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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…
Palestinians may limit Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry has recommended strict limits on Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.
More than 300 detained by police in Belarus protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Belarusian human rights group Viasna says that more than 300 people were arrested and many of them beaten by police during protests calling for the country’s authoritarian president to resi…
Ethiopia warns civilians of 'no mercy' in Tigray offensive
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s military is warning civilians in the besieged Tigray regional capital that there will be “no mercy” if they don’t “save themselves” before a final offensive to flush out defiant reg…
The Latest: Fauci warns about Thanksgiving airport crowding
WASHINGTON -- The United States' top infectious diseases expert says he’s worried that crowding at U.S. airports from Thanksgiving travel could lead to a perilous situation as COVID-19 cases surge.
Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just President-elect Joe Biden’s transition that’s under a microscope.
The Latest: COVID cases soar to record levels in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey saw a record number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 for the second day running on Sunday as 6,017 new symptomatic patients were documented, the health ministry said.
Sheriff: Florida rapper made music, then fatally shot 2 men
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida rapper spent an evening recording music in a makeshift studio and then fatally shot two men who were with him, authorities say.
Netanyahu rival launches probe, testing partnership
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Sunday appointed a committee to investigate the government's controversial purchase of German submarines several years ago — a step that further strained his already po…
Trump slams global climate agreement Biden intends to rejoin
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump railed against the
The Latest: Another Sudan official has virus as cases rise
CAIRO — A Sudanese minister on Sunday tested positive for the coronavirus, the prime minister’s office said, the latest in a string of senior officials to be infected as the country shows an increase of confirmed c…
Man arrested in deadly attack at Nebraska Sonic restaurant
BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities arrested a 23-year-old man in an attack at a Nebraska fast food restaurant in which two employees were shot and killed, two were wounded and officers responding to a report of a po…
More than 140 detained by police in Belarus protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Belarusian human rights group Viasna says that more than 140 people were arrested and many of them beaten by police during protests calling for the country’s authoritarian president to resi…
Putin holding off on US presidential congratulations
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says Russia is willing to work with whomever is officially declared the next president of the United States, but that he won't offer congratulations until the winner is formal…
Biden's 1st Cabinet picks expected Tuesday amid roadblocks
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's first Cabinet picks are coming Tuesday and planning is underway for a pandemic-modified inauguration in January as his team moves forward despite roadblocks from …
Michigan leader: Trump didn't ask for election interference
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump did not ask Michigan Republican lawmakers to “break the law” or “interfere” with the election during a meeting at the White House, a legislative leader said Sunday, a da…