Kansas governor to receive COVID-19 vaccine shot Wednesday

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday as part of a larger program to give shots to selected Kansas officials so that state government can continue to operate during the pandemic.

Russia's prison service tells Navalny to appear or face jail

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's federal penitentiary service on Monday gave top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny one day to report to its office or face imprisonment, if he comes back to Russia after the deadline.

Calculating homeless aid has relied on a flawed formula

Eric Smith will finally have a place to call home after years of sleeping in his car and on his aunt’s sofa because of an obscure change in how the federal government calculates homeless aid.

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.”

Arbitrator rules that FAA chief aided retaliation case

A U.S. Labor Department judge says the head of the Federal Aviation Administration helped Delta Air Lines retaliate against a pilot who raised safety concerns while he was an executive with the airline.

Mississippi defends initiatives in medical marijuana lawsuit

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A mayor's lawsuit is making baseless arguments as it seeks to overturn a medical marijuana initiative that Mississippi voters approved, state attorneys said in court papers filed Monday.

VA home residents to receive COVID-19 vaccinations

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Residents at Alabama’s four state veterans homes will receive COVID-19 vaccinations beginning Tuesday.

Gov.-elect Gianforte to announce COVID-19 policy next week

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Gov.-elect Greg Gianforte said he'll announce his recommendations for handling the COVID-19 health crisis next week, after he's sworn in.

Marc Basnight, longest serving NC Senate leader, dies at 73

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former state Sen. Marc Basnight, a Democrat from North Carolina's barrier islands who became one of North Carolina’s most powerful contemporary political leaders while serving a record 18 years as Senate leader, died Monday. He was 73.

Asia Today: Governor of hotspot Thai province infected

BANGKOK (AP) — The governor of a province at the center of an expanding COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand has been confirmed infected with the coronavirus after meeting with public health officials including the deputy prime minister.

A divided nation asks: What's holding our country together?

Elections are meant to resolve arguments. This one inflamed them.

Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown.

House votes to override Trump's veto of defense bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House voted overwhelmingly Monday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, setting the stage for what would be the first veto override of his presidency.

Officer, 2 suspects die in attack on police in Chechnya

MOSCOW (AP) — Two brothers attacked police with knives Monday in Chechnya, killing an officer and injuring another before being shot dead, the Russian republic's leader said.

Legals for December, 29 2020

NFL has pulled off improbable task playing in a 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.

Nashville bomber left hints of trouble, but motive elusive

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In the days before he detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas, Anthony Quinn Warner changed his life in ways that suggest he never intended to survive the blast that killed him and wounded three other people.

Fate of Trump's $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president's demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have shown little interest in boosting spending.

Police: Officer fatally shoots woman who brandished gun

WARRENTON, Ore. (AP) — An officer shot and killed a woman who broke into someone’s home in Warrenton and later brandished a gun at law enforcement, according to the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office.

JBLM colonel accused of beating wife arrested after standoff

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The chief of staff assigned to I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord is accused of assaulting his wife in front of their children. Owen Ray was arrested early Sunday after a stand-off with police at the family’s DuPont home, authorities said.