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Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill - a Black man who was holding a cellphone - and refusing to admin...

Dec 28, 2020

Asia Today: South Korea counts daily high of 40 virus deaths

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea says 40 more coronavirus patients have died in the past 24 hours, the highest daily fatalities since the pandemic began, as the country is grappling with surgin...

Dec 28, 2020

Biden warns of Trump officials' 'roadblocks' to transition

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and "roadblocks" in communication between agency officials...

Dec 28, 2020

Mexico might allow private firms to buy, distribute vaccines

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Monday he is not opposed to private companies buying coronavirus vaccines to distribute to patients who want to pay for the shots. But he...

Dec 28, 2020

House set to vote on Trump's $2,000 checks as GOP balks

WASHINGTON - Pandemic aid secured, Congress turned Monday to confront the White House on additional year-end priorities after President Donald Trump reluctantly signed a $2 trillion-plus COVID-19 reli...

Dec 28, 2020

More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up

A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophi...

Dec 28, 2020

Judge rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's bail bid

NEW YORK - A judge on Monday rejected a $28.5 million proposed bail package for Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, saying her incarceration is necessary to ensure she faces trial on charges she recr...

Dec 28, 2020

Officials: Attacks across Afghanistan kill at least 5

KABUL - At least five people were killed in separate attacks across Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, raising further concerns about the fate of peace talks that have been suspended until at leas...

Dec 28, 2020

Lori Loughlin released after prison term in college scam

"Full House" actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college. Loughlin was r...

Dec 28, 2020

Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison, according to state-linked media, under a vague and broad...

Dec 28, 2020