Dec 10 Minneapolis approves cuts to police budget, not staffing By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other programs — but will keep the mayor's targeted staffing levels for sworn officers intact, averting… Continue reading
Dec 10 China restricts U.S. official travel to Hong Kong By Associated Press China is imposing restrictions on travel to Hong Kong by some U.S. officials and others in retaliation for similar measures imposed on Chinese individuals by Washington, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 08 U.S. is taking final steps to review the first COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what’s next By Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration posted a positive review of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday and will hold a public hearing on Thursday. The Associated Press has a look at the process. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Topping the roster is health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra, a Latino politician who rose from humble beginnings to serve in Congress and as California’s attorney general. Continue reading
Dec 08 Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97 By Associated Press Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has… Continue reading
Dec 08 United Kingdom gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine doses By Danica Kirka, Associated Press A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country's COVID-19 vaccination program Tuesday, signaling the start of a global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million. Continue reading
Dec 06 Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks to resume between EU, UK By Raf Casert, Pan Pylas, Associated Press European Union and British negotiators Sunday entered what is potentially the final attempt to strike a deal over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain” on three essential points. Continue reading
Dec 06 AP FACT CHECK: Trump floods rally with audacious falsehoods By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump flooded his first postelection political rally with debunked conspiracy theories and audacious falsehoods Saturday as he claimed victory in an election he decisively lost. Continue reading
Dec 05 Trump presses Georgia governor to help subvert election By Bill Barrow, Ben Nadler, Associated Press President Donald Trump fruitlessly pressed Georgia’s governor on Saturday to call a special legislative session aimed at subverting the presidential election results in that state as Trump’s fixation with his defeat overshadowed his party’s campaign to save its majority in… Continue reading
Dec 05 Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care By Keith Ridler, Associated Press “I’ve had patients crying in the car because they think they’re going to die,” Thomas said last week, resting against a desk between patients. “There are some people that it’s just a mild cold, and there are some people in… Continue reading