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December 2, 2020 2:33 p.m.

Mexico president's chief of staff resigns; stays link to biz

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday that his chief of staff, Alfonso Romo, was resigning but would continue to be his “main liaison” to the business sector.

December 2, 2020 2:33 p.m.

Brugge beats Zenit 3-0, keeps Champions League hopes alive

BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Charles de Ketelaere scored the opener and won a penalty as Club Brugge put its Champions league campaign back on track with a 3-0 win over Zenit St. Petersburg on Wednesday.

December 2, 2020 2:33 p.m.

Northam to name ex-administration official as top regulator

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday he will appoint an attorney and former member of his administration to a soon-to-be vacant spot on the powerful State Corporation Commission.

December 2, 2020 12:09 p.m.

Illinois speaker's friend, 3 others enter bribery case pleas

CHICAGO (AP) — Four people, including a close friend of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, entered not guilty pleas Wednesday in a federal bribery case alleging a scheme with the state's largest utility in which they provided do-nothing jobs to Madigan loyalists in exchange for the speaker's help with legislation.

December 2, 2020 12:09 p.m.

The Sundance Film Festival goes largely virtual for 2021

Leave the snow boots, parkas and glove warmers in the closet, the 2021 Sundance Film Festival is coming down from the mountain and straight to your living room.

December 2, 2020 12:09 p.m.

Hungarian politician resigns party after Belgium party bust

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A former European Parliament lawmaker from Hungary resigned from his country’s ruling party Wednesday after being swept up in a scandal involving what media reports called an orgy that police in Brussels broke up last week amid Belgium’s covornavirus lockdown.

December 2, 2020 12:09 p.m.

Israeli navy welcomes new generation of German-made warships

HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Israel’s navy on Wednesday welcomed the first of four German-made warships that will be at the vanguard of the country’s efforts to protect its coastline and growing natural-gas industry.

December 2, 2020 12:09 p.m.

Pakistan's former prime minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali dies

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Zafarullah Khan Jamali, a veteran Pakistani politician who served as the country's prime minister from 2002 to 2004 died on Wednesday at a hospital in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, days after he suffered a heart attack at the age of 76.

December 2, 2020 11:33 a.m.

Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine resumes campaign

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine said Wednesday he would resume his campaign after suspending it in protest over police brutality.

December 2, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Armenian opposition pushes PM to step down over peace deal

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Armenia's capital Wednesday to continue to pressure the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan that domestic critics see as a betrayal of national interests.

December 2, 2020 11:09 a.m.

Review: Reorienting the crime drama in 'I'm Your Woman'

When it's at its best, “I'm Your Woman” feels like you've slipped through a trap door, revealing a hidden pathway in an old genre apparatus. Everything looks familiar — this is a '70s-set crime drama with all the usual trappings of shootouts, safe houses and polyester — but you're seeing it from a different perspective. The camera doesn't stick with the usual characters. It has other interests.

December 2, 2020 11:09 a.m.

'My God, we're scared': Serial attacks put a suburb on edge

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — The attacks come after dark, without warning, usually from behind.

December 2, 2020 11:09 a.m.

AP News Digest 2 p.m.

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December 2, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Connecticut overhauls rules for electricity rate increases

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut regulators imposed what they called sweeping changes Wednesday to how electricity rate increases are proposed and approved, responding to an uproar by customers over substantially higher bills during the summer.

December 2, 2020 10:27 a.m.

Same leadership, same issues for SC's budget committee

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Republican leaders made no major changes on Wednesday to their main House committees, and the group that handles the budget remains stuck with the same problems, only this time they're looking at steep cuts due to the coronavirus pandemic.

December 2, 2020 10:09 a.m.

Louisiana's latest special session cost taxpayers $1.1M

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The fall special session held by Louisiana lawmakers to debate COVID-19 rules and hurricane recovery issues carried a taxpayer-financed price tag of more than $1.1 million, according to spending information provided by the House and Senate.

December 2, 2020 10:09 a.m.

California county pays $10M after shooting paralyzed man

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California county has paid nearly $10 million to settle a lawsuit by a Silicon Valley software engineer who was having a mental health crisis two years ago when a deputy shot him, paralyzing him from the waist down.

December 2, 2020 10:09 a.m.

Waiting for passengers, American puts Boeing Max in the air

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is taking its long-grounded Boeing 737 Max jets out of storage, updating key flight-control software, and flying the planes in preparation for the first flights with paying passengers later this month.

December 2, 2020 9:31 a.m.

Electric wheelchair tours show Colombian city from new angle

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — Wilson Guzmán lost the use of his legs at age 17 when he was shot in the back while trying to recover a stolen bicycle in his hometown of Medellin, Colombia.

December 2, 2020 9:31 a.m.

Israeli parliament takes step toward new national elections

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel took a major step toward plunging into its fourth national election in under two years on Wednesday as lawmakers — supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner — passed a preliminary proposal to dissolve parliament.