The Latest: Biden says US faces ‘dark winter,’ masks needed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):
12:05 p.m.
President-elect Joe Biden is warning the United States is “still facing a very dark winter” as he unveils plans for addressing COVID-19 pandemic.
Even as hopes of a vaccine lifted stocks, Biden said Monday another 200,000 lives could be lost before it is widely available. Biden implores Americans to “wear a mask.”
Biden says he would be guided by science in laying out the framewo