In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, photo the word pandemic is displayed in a dictionary in Washington. Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year.
In this file photo dated Friday, May 7, 1999, Dave Prowse, the original Darth Vader from the "Star Wars Trilogy," poses during the New York Comic and Fantasy Creators Convention.
1956 — Floyd Patterson knocks out Archie Moore in the fifth round to win the world heavyweight title in Chicago.
Archie Moore, left, crashes to the canvas after taking a left hook by Floyd Patterson in the fifth round of their World Heavyweight Championship bout at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Ill., on November 30, 1956. Only seconds later Moore is counted out after being floored again, and Patterson is named new World Heavyweight Champion. (AP Photo)
1979 — Sugar Ray Leonard wins the WBC welterweight title with 15th-round knockout of Wilfred Benitez in Las Vegas.
Challenger Sugar Ray Leonard takes swing at bowed head of world welterweight boxing champion Wilfred Benitez during third round of their championship bout, November 30, 1979 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo)
1987 — Bo Jackson, also an outfielder for the Kansas City Royals, rushes for 221 yards to lead the Los Angeles Raiders to a 37-14 rout of the Seattle Seahawks. Jackson, playing in his fifth NFL game, scores on runs of 91 and 2 yards and has a 14-yard touchdown reception.
Running back Bo Jackson (34) of the Los Angeles Raiders follows Dokie Williams (85) for a four yard gain against the Seattle Seahawks in the first quarter of the Monday night game in Seattle, Wash., Nov. 30, 1987. Jackson had 122 yards in the first half of the game . (AP Photo/Barry Sweet)
2003 — Mark Philippoussis gives Australia its 28th Davis Cup title, fighting off a shoulder injury that nearly forces him to retire after the fourth set to beat Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 2-6, 6-0.
Australia's Mark Philippoussis celebrates his victory over Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero in the Davis Cup final third singles match in Melbourne, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003. Philippoussis beat Ferrero, 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 2-6, 6-0, to bring Australia the Davis Cup victory. (AP Photo/Tony Feder)
2008 — Keith Tkachuk reaches 1,000 career points with the tying goal late in the second period in St. Louis’ 4-2 victory over Atlanta.
St. Louis Blues center Keith Tkachuk, bottom right, slides after scoring his 1000th career point while the rest of his team celebrates in action against the Atlanta Thrashers during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Stanley Leary)
2008 — Oakland has only one catch by a wide receiver in its 20-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, and that officially was for 0 yards by Ronald Curry on a hook-and-lateral play.
Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell reacts after he was unable to complete a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. The Chiefs defeated the Raiders 20-13. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
2012 — NBA Commissioner David Stern fines the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 for “a disservice to the league and our fans” when they don’t bring Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili or Danny Green to Miami for the final game of a six-game trip.
This Jan. 22, 2011 file photo shows San Antonio Spurs, from left, guard Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, Richard Jefferson, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, of France, watching action from the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
2012 — Georgetown and Tennessee hold each other scoreless over the final four minutes, and the Hoyas beat the Volunteers 37-36 in a display of abysmal shooting in the SEC/Big East Challenge. The teams combine to make just 7 of 20 shots — from the free throw line. The field-goal shooting is just as horrid, with the Vols hitting 33 percent and the Hoyas 36 percent.
Georgetown forward Mikael Hopkins (3) battles for the ball against Tennessee forward Kenny Hall (20) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in Washington. Georgetown won 37-36. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
2013 — Chris Davis races 100-plus yards with a missed field-goal attempt for a touchdown on the final play to lift No. 4 Auburn to a 34-28 victory over No. 1 Alabama. Davis catches the ball about 9 yards deep in the end zone after freshman Adam Griffith’s 57-yard attempt falls short. He sprints down the left sideline and cuts back with nothing but teammates around him in a second straight hard-to-fathom finish for the Tigers.
In this Nov. 30, 2013, file photo, Auburn cornerback Chris Davis (11) returns a field goal attempt 109-yards to score the winning touchdown over Alabama during the second half of the Iron Bowl NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
In 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Bill, which required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.
Ten years ago: Pentagon leaders called for scrapping the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on openly gay military service after releasing a survey about the prospect of openly gay troops. (The policy was rescinded in 2011.)
Five years ago: Jury selection began in Baltimore in the trial of Officer William Porter, the first of six policemen to face charges in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man who died of a severe spinal injury while in police custody. (All charges against Porter were dropped after a mistrial; three other officers were acquitted; all remaining charges were later dropped.)
In 2018, former President George H.W. Bush, a World War II hero who rose through the political ranks to the nation’s highest office, died at his Houston home at the age of 94; his wife of more than 70 years, Barbara Bush, had died in April.
In 2018, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, President Donald Trump and the leaders of Canada and Mexico signed a revised North American trade pact.
One year ago: Amid mounting pressure from mass anti-government protests, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi submitted his resignation to parliament.
Mourners attend the funeral prayer of Khadim Hussein Rizvi, an Islamist scholar and leader of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Tens of thousands of mourners on Saturday thronged the funeral of the radical cleric whose Islamist party has defended Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law that calls for the death penalty for insulting Islam. (AP Photo/Waleed Ahmed)
Hindu devotees perform rituals on Chhat Puja festival on the banks of river Yamuna in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Health officials have warned about the potential for the coronavirus to spread during the upcoming religious festival season, which is marked by huge gatherings in temples and shopping districts. India’s total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began has crossed 9 million. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Bayern's Kingsley Coman, second right, scores his side's opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and SV Werder Bremen in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Tigray refugees who fled the conflict in the Ethiopia's Tigray ride a boat on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The U.N. refugee agency says Ethiopia's growing conflict has resulted in thousands fleeing from the Tigray region into Sudan as fighting spilled beyond Ethiopia's borders and threatened to inflame the Horn of Africa region. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Coastal Carolina's Grayson McCall (10) runs on a quarterback keeper while defended by Appalachian State's Jordan Earle, bottom, and Trey Cobb (7) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Conway, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
A group of protesters attack a police vehicle during an anti-government student march, in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Protesters want a dialogue with President Iván Duque on a range of issues, including the high number of social leaders being killed. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Arkansas receiver Treylon Burks (16) shakes off LSU defender Cordale Flott (25) as he runs for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
An officer in riot gear stands between supporters of President Donald Trump and counter protesters as the groups yell at each other outside of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
Indiana receiver Ty Fryfogle, right, catches a pass for a touchdown over Ohio State defensive back Shaun Wade during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State beat Indiana 42-35. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Oregon's Devon Williams pulls down in a Tyler Shough pass for a touchdown against UCLA during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch)
Hurricane victims take refuge in a shelter in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Shelters for people whose homes were flooded or damaged by hurricanes Eta and Iota in Honduras are now so crowded that thousands of victims have taken refuge under highway overpasses or bridges. The Red Cross estimates that about 4.2 million people were affected by the back-to-back hurricanes in November in Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)
Riot police form a cordon as flames shoot out from the Congress building after protesters set a part of the building on fire, in Guatemala City, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Hundreds of protesters were protesting in various parts of the country Saturday against Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei and members of Congress for the approval of the 2021 budget that reduced funds for education, health and the fight for human rights. (AP Photo/Oliver De Ros)
Iowa State running back Breece Hall (28) scores on a 33-yard touchdown run ahead of Kansas State linebacker Daniel Green (22) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Gaelle Hermet of France catches the ball during the Women's Autumn Nations Cup rugby union international match between England and France at Twickenham stadium in London, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
A BYU fans sits among the cardboard fan cutouts during an NCAA college football game against North Alabama, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Jeff Swinger, Pool)
Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands, left, and Nikola Mektic of Croatia, right, hold up the trophy after winning against Jurgen Melzer of Austria and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France during their doubles final tennis match at the ATP World Finals tennis tournament at the O2 arena in London, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Cleveland Browns tight end Austin Hooper (81) is tackled during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Tigray refugees who fled a conflict in the Ethiopia's Tigray region, run at Village 8, the transit centre near the Lugdi border crossing, eastern Sudan, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. Ethiopia's military is warning civilians in the besieged Tigray regional capital that there will be "no mercy" if they don't "save themselves" before a final offensive to flush out defiant regional leaders, a threat that Human Rights Watch on Sunday said could violate international law. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool (11) tries but can't make a reception in front of Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Chris Claybrooks during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey)
New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) fumbles after being stripped of the ball by Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell (24), who recovered the fumble, in the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Los Angeles Chargers running back Kalen Ballage leaps for yardage against the New York Jets during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) catches a 4-yard touchdown pass ahead of Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney, left, during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) is tackled by Denver Broncos outside linebacker Bradley Chubb (55) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) makes a catch during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow arrives at a court in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam appear at court for their trial, as the trio faces charges related to the besieging of a police station during anti-government protests last year. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A Southwest Airlines passenger jet crosses the sky above Kansas City, Kan., as the moon looms in the distance, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. 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/Charlie Riedel)
Portland Timbers defender Jorge Villafana, left, celebrates after scoring a goal past FC Dallas midfielder Thiago Santos, right, during the second half of an MLS soccer match in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)
Election officials count the ballots in at a polling station in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, for the presidential and legislative elections late Sunday Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Sophie Garcia)
Airport workers wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus wait for COVID-19 testing at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three cities across the country last week. (AP Photo)
A Sri Lankan health official carries a test kit to inspect residents at a housing complex as they prepare to collect swab samples to test for COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
An elderly Kashmir villager walks on a snow covered road during the season's first snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Kashmiri fisherman casts his net on a cold and rainy day on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Workers gather near a building at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang in southern China's Hainan province, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Chinese technicians were making final preparations Monday for a mission to bring back material from the moon's surface for the first time in nearly half a century — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A clown entertains children waiting to receive flu vaccine in a tent set up at the military hospital in Milan, Italy, Friday, Nov. 20. Health authorities are advising people to vaccine against flu, in a tentative to avoid possible confusion with some symptoms of COVID-19, that could mislead diagnosis. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A man stands on a tarmac as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's plane is reflected in windows at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Pompeo is visiting the United Arab Emirates as part of a seven-nation trip to Europe and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
Indian women perform rituals standing inside an artificial pond on Chhat Puja festival in Mumbai, India, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Health officials have warned about the potential for the coronavirus to spread during the upcoming religious festival season, which is marked by huge gatherings in temples and shopping districts. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Election workers, right, verify ballots as recount observers, left, watch during a Milwaukee hand recount of presidential votes at the Wisconsin Center, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Milwaukee. The recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin’s two most heavily Democratic counties began Friday with President Donald Trump’s campaign seeking to discard tens of thousands of absentee ballots that it alleged should not have been counted. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Russia's Alena Kostornaia performs in the ladies short program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Sam Hinthron carries his cat, Giro, in a backpack while looking to board a commuter train to Boston, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Providence, R.I. 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/David Goldman)
Employees douse a fire set by protesters inside a Carrefour supermarket during a protest against the murder of Black man Joao Alberto Silveira Freitas at a different Carrefour supermarket the night before, on Brazil's National Black Consciousness Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Freitas died after being beaten by supermarket security guards in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, sparking outrage as videos of the incident circulated on social media. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
FBI officials and police stand outside the Mayfair Mall after a shooting, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Wauwatosa, Wis. Multiple people were shot Friday afternoon at the mall. Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride says in a statement that a suspect remains at large after the shooting at Mayfair Mall. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Far-right activists burn flares during a rally marking the anniversary of the death of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Spanish fascist party, the Falange, in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Members of the survey team from Halo Trust mine-clearing organisation examines unexploded items at an damaged ammunition store near Aeygestan, oin the outskirts of Stepanakert, the capital of the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. The ammunition store was hit by Azerbaijanian forces on Oct. 5 and will be soon cleared of unexploded rockets, cannon rounds and grenades. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Migrants, most of them from Morocco, are watched by Spanish Police after arriving at the coast of the Canary Islands, Spain on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, after crossing the Atlantic Ocean sailing on a wooden boat. (AP Photo/Javier Bauluz)
A man wearing face mask and gloves to protect against coronavirus carries purchases among as the GUM State Department store is decorated for Christmas and New Year celebrations in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Daily new coronavirus infections in Russia hit a new high on Monday, with authorities reporting a record 25,173 new cases. The latest figure brings the country's total to over 2.1 million. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Tourists toast on a bar terrace just reopened to customers in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Restaurants and bars in Barcelona and the surrounding Catalonia region of northeastern Spain are reopening for business on Monday after being ordered shut for 40 days to stem an increase in coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Terhas Tsfa, 25, who gave birth on a street as she fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, holds her baby at Um Rakuba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Ethiopia's government is again warning residents of the besieged capital of the embattled Tigray region as the clock ticks on a 72-hour ultimatum before a military assault, saying "anything can happen." (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Pedro Neto, second right, kicks the ball past Southampton's goalkeeper Alex McCarthy to score his team's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (Michael Steele, Pool via AP)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (14) reaches for the goal line after leaping over Los Angeles Rams defensive back Darious Williams (31) for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
Workers in protective suits carry a coffin containing the body of someone who presumably died of the coronavirus for burial in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.(AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Cheerleaders wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus perform during Game 6 of the Korean Series, the Korea Baseball Organization's championship round, between Doosan Bears and NC Dinos at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Authorities in the South Korean capital on Monday announced a tightening of social distancing regulations, including shutting nightclubs, limiting service hours at restaurants and reducing public transportation. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Plush pandas and Corona beer bottles decorate the tables of a closed restaurant in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Restaurants all over Germany were closed as a partial lockdown began in November to avoid the further outspread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
The pre-kindergarten group from the Boys and Girls Club visit through the window with members of the supportive daycare program at the Froio Senior Center in Pittsfield, Mass., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)
Rennes' Hamari Traore, left, uses his leg to stop Chelsea's Tammy Abraham during the Champions League, group E soccer match between Rennes and Chelsea at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes, France, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/David Vincent)
President Donald Trump pardons Corn, the national Thanksgiving turkey, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Washington, as first lady Melania Trump and National Turkey Federation Chairman Ron Kardel of Walcott, Iowa, look on. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Lazio's Ciro Immobile, center, scores his side's opening goal during a Champions League group F soccer match between Lazio and Zenit Saint Petersburg, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Jhojan Julio of Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Brazil's Santos at the Casa Blanca stadium in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, Pool)
Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland shoots to score his second goal during the Champions League group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Club Brugge in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A worker sprays sanitizer on a student's shoes at a school in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Pakistan will again close all educational institutions as of Thursday Nov. 26 because of a steady and increasingly drastic increase in coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference after delivering her policy address in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Lam lauded the city's new national security law on Wednesday as "remarkably effective in restoring stability," despite criticism that it is severely narrowing the space for free speech and political opposition in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Patrons sits outdoors for dinner separated by plastic dividers with national flags at Mel's drive-in restaurant on Sunset Boulevard on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, West Hollywood, Calif. Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday rejected a motion to allow restaurants to continue to serve meals outdoors at half their seating capacity. But in Los Angeles County, restaurants and bars are prohibited from providing outdoor dining beginning Wednesday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
An ethnic Armenian soldier walks with Nagorno-Karabakh's flag towards a checkpoint near village of Charektar in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh at a new border with Kalbajar district turned over to Azerbaijan, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. The Azerbaijani army has entered the Kalbajar region, one more territory ceded by Armenian forces in a truce that ended deadly fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The cease-fire, brokered by Russia two weeks ago, stipulated that Armenia hand over control to Azerbaijan of some areas its holds outside Nagorno-Karabakh's borders. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
People wade through a flooded street in Chennai, India, Wednesday, Nov.25, 2020. India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu is bracing for Cyclone Nivar that is expected to make landfall on Wednesday. The state authorities have issued an alert and asked people living in low-lying and flood-prone areas to move to safer places. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Migrants sit in Arguineguin port after their rescue in Gran Canaria island, Spain on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Spanish rescue services said Wednesday at least seven people died after a migrant boat carrying more than 30 people hit rocks close to a small port on the Canary Island of Lanzarote. Many of the rescued were taken to the Arguineguín dock on the southwestern coast of Gran Canaria island, where several thousand people of different origin are being kept, some in tents. (AP Photo/Javier Fergo)
Inflatable yellow ducks, which have become a good-humored symbol of resistance during anti-government rallies, are held by a protester during a rally Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand on Wednesday again took to the streets of the capital, even as the government escalated its legal battle against them, reviving the use of a harsh law against defaming the monarchy. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
South Carolina forward Elysa Wesolek, left, reaches for a loose ball against Charleston forward Lexi Maddox during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
Supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside the Wyndham Hotel, where Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for the president, is speaking at a hearing of the Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Policy Committee, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Inter Milan's Stefan de Vrij, left, and Real Madrid's Nacho vie for the ball during their Group B, Champions League soccer match between Inter Milan and Real Madrid at the San Siro Stadium, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Lamar guard Anderson Kopp, center, passes the ball as Houston forward Reggie Chaney, left, and guard Cameron Tyson defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Michigan forward Isaiah Livers kneels during the national anthem before an NCAA college basketball game against Bowling Green, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Atletico Madrid's Renan Lodi, left, blocks Lokomotiv's Vladislav Ignatyev, on the ground during the Champions League group A soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Lokomotiv Moscow at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. The match ended 0-0 draw. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Soccer fans carry a banner of Diego Maradona in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title died from a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/Victor Caivano)
People gather outside the San Paolo Stadium to pay their homage to soccer legend Diego Maradona, in Naples, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Diego Maradona has died. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title died from a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
Fireworks are burst up into the air after the feminist group known as Las Tesis, performed "Un Violador en tu Camino" or A rapist in your path, in a demonstration against gender-based violence during a march marking the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Demonstrators destroy a store window during a march to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
Soccer fans of rival soccer teams Boca Juniors, right, and River Plate, left, embrace as they wait to enter the presidential palace to see Diego Maradona lying in state in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. The Argentine soccer great who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title died Wednesday at the age of 60. (AP Photo/Debora Rey)
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves as he leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Johnson leaves self-quarantine today after having close contact with a lawmaker who contracted the coronavirus in mid November. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after participating in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A man waves a flag commemorating soccer legend Diego Maradona outside the San Paolo stadium, in Naples, southern Italy, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Maradona died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 in Buenos Aires. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A demonstrator has her mask around her cuffs as restaurants, bars and night clubs owners demonstrate in Marseille, southern France, Thursday Nov.26, 2020. The government laid out details Thursday of a gradual easing of France's monthlong virus lockdown, including hundreds of millions of euros in new aid for struggling workers and students and businesses forced to close. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Restaurants, bars and night clubs owners demonstrate in Marseille, southern France, Thursday Nov.26, 2020. The government laid out details Thursday of a gradual easing of France's monthlong virus lockdown, including hundreds of millions of euros in new aid for struggling workers and students and businesses forced to close. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The Boss Baby balloon is deflated as it ends its appearance during the modified Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. The annual parade goes on but only after great changes as compared to previous years due to the current deadly pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Participants dancing in the modified Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are seen from a barricade about two blocks away in New York, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Due to the pandemic, crowds of onlookers were not allowed to attend the annual parade. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
President Donald Trump gets out of a golf cart as he plays golf at Trump National Golf Club, on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Roma, foreground, and CFR Cluj players observe a minute of silence for Diego Maradona before their Europa League, Group A, soccer match at the Constantin Radulescu Stadium in Cluj, Romania, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Raed Krishan)
Houston Texans tight end Jordan Akins (88), defended by Detroit Lions outside linebacker Jamie Collins (58), is unable to make the catch during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
The hearse carrying the casket of Diego Maradona leaves the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title died from a heart attack at his home Wednesday at the age of 60. (AP Photo/Mario De Fina)
Slavia's Abdallah Sima, right, heads the ball to score his team's third goal during the Europa League group C soccer match between Nice and Slavia Praha at Allianz Riviera in Nice, France, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton (14) grabs his helmet after throwing an incomplete pass into the end zone in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)
A farmer pleads with policemen as they beat him, at the border between Delhi and Haryana state, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Thousands of agitating farmers in India faced tear gas and baton charge from police on Friday after they resumed their march to the capital against new farming laws that they fear will give more power to corporations and reduce their earnings. While trying to march towards New Delhi, the farmers, using their tractors, cleared concrete blockades, walls of shipping containers and horizontally parked trucks after police had set them up as barricades and dug trenches on highways to block roads leading to the capital. (AP Photo)
Today is Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Let’s get caught up.
These non-virus headlines are in the news this morning: President-elect Joe Biden fractured his foot while playing with his dog over the weekend, will wear a boot; Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is no surprise; and the actor who played Darth Vader dies.
Read on for these stories, other top headlines, celebrity birthdays and more.
Top stories
Biden breaks foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot
President-elect Joe Biden will likely wear a walking boot for the next several weeks as he recovers from breaking his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, his doctor said.
Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an orthopedist in Newark, Delaware, on Sunday afternoon, his office said.
“Initial x-rays did not show any obvious fracture,” but medical staff ordered a more detailed CT scan, his doctor, Kevin O’Connor, said in a statement. The subsequent scan found tiny fractures of two small bones in the middle of his right foot, O’Connor said. Read more:
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Merriam-Webster’s top word of 2020 not a shocker: pandemic
If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be?
Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year.
“That probably isn’t a big shock,” Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for Merriam-Webster, told The Associated Press. Read more:
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Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85.
Prowse died Saturday after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday.
Director George Lucas saw Prowse in a small part in “A Clockwork Orange” and asked the 6-foot-6-inch actor to audition for the villainous Vader or the Wookie Chewbacca in “Star Wars.” Read more:
In other news today …
After months of shadowboxing amid a tense and toxic campaign, Capitol Hill’s main players are returning for one final, perhaps futile, attempt at deal-making on a challenging menu of year-end business.
President Donald Trump said Sunday he was “ashamed” for endorsing the Republican governor of Georgia after he lost in the state to Democrat Joe Biden.
A top Iranian security official on Monday accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s.
A mysterious silver monolith that was placed in the Utah desert has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists performing a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep, federal officials and witnesses said.
An unknown gunman fired into a crowd gathered at a Saturday afternoon burial service of a teenager who was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy earlier this month, officials said.
A brightly burning meteor was seen plunging from the sky in wide areas of Japan, capturing attention on television and social media.
Universal Pictures’ animated sequel “The Croods: A New Age” had one of the best opening weekends of the pandemic, grossing $14.2 million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Alabama is the unanimous No. 1 again in The Associated Press college football poll as the top eight teams in the rankings held steady for the fourth week in a row.
With his country and the world of soccer in mourning for Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi found his own way to mark the passing of the only Argentine player to rival his own greatness on the field.
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