Nestle to invest $550M to expand Georgia pet food factory

HARTWELL, Ga, (AP) — Pet food manufacturer Nestle Purina will invest $550 million to expand a recently completed factory in northeast Georgia, with plans to expand its workforce to a total of 370.

Time magazine names BTS its Entertainer of the Year

NEW YORK (AP) — BTS has had more than just a “Dynamite” year — they've become such a global phenomenon that Time magazine named the South Korean group its 2020 Entertainer of the Year.

The Latest: Slumping Bears cancel practice, close facility

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

AP source: Emanuel's Cabinet prospects increasingly unlikely

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rahm Emanuel’s chances of landing a top Cabinet post in Joe Biden's administration appear increasingly unlikely after

AP Lifestyles Digest

Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Nov. Dec 7.

Turner Classic Movies celebrating Hollywood star Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt, the glamourous star of 1930s and '40s Hollywood films, doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about her own legacy. But the 103-year-old does know one thing: She hopes to be remembered as a character actor and not for the McCarthy-era blacklist, which nearly destroyed her career.

Biden taps Rice as domestic policy adviser, McDonough for VA

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, giving her broad sway over his administration’s approach to immigration, health care and racial inequality and elevating the prominence of the position in the West Wing.

Biden picks former Obama chief of staff McDonough for VA

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Denis McDonough, who was President Barack Obama’s White House chief of staff, as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a sprawling agency that has presented organizational challenges for both parties over the years.

US jobless claims jump to 853,000 amid resurgence of virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September, evidence that companies are cutting more jobs as new virus cases spiral higher.

Europe gets new blast of stimulus to counter virus surge

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) —

European Central Bank gives economy another dose of stimulus

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) —

AP Interview: Digital minister says Taiwan to guard privacy

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan plans to create an independent agency to enforce digital privacy, a Cabinet minister says, tackling an increasingly urgent issue as countries step up surveillance during the pandemic.

Waller provides Raiders cheat code against blitz

When the New York Jets kept sending blitzes at Derek Carr, the Las Vegas quarterback kept looking Darren Waller's way.

Young family wishes for good luck

Even a long streak of bad luck can change. That’s how “Zoe” sees it.

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Judgments and sentencings

New website program designed to help small businesses survive

Small businesses need all the help they can get. Well, here's a bunch.

LPOSD school board reduces quarantine requirements, discusses COVID-19 vaccinations

Staff may have access to vaccine in early 2021

As cases continue to climb, Superintendent Tom Albertson urges those who may have been exposed to COVID-19 to stay home

Boundary County Court Records — Dec. 10, 2020

Records and dispositions from the Boundary County courts.

Chicago rapper G Herbo pleads not guilty to fraud scheme

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Chicago rapper G Herbo pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to participating in a scheme to use stolen credit card information to pay for things like luxury vacation rentals and designer puppies.

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.