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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…
Parents charged after boy, 13, shoots, kills younger cousin
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The parents of a 13-year-old boy who fatally shot his younger cousin while playing with a gun have been charged in the 9-year-old's death, authorities in Tennessee said Wednesday.
North Carolina county becomes latest to back reparations
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — A board of commissioners in a North Carolina county has voted to support reparations and apologized for the county’s role in slavery, segregation and systemic discrimination against Black …
US govt, states bring antitrust action against Facebook
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Wednesday sued Facebook, seeking forced divestment of its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services. In a separate case, 48 states and districts accused the company of abusin…
Israel's Netanyahu: Vaccination campaign to begin Dec. 27
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that Israel will begin vaccinating the public against the coronavirus on Dec. 27, making it one of the first countries in…
Michigan's top court spikes election lawsuit by Trump allies
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an unprecedented request to take control of ballots and ballot boxes from the Nov. 3 election and appoint someone to investigate claims of vote-counti…
Netanyahu: Israel to start coronavirus vaccination Dec. 27
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government will begin administering vaccines against the coronavirus to the general public on Dec. 27.
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After resigning over slurs, W.Va. lawmaker reclaims seat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republicans will soon have to welcome back a lawmaker who resigned in the heat of his reelection campaign and then jumped back into the race after spending most of his first t…
Albania: Clashes during protest over fatal police shooting
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Clashes broke out in Tirana Wednesday during a protest by hundreds of Albanians over the fatal police shooting of a 25-year-old man who had breached a coronavirus-linked curfew.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says government to begin vaccinating the public against coronavirus on Dec. 27
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says government to begin vaccinating the public against coronavirus on Dec. 27.
AP photographers capture a sports world disrupted in 2020
Patrick Mahomes reveling after a huge play. Rafael Nadal clutching another trophy. Sarah Fuller kicking off a new generation.
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Pilot error cited in North Dakota plane crash that killed 3
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Pilot error most likely caused the 2018 crash of a medical plane in North Dakota that killed all three people on board, federal investigators said.
AP-NORC poll: Only half in US want shots as vaccine nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes.
Black juvenile lifer thanks legal panel for reviewing case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Black man who has spent nearly two decades behind bars says he's grateful that a panel of legal experts was able to review his case with “fresh, unbiased eyes,” helping to expose serious flaws …