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December 27, 2020 10:03 a.m.

The Latest: Italy adds 305 to death toll as vaccines start

ROME — Italy added another 305 victims to its official coronavirus death toll on the same day it joined the rest of the European Union in launching a massive vaccination campaign.

December 27, 2020 9:30 a.m.

Authorities: Utah's Ty Jordan died in accidental shooting

DALLAS (AP) — Ty Jordan, a star freshman running back for the University of Utah, died at a Dallas-area hospital after accidently shooting himself, authorities said Sunday.

December 27, 2020 9:06 a.m.

Egypt delegation visits Libyan capital, meets Tripoli gov't

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian diplomats and intelligence officials arrived in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Sunday, Libyan officials said, the most senior Egyptian delegation to visit the western part of the conflict-stricken country in years.

December 27, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Effective date delayed for California's flavored tobacco ban

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state officials have agreed to delay the effective date of what state lawmakers intended as a Jan. 1 ban on flavored tobacco products, after opponents led by tobacco companies said they filed enough signatures to put the new law to a statewide vote.

December 27, 2020 8:15 a.m.

Man charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A U.S. Army special forces sergeant based in Florida has been charged in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three wounded, authorities said Sunday.

December 27, 2020 8:15 a.m.

Bobi Wine says bodyguard killed in Uganda polls violence

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A bodyguard for Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was killed and two journalists injured on Sunday amid violent confrontations between security forces and followers of the singer and lawmaker who is challenging the country’s long-time leader.

December 27, 2020 7:06 a.m.

Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus

As Monica Harvey watched, crowds flocked to a Sam's Club in northern Arizona where she works, picking shelves clean of toilet paper and canned goods. Native American seniors couldn't move fast enough, and Harvey saw their faces fall when they reached empty shelves.

December 27, 2020 7:06 a.m.

Nashville bombing investigation prompts FBI to search home

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal agents converged Saturday on the home of a possible person of interest in the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville as investigators scoured hundreds of tips and leads in the blast that damaged dozens of buildings on Christmas morning.

December 27, 2020 6:30 a.m.

1 killed, 5 wounded in shooting during music video filming

LYNN, Mass. (AP) — Six people were shot, one of them fatally, while filming a music video near Boston, police said Sunday.

December 27, 2020 6:06 a.m.

Sudan says provincial governor killed in car crash

CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese provincial governor was killed in a car crash Sunday in the country's southeast that also injured four others, authorities said.

December 27, 2020 5:06 a.m.

Militants attack checkpoint in Pakistan, killing at least 7

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — At least seven Pakistani security men were killed when a group of militants attacked a paramilitary checkpoint early Sunday in a province rocked for years by an insurgency, a statement from Pakistan's army said.

December 27, 2020 4:30 a.m.

Sudanese man's death draws attention to paramilitary force

CAIRO (AP) — The death of a Sudanese man who was snatched while sitting at a coffee shop has sparked controversy around the scope of a paramilitary force whose members once formed the backbone of a militia that rights groups say committed war crimes in Darfur.

December 27, 2020 4:30 a.m.

Bus crash in western Cameroon kills 37, injures 18

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — More than 37 people are dead and 18 others seriously injured after a bus crash in Cameroon’s western village of Nemale, officials said.

December 27, 2020 4:03 a.m.

The Latest: France starts vaccine shots but public is wary

PARIS — France started its first coronavirus vaccinations Sunday at a nursing home northeast of Paris, in one of the country’s poorest regions, as part of a Europe-wide vaccination rollout.

December 27, 2020 3:33 a.m.

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

"Believe in science:" EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign

December 27, 2020 2:06 a.m.

The Latest: Health workers cheer as EU starts vaccinations

ROME — European Union nations kicked off a coordinated effort Sunday to give COVID-19 vaccinations to the most vulnerable among the bloc’s nearly 450 million people, marking a moment of hope in the continent’s battle against the worst public health crisis in a century.

December 27, 2020 12:09 a.m.

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

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December 27, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Sheriff: 2 women, 3 girls found dead in Arkansas home

ATKINS, Ark. (AP) — Two women and three girls have been found dead in a home in northwest Arkansas in what authorities said are being investigated as suspected homicides.

December 27, 2020 12:09 a.m.

From ‘Wonder Woman’ to ‘Star Wars,’ Jenkins' rise continues

Years ago, Chris Pine turned “Wonder Woman” down. Then Patty Jenkins came on board and suddenly without even much of a script he found himself under a kind of spell listening to her vision for the film over a hamburger in Los Angeles' Silverlake neighborhood. His no turned into a yes on the spot.

December 27, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Alaska soup kitchen gets large food donation after crash

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An official at an Anchorage soup kitchen said she received as a donation of at least 30,000 pounds (13,608 kilograms) of food on Christmas Eve from a local towing company after a truck carrying the produce crashed.