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Clarissa McMahan self-administers a rapid COVID-19 test at Weber State University Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Ogden, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Heading home for the holiday? Get a virus test, colleges say

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

Travelers make their way through the 30th Street Station ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Philadelphia. With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health agency pleaded with Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Some governors ignore CDC advice on Thanksgiving gatherings

By TAMMY WEBBER - Associated Press

In this photo taken by a drone, homes destroyed by the Mountain View Fire are seen in the Walker community in Mono County, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

More than 100 displaced after fire ravages California town

By JOHN ANTCZAK - Associated Press

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks during a news conference in Oklahoma City, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Stitt is imposing new restrictions on bars and restaurants and requiring masks in state buildings as officials attempt to control the surging number of coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma governor’s holiday plans flout CDC, virus surge

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press

Washington reports nearly 2,000 COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

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In this Nov. 18, 2020, photo, a lone pedestrian walks past a public service sign reminding Chicago residents of the return to a stricter COVID-19 protocol along the city's usually busy Magnificent Mile in Chicago. With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency advised Americans on Thursday, Nov. 19, not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

COVID-19 pandemic is political pandemic of 2020

By Tim Constantine

Some businesses to close after Thanksgiving in 2 week pause

By MARK PRATT - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Malaysia's Department of Information, monitors show Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering speech via virtual meeting during the APEC CEO Dialogues 2020, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. (Nazri Rapaai/Malaysia Department of Information via AP)

The Latest: Hawaii imposes new COVID-19 travel restrictions

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Marco Messorri speaks to his second grade students during a lesson, at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary school in Athens, Ga., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Athens-Clarke County Schools are doing distance learning this fall. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Georgia schools suspend in-person teaching as virus spreads

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Ohio Senate advances execution ban of severely mentally ill

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

The case for shopping on Black Friday in 2020

By COURTNEY JESPERSEN of NerdWallet - Associated Press

FILE - Chef and TV personality Andrew Zimmern attends The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project fundraiser in New York on Nov. 12, 2019. Zimmern has tips on how to navigate a feast during a global pandemic. Zimmern has teamed up with AARP for a free live streaming cooking demonstration and question-and-answer session Thursday called “AARP Presents: A Caregivers Thanksgiving.” The one-hour event will be available AARP's site and Facebook Live. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Chef Andrew Zimmern shares tips for a downsized Thanksgiving

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

This image released by Apple shows key art for the animated classic &quot;A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving&quot; holiday special. Apple and PBS have teamed up for ad free broadcasts of the special and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” (Apple via AP)

Charlie Brown specials to air on TV, after all, in PBS deal

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Two students right, wave goodbye to teachers and counselors after attending an in-person blended learning session at West Brooklyn Community High School, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, after the school's principal announced that the school would be closed until further notice due to rising cases of coronavirus in the city. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday he's shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus. This is the third time the high school has had to close, with the most recent closure due to an outbreak in the immediate neighborhood, although the school has had no reported cases. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

New York City schools to close again as virus rate rises

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Lindsey Catarino poses in front of her decorated Christmas tree in her condo in West Hartford, Conn. Catarino is the talk of her neighborhood. She put up her Christmas tree, lights and all, in mid-September. By Oct. 1, her mantel was decorated. She is one of a growing number of people who have gone full-on Christmas weeks earlier than they normally would. (Kate Tortland Fine Art via AP)

Forget sad Thanksgiving: early Christmas fever takes over

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee puts on his mask during a break in the state budget hearings Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. According to a Vanderbilt University School of Medicine study released Tuesday, Tennessee counties that have not required wearing masks in public are on average seeing COVID-19 death rates double or more compared with those that instituted mandates. Lee has opposed a statewide mask mandate, stressing personal responsibility. He has instead allowed counties to decide whether to require masks. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Ahead of holidays, Tennessee spurns mask mandate requests

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee puts on his mask during a break in the state budget hearings Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. According to a Vanderbilt University School of Medicine study released Tuesday, Tennessee counties that have not required wearing masks in public are on average seeing COVID-19 death rates double or more compared with those that instituted mandates. Lee has opposed a statewide mask mandate, stressing personal responsibility. He has instead allowed counties to decide whether to require masks. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Shelby County reports highest daily increase in virus cases

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2020, file photo, a runner passes by a window displaying portraits of people wearing face coverings to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Lewiston, Maine. A deadly rise in COVID-19 infections is forcing state and local officials to adjust their blueprints for fighting a virus that is threatening to overwhelm health care systems. Schools are scrapping plans to reopen classrooms. More states are adopting mask mandates. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

States tightening anti-virus restrictions amid case surge

By RYAN J. FOLEY and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press