Trump picks RFK Jr. as health secretary; Tyson, Paul set to fight

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NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Trump also announced Thursday that he has chosen Doug Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, and said he was nominating North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate is expected to be sentenced to life in prison.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Some 80 firearms, 309 pounds of ammunition and a hand grenade likely dating to World War II that a man found when he was clearing a house have been handed over to Danish police.

WASHINGTON (AP) — New rules require drugmakers to be clearer about explaining the risks and side effects of prescription drugs. The new guidelines from the the Food and Drug Administration are designed to do away with pharmaceutical industry practices that downplay or distract viewers' attention from risk information.

In other news:

• Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead.
• Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures.
• New Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens.
• Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing.
• Stock market today Wall Street weakens as its post-election boom slows some more.
• US wholesale inflation picks up slightly in sign that some price pressures remain elevated.
• Ford agrees to pay up to $165 million penalty to US government for moving too slowly on recall.
• Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison.
• Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing.
• Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violate detainee rights.
• Conviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh's banker overturned in appeal of juror's dismissal.
• Worker rescued from rubble after construction accident in Kentucky.
• Burt Bacharach, composer of classic songs, will have papers donated to Library of Congress.
• Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue and Billy Porter to perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.
• Veteran NBC host Craig Melvin tapped to replace Hoda Kotb for the first hours of 'Today' show.
• Mike Tyson concedes the role of villain to young foe in 58-year-old's fight with Jake Paul.
• NFL Week 11 kicks off with another Eagles win, the NHL's hottest team hits a speed bump while one of the league's stars hits a major milestone, the Rays find new digs for next season and a former runner-up at Wimbledon is ready to make his return to tennis.
• Los Angeles Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela died of septic shock, death certificate says.
• North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production.
• Head of UN's nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump's return raise worries.

—The Associated Press

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