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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says there will be consequences for U.S. companies that move their business operations overseas and still try to sell their product to Americans. In a series of early-morning tweets, Trump vowed a 35 percent tax on products sold inside the U.S. by any business that fired American workers and built a new factory or plant in another country.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former residents of a converted warehouse known as the "Ghost Ship" say it was a death trap with few exits, a rickety makeshift staircase, piles of driftwood and a labyrinth of electrical cords. Fire ripped through the building Friday during a late-night dance party, killing at least nine people. Authorities say at least two dozen people are missing in the rubble.
HELSINKI (AP) — Three people have been killed in a shooting in a small town in Finland. Police say a man opened fire with a rifle in a pedestrian area outside a restaurant, apparently at random, killing a town councilor and two journalists, all women. Police detained a 23-year-old local man who didn't resist arrest.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities in North Dakota say they'll move away from a bridge near the main Dakota Access pipeline protest camp by this afternoon if demonstrators agree to certain conditions. The Morton County Sheriff's Office says the conditions include staying in the camp that's south of the Backwater Bridge, coming to the bridge only if there is a prearranged meeting with law enforcement, and not removing barriers. The bridge has been a flashpoint during the protests.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Organizers of the Mummers Parade are hopeful cultural education efforts will mean a more respectful and inclusive tone throughout their traditional Philadelphia New Year's celebration. Recent years have been marred by racially and socially offensive displays. The new initiatives provide sensitivity training and online videos on "cultural appropriation" when one group uses elements of another group's culture. The Mummers also published an open letter last week condemning "expressions of hate and bigotry."
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