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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…
Fort Bragg IDs 2 bodies found in military training area
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Officials at the Army’s largest base have identified the two men whose bodies were found in a training area this week.
Kansas man's obit criticizes those who won't wear masks
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — He was born as America was recovering from the Great Depression and about to enter World War II — periods of national sacrifice his son would recall decades later in an obituary lamenting …
Gala ignites political dispute over COVID-19 restrictions
A New Jersey restaurant that hosted a political gala put on by a New York Republican club was ordered temporarily closed Friday over potential violations of coronavirus guidelines.
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Ex-prosecutor's home riddled with bullets in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former federal prosecutor's Mississippi home was riddled with bullets during a drive-by shooting last week, authorities said.
Pence comes to Georgia as calm before potential Trump storm
ATLANTA (AP) — Ahead of President Donald Trump wading into two high-profile Georgia Senate runoffs this weekend, Vice President Mike Pence on Friday urged Republicans to form a united front in the contests that wil…
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Saudi Arabia says end to yearslong Qatar boycott 'in reach'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Friday that an end to the yearslong boycott of Qatar by the kingdom and three other Arab nations “looks in reach” for all involved, though he offe…
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Palestinians: West Bank teen wounded by Israeli gunfire dies
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A 13-year-old Palestinian died on Friday after being shot by Israeli troops during clashes with a stone-throwing crowd in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency repo…
Police: Nearly 30 found in Texas human smuggling operation
HOUSTON (AP) — More than two dozen people who police in Texas believe were being held as a part of a possible human smuggling operation have been removed from a house in Houston.
Big fire hits Michigan marina, sending smoke for miles
LASALLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Fire swamped an enormous building loaded with boats Friday in southeastern Michigan, sending smoke for miles along Lake Erie.
Mexico City hospitals are filling up, but so are the streets
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Sometimes Latin American dance tunes on the radio — salsa, cumbia, ranchera — bring a little cheer into the emergency room of Mexico City’s Ajusco Medio hospital, which is operating well over nor…
Bahrain now 2nd nation to grant Pfizer shot emergency use
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The island kingdom of Bahrain said it has become the second nation in the world to grant an emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its German p…
Venezuela's Maduro seeks to tighten his grip via election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — With the political opponents of President Nicolás Maduro boycotting Sunday's election for the National Assembly, his socialist party is expected to dominate the vote, giving him control of…