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December 20, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Judge ends suit saying Georgia city writes too many tickets

DORAVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that an Atlanta suburb improperly relied on fines and fees to finance its budget.

December 20, 2020 9:03 a.m.

About 100 anti-govt protesters detained in Belarus capital

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Around 100 people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Sunday during anti-government protests that were prompted by the reelection of the country’s authoritarian leader and continued for over four months.

December 20, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Arizona migrant border deaths on track for record amid heat

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Heat exposure killed 19-year-old Cesar de la Cruz on an Arizona trail in July during his trek up from southern Mexico. The body of Juan Lopez Valencia, another young Mexican man, was discovered Aug. 3 along a dry wash on Native American land.

December 20, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Mostly virus-free Kauai hit by pandemic after travel resumes

HONOLULU (AP) — On Hawaii's rural island of Kauai, where sprawling white sand beaches and dramatic seaside mountains attract visitors from around the world, local residents spent the first seven months of the pandemic sheltered from the viral storm.

December 20, 2020 9:03 a.m.

The Latest: Biden nominee comments on 2021 vaccine rollout

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. surgeon general says it’s more realistic to think it may be mid-summer or early fall before coronavirus vaccines are available to the general population in the United States, rather than late spring.

December 20, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Agreement likely Sunday on nearly $1 trillion virus aid bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Washington negotiators, propelled by a late-night agreement on the last major obstacle to a COVID-19 economic relief package, said a Sunday agreement is all but inevitable to deliver long-overdue pandemic aid of almost $1 trillion.

December 20, 2020 7:27 a.m.

La. education board makes history, elects all female leaders

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's top school board is making history, electing an all-female group of leaders for the first time in its 46-year existence.

December 20, 2020 7:09 a.m.

Sudan’s PM meets Ethiopian leader after cross-border attack

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s prime minister met his Ethiopian counterpart Sunday, as Sudanese forces continued their advances to reclaim territories controlled by Ethiopian militias along the two countries' shared border.

December 20, 2020 7:03 a.m.

The Latest: Eurostar canceling trains over UK virus spread

LONDON — Eurostar trains between London, Brussels and Amsterdam are being canceled from Monday, after the Belgian government announced that borders with the U.K will close at midnight Sunday.

December 20, 2020 6:30 a.m.

Mississippi churches face difficult decisions at Christmas

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — It always feels special for Pastor Jay Richardson when his congregation at Highland Colony Baptist Church gathers during the holidays — but this year, that's even more true because of time they've spent apart.

December 20, 2020 6:27 a.m.

The Latest: Italy joins other EU nations to ban UK flights

ROME — Italy’s foreign minister announced Sunday that Italy is suspending flights from Britain “to protect Italians” from the new coronavirus variant.

December 20, 2020 6:27 a.m.

In Georgia, Warnock brings faith and activism to the arena

ATLANTA (AP) — In 2008, when Barack Obama was under fire for a sermon his former pastor delivered years earlier, the aspiring president distanced himself from the preacher’s fiery words that channeled Black Americans’ anger over racism.

December 20, 2020 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: Thousands line up for COVID-19 tests in Thailand

BANGKOK -- Thousands of people lined up for coronavirus tests in a province near Bangkok on Sunday, as Thai authorities scrambled to contain an outbreak that has infected nearly 700 people.

December 20, 2020 6:03 a.m.

Several EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant

BERLIN (AP) — Several European Union nations moved to banned flights from the U.K. on Sunday and others were considering similar action, in a bid to block a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England from establishing a strong foothold on the continent.

December 20, 2020 6:03 a.m.

Gov. Newsom challenged to address Senate's lack of diversity

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Should California get its first Latino U.S. senator or should the 100-member chamber maintain one Black woman’s voice?

December 20, 2020 5:06 a.m.

As end approaches, Trump gets doses of flattery, finality

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is ending how it began, with over-the-top declarations of praise for the chief executive.

December 20, 2020 4:27 a.m.

Asia Today: Outbreak grows in Sydney’s beach suburbs

SYDNEY (AP) — The outbreak in Sydney’s northern beach suburbs has grown to 70 cases with an additional 30 in the last 24 hours, and authorities say they may never be able to trace the source.

December 20, 2020 4:06 a.m.

The Latest: Germany ponders limiting UK flights due to virus

BERLIN — Germany is considering limiting flights from Britain to make sure that a new, allegedly highly contagious strain of coronavirus that is sweeping across southern England does not spill over to Germany, the dpa news agency reported Sunday.

December 20, 2020 3:33 a.m.

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

Deal on Fed removes obstacle to agreement on COVID relief

December 20, 2020 3:33 a.m.

Germany brings home 3 women, 12 kids from camps in Syria

BERLIN (AP) — Germany has organized the return of three women and 12 children from camps in northeastern Syria for humanitarian reasons, its foreign minister reported Sunday.