Police in Amsterdam turned a water cannon on hundreds of demonstrators who were taking part in a banned protest against the Dutch government and its tough coronavirus lockdown. Police on horseback also moved in to break up the demonstration. apne.ws/bExGBZG

99 years ago today, actress Betty White was born in Oak Park, Ill.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has departed from Germany on a flight from Berlin to Moscow after recovering from an August nerve agent poisoning. Authorities in Russia have threatened to arrest the Kremlin critic upon his arrival. apne.ws/cnfH3U5

As U.K. hospitals buckle under the stress of soaring new infections, the government sets down a marker: it vows to give all adults in Britain their 1st vaccine shot by September. apne.ws/Fyj6kcy

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat on Monday, two days before she and President-elect Joe Biden are sworn in. California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to appoint Alex Padilla, California's secretary of state, to replace Harris. apne.ws/JVaMBmi

Lines of police and National Guard troops, fencing and boarded-up windows have transformed statehouses nationwide ahead of Wednesday's presidential inauguration. The FBI has warned of the potential for armed protests in the wake of the U.S. Capitol riot. apne.ws/UQkweoA

Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny plans to fly home Sunday to Russia despite warnings from authorities that he will be arrested. Security has been tightened at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. apne.ws/7g78qr1

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AP EXPLAINER: Why is Italy having a political crisis in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic? There's lots of European Union pandemic funds to be spent. apne.ws/5VtC8oZ