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Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida
STUART, Flor. — Former Moses Lake physician Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an alterc…
Driver arrested after car plows into Manhattan protesters
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who plowed her car into protesters Friday in New York City, injuring six of them, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, police said.
Israelis maintain anti-Netanyahu protests in wintry weather
JERUSALEM (AP) — A few thousand Israelis protested on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding that he resign in the face of corruption charges and the pandemic.
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F1 star Hamilton vows to fight to improve human rights
World champion Lewis Hamilton vowed not to ignore pleas to improve human rights in Bahrain and other countries where Formula One hosts races, after reading letters from alleged torture survivors and being sent a dr…
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Trump loses Wisconsin case while arguing another one
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump lost a federal lawsuit Saturday while his attorney was arguing his case before a skeptical Wisconsin Supreme Court in another lawsuit that liberal justices said “smacks o…
States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak …
Federal judge rejects Trump campaign lawsuit seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal judge rejects Trump campaign lawsuit seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin.
Rocket motor fails to ignite on Virgin Galactic test flight
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Virgin Galactic test flight Saturday ended prematurely as the spacecraft's rocket motor failed to ignite and it then glided down safely to its landing site in southern New Mexico.
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Authorities in Tennessee, Kentucky look for escaped inmates
PARIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities searched Saturday for two Tennessee inmates who escaped prison, kidnapped a Kentucky highway department employee and stole a resident's truck, officials said.
Loss of 'snowbirds' amid pandemic another hit to US tourism
PHOENIX (AP) — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Trump helicopter buzzes supporters rallying in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Saturday for rallies to back his
Israel, Bhutan establish formal relations
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Bhutan announced Saturday the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Armenians, Azerbaijan trade blame over breach of peace deal
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian officials and Azerbaijan on Saturday accused each other of breaching a peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan's leader threatened t…