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December 24, 2020 5:03 a.m.

The Latest: Italy tries to prevent large family gatherings

ROME — Police in Italy are out in force to implement new COVID-19 travel restrictions aimed at preventing far-flung families from gathering for Christmas as public health officials appeal for common sense to protect the elderly from infection.

December 24, 2020 5:03 a.m.

COVID-19 pandemic voted top story of 2020 in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The unrelenting coronavirus pandemic has been voted the top news story of 2020 in Kentucky.

December 24, 2020 4:27 a.m.

Asia Today: Sri Lanka locks down 3 towns as spread persists

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday imposed lockdown on three towns on the outskirts of the capital to contain the spread of COVID-19 during the festive season.

December 24, 2020 4:03 a.m.

The Latest: Serbia's PM first to get COVID-19 vaccine shot

BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia’s Prime Minister Ana Brnabic was the first to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in a show to the generally skeptical population in the Balkan country that the vaccine is safe.

December 24, 2020 3:03 a.m.

France's Macron leaving isolation after week with the virus

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron no longer has virus symptoms and was leaving isolation Thursday after a week with COVID-19, but is urging the French public to limit their contacts and remain vigilant to keep infections under control during the Christmas holidays.

December 24, 2020 2:12 a.m.

The Latest: Russia counts 29,900 new cases, a daily high

MOSCOW — Russian authorities reported 29,935 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest daily spike in the pandemic.

December 24, 2020 1:03 a.m.

No Christmas Eve joy for truckers stuck in UK virus gridlock

DOVER, England (AP) — Trucks inched slowly past checkpoints at the English port of Dover and headed across the Channel on Thursday to the French port of Calais, after France partially reopened its borders with Britain following a scare over a rapidly spreading new coronavirus variant.

December 24, 2020 1:03 a.m.

The Latest: China will suspend flights to and from the UK

BEIJING — China will suspend flights to and from the UK, joining a growing list of countries who have instituted travel bans, in light of a new variant of the coronavirus, its Foreign Ministry announced Thursday.

December 24, 2020 1 a.m.

Moses Lake police search for man who robbed gas station at gunpoint

Moses Lake police continue to search for a man who allegedly robbed an area gas station convenience store and one of its customers at gunpoint Tuesday night.

December 24, 2020 1 a.m.

Coroner concludes Beverly man was shot in the head

An autopsy by the Grant County Coroner concluded 36-year-old Yoni Samuel Aguilar died from a gunshot wound to the head, the sheriff’s office reported in a Wednesday statement on social media.

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December 24, 2020 1 a.m.

Massachusetts charity donates body armor to K9 Zedd

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office's newest four-legged recruit will receive body armor donated by a Massachusetts non-profit organization that works to provide assistance to police dogs, according to a statement.

December 24, 2020 1 a.m.

Quincy man sentenced to 17 years for murder

A Quincy man was sentenced Friday to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this month to murdering a man whose body was found in August wrapped in garbage bags and hidden in the closet of his bedroom.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Bergman succeeds Horn as Disney Studios chairman

Walt Disney Co. veteran Alan Bergman has been named chairman of Disney Studios, the company said Monday. Bergman will be succeeding Alan Horn, who will remain chief creative officer. Horn and Bergman have been operating as co-chairs since May 2019.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

British model, fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at 50

LONDON (AP) — Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Q&A: Clooney on 'Midnight Sky' and his twilight as an actor

NEW YORK (AP) — How has George Clooney been handling isolation? Aside from spending time with his wife, Amal Clooney, and their 3-year-old twins, and editing his new film “The Midnight Sky,” he's relied on, like many others, a text chain with pals and Zoom. He just got off one with Matt Damon and John Krasinski.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

The autopsy, a fading practice, revealed secrets of COVID-19

NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic has helped revive the autopsy.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Dosunmu, Cockburn lead No. 18 Illinois past Penn State 98-81

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Illinois coach Brad Underwood isn’t going to change his mind or his tune all season, especially if Ayo Dosunmu keeps playing like this.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Historic heart of Los Angeles on life support from COVID-19

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nine nights culminating on Christmas Eve, the oldest street in Los Angeles typically comes alive with a festive re-enactment of the nativity story, as children playing Mary and Joseph go door to door seeking shelter where she can give birth to Jesus.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

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December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Landlords sue over Oregon eviction bans

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Landlords in Oregon are suing Gov. Kate Brown, the state, Multnomah County and Portland for the newly extended eviction bans as they see non-payment from tenants.