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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…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
US govt, states sue Facebook for 'predatory' conduct
'We messed up': Ex-state senator warns of virus before death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Before his death from COVID-19 former Alabama state senator Larry Dixon spoke to his wife of 53 years from his hospital bed and asked her to relay a warning.
UN divided on timing to end UN-AU peacekeeping in Darfur
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members have affirmed their commitment to end the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan’s western Darfur region, but were divided on the timing, with Russi…
UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, in a statement that provided few details but mar…
Former teachers union chief vying for education secretary
The former president of the nation’s largest teachers union has received endorsements from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and dozens of national Hispanic organizations as she pursues the top job at the U.S. Educ…
UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, in a statement that provided few details but marked …
High court takes on Fannie, Freddie presidential power case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing a case Wednesday that could make it easier for the president to fire the head of the agency that oversees government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie …
Former teachers union chief vying for education secretary
The former president of the nation’s largest teachers union has received endorsements from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and dozens of national Hispanic organizations as she pursues the top job at the U.S. Educ…
Iraqis slowly rebuild Mosul, with little aid from government
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) —
President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans waiting for Republicans in Congress to acknowledge
UN divided on timing to end UN-AU peacekeeping in Darfur
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members affirmed their commitment to end the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan’s western Darfur region on Tuesday but were divided on the timing, with …
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead
Minneapolis eyes deep police cuts after Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis City Council members who tried unsuccessfully to dismantle the police department in response to George Floyd's death are voting Wednesday on whether to shrink it, a move that could im…
A new face to the GOP: Diverse candidates win in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It had been over two decades since a Republican captured a Democratic-held congressional district in California. This year, Republicans took four.
Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19
SINGAPORE (AP) — An elderly passenger on board a Royal Caribbean “cruise to nowhere" has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, prompting the voyage to be cut short as the vessel returned to Singapore on Wednesday.