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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: South Dakota group commemorates COVID-19 deaths

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — PIERRE, S.D. — One group of South Dakotans marked the Thanksgiving holiday by setting up a makeshift memorial near the state Capitol in Pierre for those who have died from COVID-19.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
San Antonio police kill man in trailer park fire, shootout

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio police have shot and killed a man who fired on officers and set his trailer on fire, the city's police chief said.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina amid clashes

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Tens of thousands of fans, many weeping, filed past the coffin of soccer superstar Diego Maradona on Thursday in ceremonies that mixed head-of-state-like honors with the chaos of a rowdy stadium…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
VIRUS TODAY: Americans celebrate Thanksgiving differently

Here’s what’s happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade takes flight in virus times

NEW YORK (AP) — The balloons were in the sky and the marching bands took to the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, but coronavirus restrictions meant it was without the throngs of pe…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
AP Exclusive: Letter from Venezuelan jail: 'Give me freedom'

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A U.S. oil executive jailed for three years in Venezuela said all he hopes for is a fair trial so that he can walk free with his name cleared and go home to his family in the United States.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
High court blocks NY virus limits on houses of worship

WASHINGTON (AP) — With coronavirus cases surging again nationwide, the Supreme Court barred New York from enforcing certain limits on attendance at churches and synagogues in areas designated as hard hit by the vir…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
In Georgia, Republicans juggle Biden win and Trump loyalties

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Twin Georgia Senate runoffs have Republicans in a quandary. They could admit President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid and turn all attention to salvaging a Senate majority to counter …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
3 people charged in mentally ill Chicago man's slaying

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago couple acting as caretakers for a mentally ill man and a third person have been charged with murder in the man's slaying, authorities said.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Hungary, Poland uphold their veto to EU money mechanism

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leaders of Hungary and Poland vowed Thursday to uphold their veto of the European Union’s next budget — and its massive pandemic relief fund — saying a mechanism that ties payment of fu…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Trump pardons Flynn despite guilty plea in Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday, ending a yearslong prosecution in the Russia investigation that saw Flynn twice plead guilty to lyi…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Reno coroner: Surge could affect storage of dead

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The coroner in Reno fears the recent explosion of coronavirus cases in Nevada could soon overtake not only the ability to treat the sick, but also store the dead.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Julian Assange's partner appeals to Trump to pardon him

LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange’s partner, Stella Moris, has tweeted President Donald Trump on Thanksgiving, appealing to him to pardon the WikiLeaks founder.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
UK's Johnson appoints new chief of staff after aides' exit

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed a former Treasury official and management consultant as his chief of staff, as he tries to restore calm after a tumultuous period for Downing Street.