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December 30, 2020 10:06 a.m.

Stabbing suspect barricaded in Portland apartment

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One person was injured and a stabbing suspect is barricaded inside a downtown Portland, Oregon, apartment Wednesday morning.

December 30, 2020 10:06 a.m.

US Park Service releases video involving tasing of visitor

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man who was tased during a confrontation with a ranger at a national monument in New Mexico was seen climbing on and among petroglyph cliff features off-trail in violation of park regulations, according to the National Park Service.

December 30, 2020 10:06 a.m.

Colorado Guardsman has 1st reported US case of virus variant

DENVER (AP) — The first person in the U.S. known to be infected with a new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus was identified Wednesday as a Colorado National Guardsman who had been sent to help out at a nursing home struggling with an outbreak. And health officials said a second Guard member may have it, too.

December 30, 2020 10:03 a.m.

The Latest: Colorado man in his 20s has variant of virus

DENVER — A Colorado man in his 20s has been reported as the first in the U.S. with the more contagious variant of the coronavirus.

December 30, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Pelosi says Iowa Republican in contested race will be seated

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Majority Democrats in the U.S. House will allow an Iowa Republican to take office while they review her opponent's contest claiming the six-vote race was wrongly decided, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday.

December 30, 2020 9:33 a.m.

Sheriff: 4 dead in Houston domestic violence shooting

HOUSTON (AP) — Four people were killed at a Houston home Wednesday in what authorities said was likely a domestic violence shooting that included a man firing at police before turning a gun on himself.

December 30, 2020 9:09 a.m.

UK okays 'vaccine for the world'; extends time between doses

LONDON (AP) — Britain authorized an easy-to-handle coronavirus vaccine Wednesday and decided to stretch out the time between doses to allow more people to get some level of protection faster as infections surge. The first greenlight for the shot dubbed the “vaccine for the world” brought a measure of hope that the pandemic could be brought under control.

December 30, 2020 9:09 a.m.

Pandemic, protests and 'Murder Hornets' top state stories

Washington saw the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States this year, as well as the first deadly cluster as the pandemic upended virtually all activity in the state. The coronavirus outbreak was voted the state’s top news story of 2020 by Associated Press staff. Other top news items of the past 12 months included widespread protests over police issues, huge Western wildfires and the state’s attempts to deal with Asian giant hornets, better known as “murder hornets.”

December 30, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Trump's $2,000 checks all but dead as GOP Senate refuses aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's push for $2,000

December 30, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Virginia advocates set to try again on death penalty repeal

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Death penalty opponents are cautiously optimistic they have enough bipartisan support from lawmakers to get a bill passed next year ending executions in Virginia, a state that has put more people to death in its long history than any other.

December 30, 2020 9:03 a.m.

NC Sen. Sam Searcy to leave as second term begins

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state senator plans to resign as his second General Assembly term is about to begin, citing the potential "to serve the people of North Carolina in a different capacity.”

December 30, 2020 8:27 a.m.

After a tumultuous 2020, Black leaders weigh next steps

DETROIT (AP) — As a barrier-breaking year draws to a close, there's one undeniable fact: the strength of Black political power.

December 30, 2020 8:27 a.m.

US bans second Malaysian palm oil giant over forced labor

The U.S. said it will ban all shipments of palm oil from one of the world’s biggest producers after finding indicators of forced labor and other abuses on plantations that feed into the supply chains of some of America’s most famous food and cosmetic companies.

December 30, 2020 8:03 a.m.

Virus aid, police reform dominate new US laws for 2021

Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020, leading to scores of new laws that will take effect in the new year.

December 30, 2020 8:03 a.m.

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The death of a newly elected U.S. representative from Louisiana of complications related to COVID-19 stunned the state's political circles Wednesday and became the latest brutal reminder of how dangerous the coronavirus can be.

December 30, 2020 7:30 a.m.

A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on a musical legacy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — It’s 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie Floyd, sit in a room inside the Lorraine Motel, struggling to fashion a song about love and superstition.

December 30, 2020 7:30 a.m.

A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on musical legacy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — It’s 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie Floyd, sit in a room inside the Lorraine Motel, struggling to fashion a song about love and superstition.

December 30, 2020 7:27 a.m.

The Latest: Highest-tier limits extended to most of England

LONDON — The British government has extended its highest tier of restrictions to three-quarters of England’s population, saying a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus has reached most of the country.

December 30, 2020 7:03 a.m.

Georgia county absentee ballot envelope audit finds no fraud

ATLANTA (AP) — Investigators who audited the signatures on more than 15,000 absentee ballot envelopes in one Georgia county found “no fraudulent absentee ballots,” according to the audit report.

December 30, 2020 7:03 a.m.

US bomber mission over Persian Gulf aimed at cautioning Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States flew strategic bombers over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday for the