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December 21, 2020 1:12 p.m.

Lawyer: No resolution over ex-Milwaukee chief's ouster

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Talks to determine the future of Milwaukee's former police chief after a judge ruled he was improperly demoted ended Monday without a resolution.

December 21, 2020 1:12 p.m.

Experts issue warning after 3 killed in Colorado avalanches

DENVER (AP) — The deaths of three people in two Colorado avalanches since Friday have experts warning those headed to the mountainous backcountry to be careful and pay attention to forecasts.

December 21, 2020 1:12 p.m.

The Latest: Kentucky long-term care residents get vaccine

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The governor of Kentucky announced Monday that several long-term care facilities in the state have started vaccinating their residents.

December 21, 2020 1:12 p.m.

New record for weekly cases in WVa as more vaccines ship

West Virginia set another weekly record for positive coronavirus cases and deaths as it awaits an influx of vaccines from Moderna.

December 21, 2020 12:30 p.m.

Analysis: Change seems likely amid frustration with CFP

Seven years into its existence, the postseason system that replaced the Bowl Championship Series is starting to produce levels of frustration, and in some cases contempt, among fans and competitors that ultimately crushed the BCS.

December 21, 2020 12:06 p.m.

Reports of gunfire close lanes on DC-area highway

Authorities have closed the northbound lanes of a highway in the Washington, D.C., area after a report of a shooting.

December 21, 2020 12:06 p.m.

Canada's Ontario to go on province-wide shutdown Dec. 26

TORONTO (AP) — Ontario on Monday announced a province-wide shutdown because of a second wave of COVID-19 in Canada’s most populous province.

December 21, 2020 12:03 p.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 21, 2020 12:03 p.m.

The Latest: Kuwait halts commercial flights, closes borders

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait is suspending all commercial international flights and closing its land and sea borders starting Monday evening until Jan. 1 over fears about the highly infectious new coronavirus strain.

December 21, 2020 12:03 p.m.

The holidays could make or break struggling stores

NEW YORK (AP) — Clothing stores and specialty retailers are offering big discounts and heavily promoting curbside pickup in hopes of rescuing a lackluster holiday shopping season in which surging coronavirus cases have kept many shoppers at home.

December 21, 2020 11:33 a.m.

AP WAS THERE: Battle of the Bulge

In 2020, the world marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Sterling Publishing, in cooperation with The Associated Press, released an illustrated book called

December 21, 2020 11:33 a.m.

Tunisia: IS-affiliated group accused of beheading farmer

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities say a group that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group was behind the weekend beheading of a sheep farmer that has raised national concern.

December 21, 2020 11:33 a.m.

AP News Digest 2 p.m.

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December 21, 2020 11:06 a.m.

Texas police release video of cop fatally shooting Black man

LA MARQUE, Texas (AP) — Police in a Houston suburb released body camera footage Monday of an officer fatally shooting a Black man in the back, though key moments of the nighttime encounter were missing or obscured.

December 21, 2020 11:06 a.m.

Israeli police shoot alleged gunman in Jerusalem's Old City

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Monday they shot a Palestinian attacker who opened fire at a group of officers in Jerusalem's Old City.

December 21, 2020 11:03 a.m.

As vaccines arrive, Louisiana audit says labs slow to report

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana started receiving shipments of a second coronavirus vaccine Monday, as a new audit said labs are taking so long to report

December 21, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Tensions rise inside and outside of Oregon's Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State police declared an unlawful assembly at Oregon’s Capitol building Monday as far-right protesters opposed to COVID-19 restrictions attempted to force their way in during a one-day special legislative session, with some demonstrators toting guns and others attacking authorities with bear spray.

December 21, 2020 11:03 a.m.

The Latest: Scientists assess risk of new coronavirus strain

WASHINGTON — Moncef Slaoui, the chief science adviser for the U.S. government’s COVID-19 vaccine effort, said scientists are still working to confirm whether the virus strain in the United Kingdom spreads more easily.

December 21, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Biden's profoundly private Pentagon pick joins Twitter

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's pick for defense secretary made his first foray into the world of Twitter on Monday, an uncharacteristic move for a retired general who studiously avoided the public spotlight for much of his four decades in the Army.

December 21, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Holiday week in Alabama spurs pleas for pandemic precautions

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — With more than 2,520 patients hospitalized statewide for COVID-19 and cases increasing steadily, Christmas week began in Alabama on Monday with health officials issuing new pleas for residents to take precautions in hope of avoiding a post-holiday catastrophe.