ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A strong earthquake hit central Croatia on Tuesday, causing major damage to homes and other buildings in a town southeast of the capital. Authorities said a girl was killed and at least 20 people were injured in the quake.
MOSCOW (AP) — Belarus and Argentina launched mass coronavirus vaccinations with the Russiandeveloped Sputnik V shot on Tuesday, becoming the first countries outside Russia to roll out the vaccine, which has faced criticism over the speed with which it was approved.
LONDON (AP) — British officials are considering tougher coronavirus restrictions as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients surpasses the first peak of the outbreak in the spring.
PARIS (AP) — French fashion designer Pierre Cardin possessed a wildly inventive artistic sensibility tempered by a stiff dose of business sense. He had no problem acknowledging that he earned more from a pair of stockings than from a haute-couture gown with a six-figure price tag.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An officer on the scene of the fatal shooting of Andre Hill in Ohio’s capital city last week didn’t perceive any threats and didn’t see a gun, contrary to a mistaken claim by the fellow officer who killed Hill, according to records released Tuesday.
(AP) - Stocks are continuing a year-end rally on Wall Street, a day after major indexes reached their latest record highs. The S&P 500 added 0.5 percent in the early going on Tuesday. European markets were mostly higher, and overnight Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed at its highest level in more than 30 years. The global gains came after President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion economic aid package, relenting after days of criticizing the package. Investors hope the measures will help tide the economy over until vaccinations can bring surging infections under control. Treasury yields rose and crude oil prices were higher.
GONZALES (AP) — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards — Louisiana’s only four-term governor — is back home after a weekend hospitalized for tests that were not related to COVID-19.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s longtime medical director is retiring and will be replaced by the current interim assistant secretary for public health.
A mass of Christian burial for Hertha Bergeaux Fruge’, 96, of Jennings will be held at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Jennings today, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at 10 a.m., with Father Keith Pellerin officiating.
