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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…
Biden taps Rice as domestic policy adviser, McDonough for VA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, giving her broad sway over his administration’s approach to immigration, health care and raci…
Biden picks former Obama chief of staff McDonough for VA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Denis McDonough, who was President Barack Obama’s White House chief of staff, as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a sprawling agency that ha…
Libya's east-based forces release Turkish vessel
CAIRO (AP) — Forces loyal to a Libyan commander who rules the eastern half of the country and who was behind a year-long military attempt to capture the capital, Tripoli, said they released on Thursday a Turkish-ow…
AP Week in Pictures, Middle East
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan Region between Dec. 3-9, 2020.
US market indexes open lower as traders wait on virus aid
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street as traders absorb more bad news on the economy and watch as talks in Washington remain stuck over providing more relief to people, businesses and local …
As virus cases dip, western Switzerland reopens restaurants
GENEVA (AP) — While much of Switzerland is preparing for tighter lockdown restrictions because of COVID-19, the country's French-speaking regions are going in the other direction — allowing restaurants to reopen on…
Police: 3rd person dies following Nebraska house explosion
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A third person has died from injuries received in an explosion that leveled a house this week in Omaha, Nebraska, police said Thursday.
Israeli tribunal backs soldier's plea deal in fatal shooting
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military tribunal has upheld a contentious plea bargain that avoids jail time for a soldier who killed a Palestinian man and seriously wounded another in the West Bank last year.
Offshore earthquake shakes buildings in Taiwan's capital
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong earthquake off the eastern coast of Taiwan shook the capital city of Taipei on Thursday night. There were no immediate reports of damage.
Pope's Midnight Mass to start early to respect COVID curfew
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will celebrate Midnight Mass earlier than usual to comply with Italy’s anti-coronavirus curfew and will deliver his Christmas and New Year's blessings in ways that aim to prevent crowds fro…
Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM in August port explosion
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer’s port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence that led t…
AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020
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Indian government offers more talks with protesting farmers
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government on Thursday offered to meet again with leaders of tens of thousands of farmers who have been blockading key highways for two weeks, but rejected their demand for the repeal of th…
Church identified as hate group gets permit in Minnesota
MURDOCK, Minn. (AP) — The city council in a small Minnesota farming community has voted to grant a permit that allows a controversial Nordic heritage church that has been identified as a white supremacist group to …
Mexican Senate approves law limiting U.S. agents
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate has approved a proposal from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to restrict U.S. agents in Mexico and remove their diplomatic immunity. The bill must still be approved by the l…