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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…
2 shot, killed at Northern California mall on Black Friday
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police are looking for a gunman who shot and killed two teens at a Northern California mall in the midst of Black Friday, sending shoppers running for safety, authorities said.
Rough rescue: Storms, broken plane force layover for turtles
BOSTON (AP) — They might have gotten there faster by walking, but at any rate, these endangered turtles had a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving.
Ethiopia says its military now controls the Tigray capital
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's military has gained “full control” of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, the army announced Saturday, after the Tigray government reported that the city of a half-million peo…
Ethiopia's army chief of staff says the military has control of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, Mekele.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's army chief of staff says the military has control of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, Mekele.
Egypt leader in 1st South Sudan visit talks Nile, stability
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — In the first visit by an Egyptian president to South Sudan, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said he and President Salva Kiir discussed regional security and the usage of Nile waters, but he…
To court Latinos, Democrats have to expand strategy in 2022
PHOENIX (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s campaign credits its success in Arizona to the immigrant-rights and grassroots organizations that have been mobilizing Latinos for nearly two decades. The fruits of their …
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Montana: Revise Conceal Carry Laws (End local govt authority)
Puppy pipeline runs from Georgia northward to adoptive homes
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Packed in a dog crate, a 3-year-old boxer mix named Sky took flight earlier this month.
Poland: Marches oppose abortion restriction, police violence
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Protesters marched in Warsaw and other Polish cities Saturday against an attempt to restrict abortion rights and the police violence that occurred in response to other recent protests over rep…
Ethiopia's Tigray capital reported to be 'heavily bombarded'
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's military launched an offensive on the Tigray regional capital Saturday in a quest to arrest the region’s defiant leaders, and the city was being “heavily bombarded,” Tigray TV repor…
Correction: Rescued Dogs-Airlift story
MACON, Ga. (AP) — In a story November 27, 2020, about dogs from Georgia being rescued and flown to areas around Washington, D.C., The Associated Press misattributed a quote in the story about the need for help in f…
French protesters decry bill outlawing use of police images
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of critics of a proposed security law that would restrict sharing images of police officers in France gathered across the country in protest Saturday, and officers in Paris who were advised t…
Protests over security bill take place across France
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of critics of a proposed security law that would restrict sharing images of police officers in France gathered across the country in protest Saturday, while Paris officers were advised to beh…
Azerbaijan: 4 dead in mine blast in newly retaken region
MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijani authorities say four people were killed and one injured when their car triggered an anti-tank mine in a region that was taken during recent fighting with Armenian forces.
Pope elevating 13 new cardinals in ceremony marked by COVID
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is preparing to formally elevate 13 new cardinals, including the first African-American to receive the rank, in a ceremony marked in every way by the coronavirus pandemic: Two of the cardin…