NewsNation Articles: December 29, 2020

Audio: Treasury, IRS delivering $600 payments despite block to bigger checks Audio: Dr. James Baker on the first reported US case of COVID-19 variant Audio: Stay-at-home orders extended in CA as hospitals reach 0% capacity in ICU Audio: American Airlines restarts U.S. commercial Boeing 737 MAX flights Audio: How the pandemic is threatening public transit systems across the country Rockford shooting victim was Vietnam vet, cancer survivor Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies Alabama hotel employee named hero after saving child drowning in pool Principal Joe Clark who inspired film ‘Lean on Me’ has died Trump asks US Supreme Court to take Wisconsin case Texas teacher with viral video of first-graders greeting each other has died from COVID-19 Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, dies of COVID-19 Video shows ranger tasing Native American man at New Mexico’s Petroglyph National Monument Nashville police records reveal previous complaint of Anthony Warner making bombs in RV Miami city leaders work to draw tech businesses from Silicon Valley, other cities New Year’s curfew for dine-in services at Austin bars, restaurants announced COVID-19 stimulus bill extends eviction protection, offers rental assistance ‘It’s certainly throughout the US,’ says doctor on first reported case of COVID-19 variant in the country Nashville businesses impacted by explosion receiving support from community Donald Trump, Michelle Obama are most admired in 2020, Gallup poll finds China sentences lawyer who reported on coronavirus outbreak to 4 years Officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death could face dismissal Wisconsin prosecutors add curfew charge against Rittenhouse Stimulus checks: How much you’re getting and when Court: Parents of child who killed himself can sue educators Police observed no threats from Andre Hill before shooting Arizona men’s basketball self-imposes 1-year postseason ban New US dietary guidelines: No candy, cake for kids under 2 ‘Downtown’ singer expresses ‘disbelief’ over use of song by Nashville bomber ‘Like a bathtub filling up’: Alabama is slammed by the virus Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case ‘Help! He’s got a gun!’ Women fend off would-be robber in Walmart parking lot 1st reported US case of coronavirus variant is Colorado Guardsman, 2nd case suspected Famed jazz musicians speak out after son was attacked, falsely accused of stealing iPhone Russia to revive sobering-up stations in 2021 500 vaccine doses discarded at clinic due to ‘human error’ NFL player becomes first in league to be paid half of his $13M salary in Bitcoin Belarus, Argentina start vaccinations with Russian-developed shot Illinois dad builds desks to help students learn at home Where are new coronavirus variants being reported around the world? Record 39 holiday songs dominate Billboard Hot 100 chart A new pup: Zoo in Kentucky celebrates birth of gray seal Texas woman loses sister to COVID-19 while planning funeral for mother who also died from virus Judge block residency challenges to 4,000 Georgia voters in Senate runoff Statue of slave kneeling before Abraham Lincoln is removed in Boston UK hospitals struggle; tougher rules eyed to fight variant virus strain 3-year-old boy and dog abandoned in Ohio cemetery 30 retailers that struggled, shrunk or closed for good in 2020 ‘Good Riddance to 2020’: A Connecticut artist’s tribute to this year Video shows woman falsely accuse Black teen of stealing phone at NYC hotel 6.3 earthquake kills 7 in Croatia, leaves others missing WATCH: Snow, hail hit Southern California in first major storm of the season Famed French designer Pierre Cardin dies at 98 Moderna vaccine may cause reaction in people with facial fillers Senate to consider overriding Trump’s defense bill veto Wednesday, McConnell says President-elect Biden addresses COVID-19 crisis, says vaccine distribution has ‘fallen behind’ McConnell introduces $2,000 aid checks bill tied to social media immunity and election fraud ☀ December 29: $2K stimulus check vote, 737 MAX commercial flights begin and Harris to get vaccine American Airlines restarts U.S. commercial Boeing 737 MAX flights 12 known as ‘The Family’ indicted for organized crime charges in Denver US begins vaccinating its troops in South Korea California lockdowns extended as some hospitals limit care 5 found dead in Arkansas home died in murder-suicide, sheriff says Marc Basnight, longest serving NC Senate leader, dies at 73 5th grader’s school project turns into mission to help dogs around the world