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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…
Trump aims to box in Biden abroad, but it may not work
WASHINGTON (AP) — On its way out the door, the Trump administration is enacting new rules, regulations and orders that it hopes will box in President-elect Joe Biden's administration on numerous foreign policy matt…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Biden expected to nominate Blinken as secretary of state
Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong to plead guilty to protest charges
HONG KONG (AP) — Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said Monday that he plans to plead guilty to charges related to a demonstration outside police headquarters during anti-government protests la…
Biden expected to nominate Blinken as secretary of state
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team's planning.
Blinken emerges as top pick for Biden's secretary of state
WASHINGTON (AP) — Antony Blinken is the leading contender to become President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team’s planning.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
Trump's legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none
Wisconsin congressman says he tested positive for COVID-19
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, according to a statement from the Republican lawmaker, who represents Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district.
Trump campaign legal team distances itself from Powell
WASHINGTON (AP) — Perhaps Sidney Powell has gone too far for even Rudy Giuliani this time.
Man seen exhaling on women outside Trump golf club charged
STERLING, Va. (AP) — A man seen forcefully exhaling on two women outside President Donald Trump's Virginia golf course has been charged with assault.
Mexican church decries Senate's marijuana legalization vote
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church on Sunday criticized a vote in the Senate to legalize the possession, cultivation and use of small amounts of marijuana.
Police arrest 15-year-old boy in Wisconsin mall shooting
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection to a shooting at a suburban Milwaukee mall that injured eight people, authorities said Sunday.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST
In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up, slow tally
Co-founder of viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge dies at 37
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — A co-founder of the social media ALS ice bucket challenge, which has raised more than $200 million worldwide for Lou Gehrig’s disease research, died Sunday at the age of 37, according to the AL…
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Virus News: G-20 leaders vow to make vaccines available
Here's what's happening on Sunday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. and around the world: