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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…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Trump rips Georgia governor at Valdosta rally

VALDOSTA. Ga. (AP) — The Latest on

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Japan's capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese capsule carrying the first samples of asteroid subsurface shot across the night atmosphere early Sunday before successfully landing in the remote Australian Outback, completing a mission to …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Trump falsely claims he won Georgia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Japan capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said its helicopter search team has retrieved a capsule, which is carrying asteroid samples that could explain the origin of life, that landed on a remote area in southern Australi…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Oregon doc's anti-mask comment draws suspension

SALEM, Ore. -- The Oregon Medical Board has suspended the medical license of a doctor who said at a pro-Trump rally that he doesn’t wear a mask at his Dallas, Oregon, clinic.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Mexican president's cousin managed to get oil contracts

The Mexican government pledged Saturday to investigate how a cousin of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador managed to get two contracts with the state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, known as Pemex.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST

Trump presses Georgia governor to help subvert election

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Ex-NFL player Burfict arrested in Vegas on battery charge

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NFL player Vontaze Burfict, a linebacker who in 2019 received the most severe punishment in league history for an on-field infraction, was arrested Saturday in Las Vegas, according to court …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Truck kills 2 young siblings at Florida mini golf course

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 4-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister died after they were hit by a truck as they played miniature golf at a Florida course, officials said Saturday.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
AP News Digest 6 p.m.

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Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Michigan woman charged with '03 murders of newborn twin sons

CHICAGO (AP) — A Michigan woman has been charged with murder in the deaths of her newborn twin sons more than 17 years ago, police said Saturday.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Southern California, San Joaquin Valley under restrictions

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Faced with a dire shortage of hospital beds, health officials announced Saturday the vast region of Southern California and a large swath of the Central Valley will be placed under a sweeping n…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Magellan storage tank explosion injures 7 in Corpus Christi

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Seven Magellan Midstream Partners employees were injured, four critically, when a storage tank at a Magellan plant in Corpus Christi exploded after catching fire Saturday morning, accor…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Naval Academy midshipman reaches a milestone for Black women

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy. A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 years women have been …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: St. Louis children's hospitals treating adults

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis children’s hospitals have started treating adult patients as area hospitals struggle to keep up with rising coronavirus cases.