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December 27, 2020 4:27 p.m.

The Latest: Central, S. Calif. lockdown likely to continue

LOS ANGELES — State officials are expected to extend the strictest stay-at-home orders in central and Southern California as hospitals there are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for coronavirus patients ahead of the presumed post-holiday surge.

December 27, 2020 3:34 p.m.

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

US officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast

December 27, 2020 3:32 p.m.

The Latest: AT&T aims to fully restore service Sunday night

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Latest on the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville:

December 27, 2020 3:07 p.m.

Strong quake strikes off south Chile; no reports of damage

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of southern Chile on Sunday, causing shaking felt in several cities but without any reports of damage, Chilean authorities said.

December 27, 2020 2:30 p.m.

The Latest: Suspect in Nashville bombing died in explosion

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Latest on the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville:

December 27, 2020 2:30 p.m.

US officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday.

December 27, 2020 2:27 p.m.

Parts of California likely to have lockdown orders extended

LOS ANGELES (AP) — State officials are expected to extend the strictest stay-at-home orders in central and Southern California as hospitals there are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for

December 27, 2020 2:06 p.m.

The Latest: US coronavirus cases top 19 million mark

BALTIMORE -- The U.S. has now topped 19 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows.

December 27, 2020 1:30 p.m.

Amid pandemic, Pacific islands work to offset food shortages

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Coronavirus infections have barely touched many of the remote islands of the Pacific, but the pandemic’s fallout has been enormous, disrupting the supply chain that brings crucial food imports and sending prices soaring as tourism wanes.

December 27, 2020 1:03 p.m.

The Latest: South Africa logs over 1 million COVID-19 cases

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s COVID-19 spike has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases on Sunday and President Cyril Ramaphosa called an emergency meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council.

December 27, 2020 12:42 p.m.

The Latest: Road near Nashville closed over suspicious truck

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Latest on the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville:

December 27, 2020 12:03 p.m.

'Wonder Woman 1984' debuts with pandemic-best $16.7M

NEW YORK (AP) — Despite premiering simultaneously by streaming service, “Wonder Woman 1984” managed the best box office debut of the pandemic, opening with $16.7 million over the Christmas weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

December 27, 2020 11:33 a.m.

AP News Digest 2 p.m.

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December 27, 2020 11:06 a.m.

Florida's 2020 dominated by virus, economy and election

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — No one knows how the coronavirus arrived in Florida as 2020 dawned. Maybe a Super Bowl visitor brought it before the

December 27, 2020 11:06 a.m.

Top associate of Russia's Navalny released from detention

MOSCOW (AP) — A top associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from detention Sunday and said she was charged with trespassing after ringing the doorbell of an alleged security operative who inadvertently revealed details of Navalny’s supposed poisoning with a Soviet-era nerve agent.

December 27, 2020 11:06 a.m.

Officers give harrowing account of Nashville RV bombing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville police urged nearby residents to get away as an ominous recording blared from a recreational vehicle. Suddenly the warning stopped, and Petula Clark’s 1964 hit “Downtown” started playing. Then the bomb went off.

December 27, 2020 11:06 a.m.

Avalanches kill 12 in mountainous area near Iran’s capital

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian rescue workers ended their search for survivors Sunday following a series of avalanches that killed 12 people in a mountainous area north of the capital, state TV reported.

December 27, 2020 10:30 a.m.

Portland officer hit by truck suffers fractured pelvis

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland police officer struck by a stolen pickup truck on Christmas Eve was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis, police said Saturday.

December 27, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Rights group: 13 detained during rallies in Belarus

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group said that 13 people were detained in Belarus on Sunday during the traditional weekend protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, who won his sixth term in office in a disputed election.

December 27, 2020 10:03 a.m.

California hospitals brace for holiday coronavirus cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hospitals in central and Southern California are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for