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December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Woman sues after Chicago police drag her from car by hair

CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who says she was yanked by her hair from a car by Chicago police during a shopping mall encounter has filed a federal lawsuit against the city.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Eviction moratorium extended through March in Washington

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has again extended the state’s eviction moratorium, this time through the end of March.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Police: Man fatally shot receptionist, himself in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Two people shot Tuesday at a medical building in Vancouver, Washington, have died, authorities said.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Train derails after collision in Central Washington

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A freight train derailed in Central Washington after a collision with a truck, one day after a train carrying crude oil derailed north of Seattle, authorities said.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Falsely accused "Anonymous" re-emerges at VOA sister network

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former White House aide falsely accused of penning anonymous criticism of President Donald Trump has been named to head the U.S. government’s Arabic-language broadcasting outlets.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Young scores 37 as Hawks pound Bulls 124-104 in opener

CHICAGO (AP) — Trae Young was tough to stop in his first two NBA seasons. Surrounded by more talent than ever before, he could become a nightmare for the league in his third year.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST

Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

'Mom's worth it': US holiday travel surges despite outbreak

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Some are elderly and figure they don’t have many Christmases left. Others are trying to keep long-distance romance alive. Some just yearn for the human connection that’s been absent for the past nine months.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Review: Carey Mulligan mesmerizes in ‘Promising Young Woman’

Is it a #MeToo-era revenge thriller? A 21st-century “Fatal Attraction”? A candy-colored feminist polemic, to strains of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears? A black comedy? A comic tragedy?

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Tuesday Sports in Brief

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Media, NGO offices taken over by government in Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Two media outlets and several non-governmental groups said Wednesday that their offices apparently were confiscated by the government of President Daniel Ortega, with placards were posted at the properties reading “Property of the Health Ministry.”

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Washington leads No. 23 OSU's rally past No. 11 Rutgers

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Duane Washington Jr. scored 22 points and No. 23 Ohio State rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to beat No. 11 Rutgers 80-68 on Wednesday.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Haskins fined, in line to start for Washington if needed

Dwayne Haskins was handed a hefty fine Wednesday for partying with several people not wearing a mask but will start at quarterback for Washington on Sunday against Carolina if Alex Smith isn’t healthy enough to go.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

2 people injured in shooting at Vancouver medical building

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Two people were injured in a shooting Tuesday at a medical building in Vancouver, Washington, police said.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Winter storm in Dakotas, Minnesota make travel frightful

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A storm that began with snow, strong winds and bitter cold into the eastern Dakotas and western Minnesota early Wednesday and began moving east was making travel treacherous and grounded flights on one of the most anticipated air travel days since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Trump commutes 20-year sentence in massive health care fraud

MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump has commuted the 20-year prison sentence imposed on a Miami Beach businessman in a $1 billion health care fraud case, one of the nation's largest.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Red Sox sign RHP Andriese to $2.1 million, 1-year deal

BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox have signed right-hander Matt Andriese to a $2.1 million, one-year deal to bolster the back end of their starting rotation.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Violent crash splits car in half, kills 5 in NYC suburb

YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — A car speeding away from police Tuesday night in suburban New York City barreled into another car, splitting that vehicle in half and killing five people, officials said.

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

Editorial Roundup: Recent excerpts from Wisconsin editorials

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Dec. 22

December 24, 2020 12:10 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere