• Biden to get COVID-19 vaccine next week, Pence to receive it Friday
• FDA says extra doses from vials of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine can be used
• U.S. says recent hacking campaign hit government networks
• U.S. vaccine campaign grows as COVID-19 kills 2,500-plus Americans daily
• U.S. expected to unseal charges against suspect in Lockerbie bombing -source
• California woman admits scam to obtain $500,000 in COVID-19 benefits
• Exclusive: Successor to exiting U.S. attorney general Barr won't say if he will name special counsels
• 'China does not honor its agreements,' U.S. admiral says after meeting no-show

World

• Cuba rejects U.S. report on diplomat health incidents
• EU chief says UK trade pact closer but success not certain
• U.S. charges Kenyan militant with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking
• China's moon probe lands back on Earth - state media
• Analysis: After the cheers come jeers for Germany's Merkel over COVID-19
• Romanian top court overturns ban on gender identity studies
• Brazil Senate clears hurdle for foreign ownership of rural land
• Exclusive: WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe COVID-19 origins - experts

• Texas, nine U.S. states accuse Google of working with Facebook to break antitrust law
• Exclusive: Boeing hires pilots for airlines to help relaunch 737 MAX - sources
• Asia stocks firm as U.S. economic support pushes Nasdaq to record
• Exclusive-Canada regulator to approve Boeing 737 MAX design change as soon as Thursday -sources
• Exclusive-U.S. trade czar Lighthizer's advice for Biden on China: "Hold their feet to the fire"
• Investors waiting for Fed long-end buying have to wait some more
• Exclusive-U.S., EU deal on aircraft subsidies should include China clause -USTR
• Facebook accuses Apple of anticompetitive behavior over privacy changes

• British royals select happy family snapshots for their Christmas cards
• Catwalk on a sand dune's crest - Saint Laurent takes distancing in its stride
• Roku to carry AT&T’s HBO Max streaming service
• Paris Opera singers go digital after COVID keeps theatres closed
• Legendary and terrifying: 'Ma Rainey' cast recall Chadwick Boseman's final role
• Sexism still rife in Hollywood despite #MeToo uproar, survey finds
• Harry and Meghan to produce and host podcasts for Spotify
• Fox News International streaming service expands to 30 countries

• Chiefs shine, athlete-activists take center stage in year of change
• Golf-Johnson masters annus horribilis to return to the top
• Ex-MLB star Vizquel accused of domestic violence
• Harden speaks, sheds little light on future with Rockets
• Boxing: Tszyu targets world title shot after Morgan demolition
• 49ers designate TE Kittle (foot) to return from IR
• Hornets F Hayward day-to-day with hand injury
• Flyers' Lindblom cancer-free one year after diagnosis