Police: 4 die after explosion at UK waste water plant

Ho, ho – Whoa! Virus keeping most Santas at a distance

US virus deaths top 3,100 in a single day for the first time

House Democrats promise some COVID relief before holidays

Chinese moon probe begins return to Earth with lunar samples

Vaccine rollout barrels on with health disparity in backseat

Georgia GOP seeks mail ballot changes after Biden’s win

Phishing ploy targets COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort

US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates

NASA: Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge

Israeli takes step toward new national elections

China: Moon probe preparing to return rock samples to Earth

House committee chair presses Census on delays to count

Iowa Democrat to challenge 6-vote loss in appeal to US House

Survey finds race- and sex-based harassment ‘common’ at FEMA

Supreme Court wrestles with non-unanimous juries case

Pizza Hut co-founder Frank Carney dies from pneumonia at 82

Pennsylvania Republicans say Supreme Court could yet upend vote

Top Democrats swing behind bipartisan coronavirus aid bill

Trump teases 2024 run at White House Christmas party

Fed and Treasury urge Congress to approve more virus relief

Eta strikes Florida Keys; expected to become hurricane

US won’t seek death penalty in Planned Parenthood case