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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…
Californians flee as strong winds push fire through canyons
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful winds pushed flames through Southern California canyons early Thursday as an out-of-control wildfire burned near homes and forced residents to flee.
Stocks hover near records as Wall Street’s big rally slows
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are hovering close to their record levels Thursday, as Wall Street's momentum slows following its rocket ride higher on optimism about a coming COVID-19 vaccine.
Attorney: St. Paul officer shot Black man to protect others
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul officer who shot and wounded a Black man who was being sought by police when the man emerged naked from a dumpster was trying to protect his fellow officers and himself, according …
Plane carrying Texas lawmaker skids off runway; no one hurt
BURKE, Texas (AP) — A private plane carrying the presumptive incoming Texas House speaker skidded off a runway while trying to land during a rainstorm, but no one was seriously hurt, officials said.
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Bangladesh begins relocating Rohingya refugees to island
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh have begun relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process, officials said Thursday.
Thousands rally in Moldova in support of pro-EU president
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Thousands of protesters rallied outside Moldova's parliament building Thursday as lawmakers loyal to the outgoing pro-Russian president voted to strip his pro-Western successor of a key pow…
Suspect killed, officer wounded in Florida police shooting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A 20-year-old man who shot a police officer while resisting arrest was mortally wounded when officers returned fire, a sheriff said.
'Multiple casualties' after explosion at UK sewage plant
LONDON (AP) — A large explosion at a wastewater treatment facility near the southwest England city of Bristol resulted in “multiple casualties” Thursday, a local British emergency services department said.
Azerbaijan discloses Nagorno-Karabakh conflict troop toll
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijani authorities disclosed for the first time Thursday details of the country's military casualties from recent fighting with Armenian forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Kar…
Firefighters respond to explosion near English city Bristol
LONDON (AP) — A local emergency services department says fire and rescue workers are responding to a report of a “large” explosion at a port near the southwest England city of Bristol.
Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker goes into exile, plans to travel to UK
COPENHAGEN (AP) — A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former lawmaker who is visiting Denmark said Thursday he is going into exile and will soon move to Britain.
Mural at Black archive in Amsterdam vandalized
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Vandals daubed white paint over the faces of Black historical figures on a mural outside a Black cultural archive in Amsterdam in what one of the archive's founders called a racist attack Thursday.
New phallus sculpture appears in Bavarian mountains
BERLIN (AP) — Just days after a large phallus sculpture mysteriously disappeared from a Bavarian mountainside, a similar wooden carving has appeared in its place, German news agency dpa reported Thursday.
School closings threaten gains of students with disabilities
Without any in-school special education services for months, 14-year-old Joshua Nazzaro’s normally sweet demeanor has sometimes given way to aggressive meltdowns that had been under control before the pandemic.