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Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of shadowboxing amid a tense campaign, Capitol Hill’s main players are returning for one final attempt at deal-making on a challenging menu of year-end business. Published Dec. 1 2020 @ 12:05am

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sounded skeptical Monday that President Donald Trump could categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives. Published Dec. 1 2020 @ 12:05am

Biden to nominate Yellen, highlight diversity on econ team WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced his senior economic team, including his plans to nominate the first woman to head the Treasury Department as well as several liberal economists and policy specialists who established their credentials during the previous two Democratic administrations. Published Dec. 1 2020 @ 12:05am

Americans face new COVID-19 restrictions after Thanksgiving Americans returning home from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures around the country Monday as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening of the nationwide surge because of holiday gatherings over the long weekend. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 3:35pm

Faith takes the forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as his voice carried over a loudspeaker and the radio to people gathered in, around and on top of cars that filled the parking lot. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Dad in killings at family home near Disney: 'I wasn't there' KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A Connecticut physical therapist charged with killing his wife and three children at their Florida home told his sister in a phone call from jail that he couldn't have stopped his family from being slain — because he wasn't around. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Iowa GOP congressional candidate holds lead after recount CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — A Republican candidate is hanging onto a single-digit lead in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District after a recount in a race that will help determine the size of Democrats' majority in the House of Representatives. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Jill Biden to step up as first lady WASHINGTON (AP) — She's fended off protesters who made a run at her husband. She's moved him farther from reporters during the coronavirus pandemic. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden win over Trump Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Colorado governor tests positive for coronavirus DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has tested positive for the coronavirus.Polis and his partner, Marlon Reis, have COVID-19 and are asymptomatic, the governor said in a statement Saturday night. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Fauci: US may see 'surge upon surge' of virus in weeks ahead The nation's top infectious disease expert said Sunday the U.S. may see "surge upon a surge" of the coronavirus in the weeks after Thanksgiving, and he does not expect current recommendations around social distancing to be relaxed before Christmas. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Federal judges uphold Kentucky governor's virus school order LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal appeals panel has upheld Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's order to stop in-person classes at religious schools during the coronavirus pandemic. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Mother of slain Florida teen shot during burial service COCOA, Fla. (AP) — An unknown gunman fired into a crowd gathered at a Saturday afternoon burial service of a teenager who was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy earlier this month, officials said. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

NYC to reopen schools, even as virus spread intensifies New York City will reopen its school system to in-person learning, and increase the number of days a week many children attend class, even as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies in the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

To court Latinos, Democrats have to expand strategy in 2022 PHOENIX (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's campaign credits its success in Arizona to the immigrant-rights and grassroots organizations that have been mobilizing Latinos for nearly two decades. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get pandemic relief to small-business owners, the unemployed, renters and others whose livelihoods have been upended by the widening coronavirus outbreak. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

Black firefighters in NC allege racism amid larger reckoning They threw her new cellphone on the roof of the station house and placed nails under the wheels of her pickup truck. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

Biden's win means some Guantanamo prisoners may be released WASHINGTON (AP) — The oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center went to his latest review board hearing with a degree of hope, something that has been scarce during his 16 years locked up without charges at the U. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

Black Friday sees record online as US shoppers stay home Black Friday online sales hit a new record this year as pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead of real ones. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights As vice president in 2012, Joe Biden endeared himself to many LGBTQ Americans by endorsing same-sex marriage even before his boss, President Barack Obama. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts military role in vaccines WASHINGTON (AP) — From the get-go, President Donald Trump has miscast or exaggerated the military's role in his administration's crash program to accelerate the development, production and eventual distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

2 shot, killed at Northern California mall on Black Friday SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police are looking for a gunman who shot and killed two teens at a Northern California mall in the midst of Black Friday, sending shoppers running for safety, authorities said. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

One pandemic, two different worlds in Georgia runoff races BUENA VISTA, Ga. (AP) — Across the grounds of a south Georgia courthouse, scores of masked and socially distanced voters bowed their heads in prayer for the 260,000-plus Americans who have died from the coronavirus. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2020 @ 12:05am