By The Associated Press What does emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine mean? It’s when regulators allow shots to be given to certain people while studies of safety and effectiveness are ongoing. …
Daily COVID-19 deaths in US reach highest level since May
By DAVID CRARY and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press The surging coronavirus is taking an increasingly dire toll across the U.S. just as a vaccine appears close at hand, with the country now averaging ov…
Some governors ignore CDC advice on Thanksgiving gatherings
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Coronavirus infections are ravaging South Dakota, where more than half of tests have come back positive for weeks. Yet Gov. Kristi Noem won’t require masks or ta…
Top utility regulator resigns; FBI recently searched home
By MARK GILLISPIE and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top utility regulator, Samuel Randazzo, resigned Friday morning, a day after the state’s largest electr…
3rd arrested Cincinnati official insists he is innocent
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati City Council member — the third this year to be arrested on corruption allegations — insisted Friday that he is innocent. Democrat P.G. Si…
Heading into holidays, US COVID-19 testing strained again
By MATTHEW PERRONE and MARION RENAULT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With coronavirus cases surging and families hoping to gather safely for Thanksgiving, long lines to get tested have reappeared ac…
Tyson suspends Iowa plant managers amid virus betting claim
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods suspended top officials at its largest pork plant on Thursday and launched an investigation into allegations that they bet on how m…
Minor discrepancies at heart of GOP effort to overturn vote
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Poll book problems, unbalanced precincts and false reads are at the heart of the Republican Party’s long shot efforts to toss out thousands of votes in Detroit…
Georgia hand tally of votes is complete, affirms Biden lead
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A hand tally of ballots cast in Georgia for the presidential race has been completed, and it affirms Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow lead over Republ…
No. 3 Ohio State expects test from surprising No. 9 Indiana
By The Associated Press No. 9 Indiana (4-0, 4-0 Big Ten) at No. 3 Ohio State (3-0, 3-0), Saturday at noon EST (FOX). Line: Ohio State by 20 1/2. Series record: Ohio State leads 75-12-5. WHAT’S AT STAK…