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December 28, 2020 6:36 p.m.

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Bomber to neighbor: The world is 'never going to forget me'

December 28, 2020 6:12 p.m.

Shootings in Portland more than double in 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As Portland struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic and nightly protests during 2020, shootings in Oregon's largest city also more than doubled this year.

December 28, 2020 6:12 p.m.

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.

December 28, 2020 5:30 p.m.

Eliminated Vikings seek to find purpose from final week

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings' grind of a season will end this week with a failure to notch consecutive appearances in the playoffs that has continued for 11 years and counting.

December 28, 2020 5:15 p.m.

US cuts military aid to El Salvador amid intense lobbying

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. is slashing foreign military aid to El Salvador despite staunchly pro-American President Nayib Bukele’s

December 28, 2020 5:15 p.m.

Confrontation of Black teen at NYC hotel under investigation

NEW YORK (AP) — A confrontation in which a man said a woman tackled his 14-year-old Black son in a New York City hotel lobby as she falsely accused the teen of stealing her phone is under investigation, city prosecutors said Monday.

December 28, 2020 5:03 p.m.

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.

December 28, 2020 4:36 p.m.

Victim of botched Chicago raid cancels meeting with mayor

CHICAGO (AP) — A Black woman who was the victim of a mistaken 2019 raid on her Chicago home scrapped plans Monday to meet with Chicago’s mayor and host a public forum with aldermen over disagreements on how the gatherings would proceed.

December 28, 2020 4:27 p.m.

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.

December 28, 2020 4:03 p.m.

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.

December 28, 2020 3:35 p.m.

BC-AP News Digest 6:30 p.m.

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December 28, 2020 3:35 p.m.

Victim of botched Chicago raid agrees to meeting with mayor

CHICAGO (AP) — A Black woman who wasn’t allowed to dress before being handcuffed during a mistaken 2019 police raid on her home has agreed to meet with Chicago’s mayor, her attorney said Monday.

December 28, 2020 3:34 p.m.

Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill — a Black man who was holding a cellphone — and failing to administer first aid for several minutes.

December 28, 2020 3:34 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST

Bomber to neighbor: The world is 'never going to forget me'

December 28, 2020 3:33 p.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 28, 2020 3:20 p.m.

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