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December 30, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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

California has nation's 2nd confirmed case of virus variant

December 30, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Today in History

Today in History

December 30, 2020 12:09 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Business Highlights

Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.

December 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

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.”