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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…
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Indian state outlaws religious conversion by marriage
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has approved legislation in the country’s most populous state that lays out a prison term of up to 10 years for anyone found guilty of using marriage to force…
A migrant's odyssey from boat to COVID nursing job in Spain
BILBAO, Spain (AP) — The six migrants listen attentively to Mbaye Babacar Diouf, whose own journey across the Atlantic to a job nursing COVID-19 patients in Spain and giving back to the community through his own no…
Asian shares mostly rise after Dow crests 30,000 points
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 30,000 points for the first time despite an ongoing pandemic, as progress in development of
Hong Kong leader lauds new security law despite criticism
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam lauded the city’s new national security law on Wednesday as “remarkably effective in restoring stability,” despite criticism that it is severely narrowing the space for …
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Hong Kong leader: National security law has been 'effective'
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Wednesday that the city's new national security law has been “remarkably effective in restoring stability” after months of political unrest, and that bringing norma…
Analysis: Biden prioritizes experience with Cabinet picks
NEW YORK (AP) — Competence is making a comeback.
AP PHOTOS: Occupied Mexico rights office becomes refuge
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a colonial-era building in downtown Mexico City, dozens of feminist activists and crime victims have settled in after nearly three months of occupying the headquarters of Mexico’s National Hum…
Christmas traditions axed as pandemic sweeps rural Kansas
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — It's barely a town anymore, battered by time on the windswept prairie of northwest Kansas. COVID-19 still managed for find Norcatur.
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New Zealand soldier faces spying charges in 1st such case
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand soldier has been charged with spying and will face up to 14 years in prison if found guilty.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
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Thai police revive royal defamation law ahead of protest
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities have escalated their legal battle against the students leading pro-democracy protests, charging 12 of them with violating a harsh law against defaming the monarchy.