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December 21, 2020 2:24 p.m.

Virus rules not enforced. Grieving Texas family asks: Why?

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — In the weeks that Mark Riggs went from feeling worn down before Thanksgiving to dying of COVID-19 last Monday, only six calls about people not wearing face coverings rolled into the Abilene Police Department.

December 21, 2020 2:24 p.m.

Chicago-area man who helped inspire Special Olympics dies

CHICAGO (AP) — Michael “Moose” Cusack, a Chicago-area man who helped inspire the Special Olympics movement and who won multiple medals at the athletic event over years, has died. He was 64.

December 21, 2020 10:33 a.m.

California hospitals discuss rationing care as virus surges

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s overwhelmed hospitals are setting up makeshift extra beds for coronavirus patients, and a handful of facilities in hard-hit Los Angeles County are drawing up emergency plans in case they have to limit how many people receive life-saving care.

December 21, 2020 7:06 a.m.

Majority of Kenyan medical workers on strike amid a pandemic

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan doctors and other crucial medical personnel in public hospitals Monday started a nationwide strike to protest the lack of personal protective equipment and health insurance for frontline workers fighting against the spread of the coronavirus.

December 21, 2020 6:09 a.m.

The Latest: France closes borders to UK, plans vaccinations

PARIS — A croaky-voiced French President Emmanuel Macron held a cabinet meeting Monday via video, in which he indicated the French could enforce “systematic tests” as a condition for French nationals returning from Britain to France for the holidays.

December 21, 2020 6:09 a.m.

AP PHOTOS: Latin America Photos of the Year

In early 2020, the pandemic seemed far from Latin America. But as soon as it arrived in the region, it had a devastating impact, exposing the weaknesses in already precarious public health systems.

December 21, 2020 4:30 a.m.

The Latest: South Africa says new strain driving resurgence

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has announced that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is driving the country's resurgence of the disease, with higher numbers of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

December 21, 2020 3:36 a.m.

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

Panel: People over 75, essential workers next for vaccines

December 21, 2020 3:03 a.m.

The Latest: Europe takes steps to contain new virus strain

BERLIN —The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says “timely efforts” to prevent and control the spread of cases of COVID-19 involving the new coronavirus variant observed in Britain are needed, but infections have already been reported in at least three other countries in Europe.

December 21, 2020 1:15 a.m.

The Latest: Russia reports record 29,350 new virus cases

MOSCOW — Russia has reported 29,350 new coronavirus cases, the country's biggest daily surge.

December 21, 2020 12:08 a.m.

Today in History

Today in History

December 21, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Asia Today: Seoul area curbing public gatherings

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Gatherings of more than five people will be banned in South Korea’s capital region as an elevated step to suppress what authorities call an “explosive” surge in coronavirus infections.

December 21, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Public meetings being curbed in S Korean capital

SEOUL, South Korea — Gatherings of more than five people will be banned in South Korea's capital region as an elevated step to suppress what authorities call an “explosive” surge in coronavirus infections.

December 21, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Tenn. governor enacts new virus restrictions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced new social gathering restrictions while still refusing to implement a mask mandate despite pleas from front-line healthcare workers in a state experiencing the highest new cases per capita in the country.

December 20, 2020 11:30 p.m.

Asia Today: Seoul area curbing public gatherings

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Gatherings of more than five people will be banned in South Korea’s capital region as an elevated step to suppress what authorities call an “explosive” surge in coronavirus infections.

December 20, 2020 11:03 p.m.

The Latest: Public meetings being curbed in S Korean capital

SEOUL, South Korea — Gatherings of more than five people will be banned in South Korea's capital region as an elevated step to suppress what authorities call an “explosive” surge in coronavirus infections.

December 20, 2020 6:39 p.m.

The Latest: Tenn. governor enacts new virus restrictions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced new social gathering restrictions while still refusing to implement a mask mandate despite pleas from front-line healthcare workers in a state experiencing the highest new cases per capita in the country.

December 20, 2020 12:06 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST

Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID relief bill

December 20, 2020 12:06 a.m.

AP PHOTOS: Beirut blast led litany of Mideast crises in 2020

JERUSALEM (AP) — As countries across the Middle East grappled with the coronavirus pandemic, many also had to contend with long-running conflicts, economic crises and mass protests in another chaotic year for the volatile region.

December 20, 2020 12:06 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID relief bill