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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…
Ex-prosecutor writes of drug addiction in sentencing letter
HONOLULU (AP) — A former Honolulu prosecutor, convicted of conspiracy in Hawaii's biggest corruption case that also took down her police chief husband, apologized for her actions in a handwritten letter to the judg…
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew
Ex-Mexico treasury chief rejects 2nd set of accusations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s former treasury and foreign relations secretary, Luis Videgaray, angrily denied accusations Tuesday by a lawyer for another former Cabinet secretary who claimed he used embezzled governm…
Judge: California can't ban offensive license plates
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California can't enforce a ban vanity license plates it considers “offensive to good taste and decency” because that violates freedom of speech, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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Montana: Allow Marijuana Legal Age (To be set by law)
California OK'd aid in name of Scott Peterson, other killers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved more than $140 million for at least 20,000 prisoners, local and federal prosecutors said Tu…
The Latest: Biden says split Congress affects Cabinet picks
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Coast Guard suspends search for missing fishing vessel crew
BOSTON (AP) — The Coast Guard said Tuesday it called off the search for the four-member crew of a Maine fishing boat that sank off Massachusetts.
Man pleads guilty in plot to attack White House, Trump Tower
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A South Carolina man has pleaded guilty to a terror charge for plotting to bomb or shoot up sites including the White House and Trump Tower in New York City in attacks inspired by the Islamic Sta…
Michigan professor placed on leave after racist remarks
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A science professor at a Michigan university has been placed on administrative leave and is being investigated after denying the severity of the coronavirus and using racist, anti-Semitic a…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST
Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew
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Report: Syria claims Israeli attack on post south of capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's military said suspected Israeli warplanes struck locations south of the capital Damascus late Tuesday, causing only material damage, state-run media reported.
2 New York City officers shot, suspected shooter killed
NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City police officers shot and killed an off-duty college security officer on Tuesday after he opened fire and wounded them as they responded to a domestic violence call at his home, Pol…
California sent jobless aid to Scott Peterson, other killers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved more than $140 million for at least 35,000 prisoners, prosecutors said Tuesday, detailing a…