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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
Photojournalist detained at Poland's latest abortion protest

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Police detained several people and charged a female photojournalist with assaulting a police officer as women-led protests over abortion rights flared up again on Monday in Poland.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Georgia is finalizing details of recount requested by Trump

ATLANTA (AP) — After the Trump campaign requested a recount of the presidential ballots in Georgia, state election officials were working to finalize the details of how and when that will be done, a top elections o…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: WHO official hails benefits of AstraZeneca shot

GENEVA — The chief scientist of the World Health Organization is hailing the “huge logistical advantages” offered by a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Swedish-British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Biden signals shift from Trump with national security picks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday tapped Obama administration veterans for top national security positions, signaling a stark shift from the Trump administration’s “America First” policies that …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
VIRUS TODAY: 3rd vaccine shows promise, death toll soars

Here's what's happening on Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S:

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Egypt adds leading activist, politician to terror watch list

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court placed nearly 30 people, including a leading pro-democracy activist and an Islamist politician, on a terrorism watch list over accusations they joined the banned Muslim Brotherhood, t…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Biden builds out national security picks with Blinken, Kerry

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is building out his administration with several key picks for national security and foreign policy roles.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Gun-toting congresswoman-elect may carry Glock at Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — A firearms-toting congresswoman-elect who owns a gun-themed restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, has already asked Capitol Police about carrying her weapon on Capitol grounds, her office has acknowledge…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Prosecutors seek hearing on Rittenhouse attorney's request

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kenosha County prosecutors are seeking a hearing on a California attorney’s request to be allowed to appear in court for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of killing two people during a protest i…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
German warship searches Libya-bound Turkish freighter

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Germany were at loggerheads on Monday after a German frigate enforcing an arms embargo against Libya intercepted a Turkish freighter in the Mediterranean sea and carried out what a …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Biden builds out national security team with John Kerry playing key role in addressing climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden builds out national security team with John Kerry playing key role in addressing climate change.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Biden picks John Kerry for climate change role

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Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Biden names 2 aides to legislative affairs team

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Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Suspect arrested in fatal stabbings at California church

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbings of two people and the wounding of three others at a church in California's Silicon Valley that was being used as a homeless…