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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
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST

Experts: Virus numbers could be erratic after Thanksgiving

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala stage mass raids on gangs

SAN SALVADOR, El Savador (AP) — The Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have rounded up hundreds of suspected street gang members as part of a U.S.-backed effort known as “Operation Re…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Los Angeles orders more restrictions as coronavirus surges

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surged out of control in the nation’s most populous county, banning most gatherings but stopping short of a full shu…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Milwaukee County vote recount gives Biden small boost

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee County completed its recount of presidential ballots Friday, finding only small changes in vote totals for one of the two Wisconsin counties recounting ballots, but President Donald T…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Thailand's pro-democracy protesters warn of possible coup

BANGKOK (AP) — Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand, undeterred by arrest warrants and the possibility of violent attacks, held another rally on Friday, poking fun at their critics and warning of the possibility…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: CDC advisory panel to meet on vaccine allocation

MIAMI (AP) — ATLANTA — A panel of U.S. advisers will meet Tuesday to vote on how scarce, initial supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine will be given out once one has been approved.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Los Angeles issues stay-home order as coronavirus surges

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surged out of control in the nation’s most populous county.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Venezuela's baseball season kicks off but virus takes a toll

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s storied baseball season kicked off Friday — and an economic crisis and global pandemic will make it one for the record books.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:09 p.m. EST

Experts: Virus numbers could be erratic after Thanksgiving

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Brooklyn bishop hails ruling, says diocese in line with pope

NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of the Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn said Friday that a ruling by the Supreme Court that barred New York from enforcing certain restrictions on religious services in areas hit …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Experts: Virus numbers could be erratic after Thanksgiving

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The coronavirus testing numbers that have guided much of the nation's response to the pandemic are likely to be erratic over the next week or so, experts said Friday, as fewer people get tested dur…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Outcry as Cuba removes protesters defending rapper

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities have cleared more than a dozen artists and activists from a home they have used as a center for anti-government protests that have gained unusually wide attention.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Thanksgiving marks last day for Commander's Palace chef

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It was an emotional rollercoaster of a Thanksgiving for longtime Commander's Palace chef Tory McPhail, who is leaving after nearly three decades at the legendary New Orleans restaurant.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
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