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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
California has nation's 2nd confirmed case of virus variant
Minneapolis officials outline new police disciplinary plan
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis' mayor and police chief on Tuesday announced changes in the city's disciplinary processes for police officers in an effort to make it easier to hold them accountable for bad behavior.
NFL has pulled off improbable task of playing amid pandemic
It took playing games on all seven days of the week, a wide receiver starting at quarterback, numerous schedule changes and constant revisions to health and safety protocols for the NFL to reach Week 17 on time.
Padres acquire RHP Yu Darvish in blockbuster trade with Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) — San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller reunited with an old friend in another blockbuster move Tuesday night.
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Hiker killed in fall at Bridal Veil Falls Trail
INDEX, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a hiker on a Snohomish County trail was killed after he apparently fell from a peak along the route.
In-betweenland: As 2020 slips away, an American snapshot
GLENSHAW, Pa. (AP) — The enormous signs, selling for just $9.99, greet shoppers at the suburban supermarket’s entryway, carrying a holiday message that means something very different this year: “GATHER,” they shout, even as the state’s governor
The Latest: Chinese vaccine shipment arrives in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — A first batch of vaccines developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac has arrived in Turkey, after a two-week delay.
House approves Trump's $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is highly uncertain.
Arizona tax agency head fired after defending education tax
PHOENIX (AP) — The director of Arizona's tax collection agency has been abruptly dismissed from his job after he hired outside lawyers to defend a new voter-approved tax on the wealthy that will boost education funding.
Biden criticizes pace of vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden criticized the Trump administration Tuesday for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines and predicted that “things will get worse before they get better” when it comes to the pandemic.
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Luke Letlow, Louisiana's incoming Republican member of the U.S. House, died Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19 only days before he would have been sworn into office. He was 41.
US home prices rise at fastest pace in more than 6 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices jumped in October by the most in more than six years as a pandemic-fueled buying rush drives the number of available properties for sale to record lows.
State capitols face showdown over COVID powers and spending
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State lawmakers across the country will convene in 2021 with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic rippling through much of their work — even affecting the way they work.
How young drivers can steer clear of costly car insurance
Insurance costs for drivers in their early 20s can be staggering — after teenagers, young adults have some of the highest car insurance rates in the country.
Christmas bombing marks another dark day for Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Sandy and Geff Lee finally saw a photo of the building that was home to their Nashville boutique on the day after the Christmas morning bombing, a quiet came over the room.
With deadline looming, group wants more census documents
With the Census Bureau days away from likely missing a year-end deadline for turning in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats, President Donald Trump's administration still hasn't turned over documents showing how it's crunching the data on a shortened schedule, according to a coalition of municipal governments and civil rights groups.
Business Highlights
Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies
Federal judge in Iowa ridicules Trump's pardons
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge in Iowa who has warned against political corruption is ridiculing President Donald Trump’s pardons, including those issued to convicted Republican campaign operatives and former members of Congress.
Shanghai police say suspect detained in games tycoon's death
BEIJING (AP) — Police in Shanghai say they have detained a suspect in the death by possible poisoning of the billionaire founder of a Chinese video game company that makes films based on the popular science fiction novel “The Three-Body Problem.”