Nation/World
Want to follow the latest in world news? Keep reading below for today's national and world news headlines!
UPDATED: Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida
STUART, Fla. — Former Moses Lake surgeon Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an altercati…
RIP: Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA declared the Mars digger dead Thursday after failing to burrow deep into the red planet to take its temperature.
Instacart, others push incentives to get workers vaccinated
As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots.
List of officials charged in Flint water crisis, allegations
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Here are the former Michigan, state-appointed and local officials
US rejects UN plea to reverse Yemen rebel terror designation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief and top officials urged the United States on Thursday to reverse its decision to declare Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels a terrorist group to prevent massive famine and death in the …
Flint water probe brings charges against ex-governor, others
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A new investigation of the Flint water disaster led to charges against nine people, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and key members of his administration, who are accused of various c…
Search continues for Oregon woman swept away in mudslide
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Searchers used inflatable yellow rafts and drove metal poles into deep mud Thursday as they searched for a woman who was swept away by a landslide in Oregon during a powerful winter storm.
The Latest: Man photographed with Confederate flag arrested
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on
Brexit hikes costs, hassle for UK musicians touring EU
LONDON (AP) — British musicians are demanding that the UK government faces the music after new post-Brexit regulations failed to consider their unique work lives and left them in the lurch.
Blue Origin launches capsule to space with astronaut perks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company launched a new capsule into space Thursday to test all the astronaut perks before people strap in.
VIRUS TODAY: Unemployment claims in US rise to 965,000
Here’s what’s happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
Jill Biden names director for military families program
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Joe Biden becomes president, incoming first lady Jill Biden took a step Thursday toward fulfilling a promise to revive a program for military families that she and former first lady Mi…
Expanded vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problems
The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.
Veterans on each side of the divide among Capitol mob dead
The five people who died amid the chaos that erupted on Jan. 6 at the Capitol represented different walks of life.
SEAL pleads guilty to role in hazing death of Green Beret
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A U.S. Navy SEAL pleaded guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter for his role in the hazing death of a U.S. Army Green Beret while the men were stationed in Africa.
Deadly Grand Canyon copter crash likely caused by wind
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in the Grand Canyon in 2018, killing five British tourists, told investigators that he wasn't able to control the aircraft after a “violent gust of win…