted.
France to build new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
PARIS (AP) — France will build a new, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace its Charles de Gaulle carrier by 2038, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday.
Ohio governor: Lethal injection no longer execution option
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lethal injection is no longer an option for Ohio executions, and lawmakers must choose a different method of capital punishment before any inmates can be put to death in the future, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday.
Congo president ends coalition amid political deadlocks
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president has announced an end to the coalition between his party and that of former president Joseph Kabila.
A rundown of AP's year-end coverage.
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Another judge blocks Trump's TikTok ban; app still in limbo
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's attempts to ban TikTok, the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners.
Ethiopia's forces shoot at, detain UN staffers in Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's security forces shot at and detained United Nations staffers as they tried to reach part of the embattled Tigray region, a senior official said Tuesday, and he blamed the U.N. staffers for trying to reach areas where “they were not supposed to go.”
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UK, EU make progress on N Ireland, but trade deal in doubt
LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union on Tuesday solved one thorny problem in their divorce, the status of Northern Ireland, but warned that the chances of a post-Brexit trade deal by a year-end deadline is slipping away.
Avalanche kills 1 skier in Switzerland, snow pummels Austria
BERLIN (AP) — An avalanche killed one skier in Switzerland and Austrian authorities issued avalanche warnings Tuesday for the country's mountainous east after days of heavy snow pummeled the region.
UN upset that aid still blocked to Ethiopia's Tigray region
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Impatience is rising as humanitarian officials say they still don’t have access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region more than a week after Ethiopia’s government and the United Nations signed a deal to allow in desperately needed food and other aid.
Impatience rises as aid still blocked to Ethiopia's Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Impatience is rising as humanitarian officials say they still don’t have access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region more than a week after Ethiopia’s government and the United Nations signed a deal to allow in desperately needed food and other aid.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
'Turning point': UK giving 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Avalanche warnings, power cuts after snowfall in Austria
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Austria issued avalanche warnings Tuesday for the east of the country as 4,000 homes there were without electricity and one man was injured while on a back-country skiing tour.
UK-EU talks near collapse ahead of Johnson trip to Brussels
LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union warned Tuesday that talks on a post-Brexit free-trade deal are teetering on the brink of collapse, with just over three weeks until an economic rupture that will cause upheaval for businesses on both sides of the English Channel.