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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…
Icebreaker leaves Australia after 150 Antarctica trips
HOBART, Australia (AP) — The giant orange icebreaker Aurora Australis left Australia for the final time on Saturday after more than 150 trips to Antarctica. Next stop: a shipyard in Dubai, where it will be refurbis…
US greenlights first COVID-19 vaccine, launching a nationwide vaccination campaign needed to defeat the pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — US greenlights first COVID-19 vaccine, launching a nationwide vaccination campaign needed to defeat the pandemic.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory
Embed-Chart-Federal Executions, ADVISORY
FEDERAL EXECUTIONS — Chart. This digital embed shows U.S. executions carried out by state and federal authorities by year since the death penalty was reinstated in the 1970s. This chart is current as of Dec. 11, 20…
Asia Today: S. Korea reports 950 cases, biggest daily jump
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported another 950 coronavirus cases, its largest daily increase since the emergence of the pandemic, as fears grow about overwhelmed hospitals in the greater capital are…
Mexico approves emergency use of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government’s medical safety commission approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Friday, making Mexico the fourth country to do so.
US executes Louisiana truck driver who killed daughter, 2
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration continued its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused his 2-year-old daught…
Mexico approves emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTec coronavirus vaccine, becoming the fourth country to do so
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico approves emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTec coronavirus vaccine, becoming the fourth country to do so.
Nicaragua opposition figure seeks rule changes for 2021 vote
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Leading Nicaraguan opposition figure Juan Sebastián Chamorro expressed hope Friday that the opposition will be able to win some reforms to make the country's November 2021 elections fairer.
US puts to death Louisiana truck driver who killed 2-year-old daughter, carrying out 10th federal execution of 2020
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — US puts to death Louisiana truck driver who killed 2-year-old daughter, carrying out 10th federal execution of 2020.
Protesters hurl eggs as South Korea releases child rapist
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Angry protesters threw eggs and shouted insults as one of South Korea’s most notorious child predators was released from a prison in southern Seoul on Saturday at the end of a 12-year term…
The Latest: US govt backs challenge to Michigan in-class ban
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The U.S. Justice Department is supporting Michigan faith-based schools in their court challenge to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ban on in-person classes in high schools.
US attorney general troubled by Mexican limits on agents
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Friday the United States is troubled by legislation pending in Mexico that would limit foreign agents and remove their immunity.
North Korea accused of using virus to crack down on rights
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Eight mainly Western nations accused North Korea on Friday of using the pandemic “to crack down further on the human rights of its own people,” pointing to reports of an uptick in executions r…
Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot was decorated combat vet
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin Air National Guard fighter jet pilot who died when his F-16 crashed during a training exercise over Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was a decorated combat veteran who had flown three tou…