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Congress approves $900B COVID relief bill, sending to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Court case in Texas shows DACA program remains under peril
HOUSTON (AP) — A Tuesday court hearing over a U.S. program shielding immigrants brought to the country illegally as children highlights the peril the program still faces even under an incoming Democratic president who has pledged to protect it.
The Latest: S Korea tightens pandemic rules over virus surge
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will limit private social gatherings to fewer than five people and shut down ski resorts and major tourist spots nationwide starting on Christmas Eve as it contends with a surge in coronavirus infections.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
Congress rushes to vote on $900 billion COVID relief bill
House passes $900 billion COVID relief, catchall measure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Senator: Treasury Dept. email accounts compromised in hack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of email accounts at the Treasury Department were compromised in a massive breach of U.S. government agencies being blamed on Russia, with hackers breaking into systems used by the department's highest-ranking officials, a senator said Monday after being briefed on the matter.
The Latest: Washington state to quarantine travelers from UK
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee has announced new travel restrictions for people arriving from the United Kingdom and South Africa, where a new and seemingly more contagious strain of the coronavirus is circulating.
2 killed when plane crashes along Texas service road
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — Two people were killed when a small plane crashed along a highway service road in North Texas shortly after taking off Monday afternoon, authorities said.
Newsom announces new leadership for his office in new year
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Change is coming to the top of Gov. Gavin Newsom's office as California faces its deadliest period yet in the coronavirus pandemic.
The Latest: 2 top generals on US Joint Chiefs get vaccinated
WASHINGTON — Two of the U.S. military’s top officers have received the coronavirus vaccine.
At least 1 person killed when plane crashes along Texas road
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — At least one person was killed when a small plane crashed along a highway service road in North Texas shortly after taking off Monday afternoon, authorities said.
Too big to read: Giant bill a leap of faith for Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The $900 billion pandemic relief package that was rushed through Congress Monday created a familiar year-end conundrum for lawmakers: It was a bill too big to fail, and also too big to read.
More than 70 West Point cadets accused of cheating on exam
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — More than 70 cadets training at the U.S. Military Academy to be Army officers have been accused of cheating on a math exam taken online when they were studying remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Latest: Colorado lawmakers to quickly recess new session
DENVER — Colorado’s legislature will go into recess soon after convening in January as lawmakers wait for COVID-19 cases to subside.
Illinois woman finds apparent COVID test in Kohl's package
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois woman who ordered flags for her grandmother's garden got a surprise when the package arrived — someone's apparent COVID-19 test specimen.
Kansas City newspaper reckons with its racial mistreatment
NEW YORK (AP) — The first significant attention that the Kansas City Star gave to hometown hero and jazz legend Charlie “Bird” Parker came when he died in 1955 — and the newspaper spelled his name wrong.
Congress rushes to vote on $900 billion COVID relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Running out of time and excuses, Congress took up a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST
Congress rushes toward vote on $900B COVID relief bill
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Former state employee sues Florida over search warrant
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida Department of Health employee sued the state on Monday over a search warrant executed on her house after investigators said they identified a message sent from a computer at the address to health department employees.