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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, 4 months ago
COVID-19 deaths of Serbian clerics highlight virus worries

As coronavirus cases surge globally, the COVID-19 deaths of two senior Serbian Orthodox Church clerics — one who died weeks after presiding over the funeral of the other — are raising questions about whether some r…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
France: Bill on publishing police images sparks protests

PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets in Paris and other French cities Saturday at the urging of civil liberties campaigners and journalist groups to protest a proposed security law they say would im…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Thousands protest against Netanyahu, despite wintry weather

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis braved cool, wet weather Saturday night to extend months of demonstrations demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
IS attack hits Afghan capital; Pompeo joins peace talks

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Mortars slammed into a residential area of the Afghan capital, killing eight people Saturday, hours before outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held what are likely his last meetin…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Carson says he's 'out of the woods' after battling COVID-19

STERLING, Va. (AP) — Housing Secretary Ben Carson is crediting unapproved, experimental treatments with saving his life after he became “desperately ill” following his infection with the coronavirus.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Judge rules against Trump global media chief after firings

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Turkey reports record daily number of new COVID-19 patients

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey recorded its highest daily number of new COVID-19 patients Saturday as the country's first weekend curfew since June came into force.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
AP Explains: The FBI is investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton

DALLAS (AP) — The FBI recently opened a criminal investigation into claims that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton abused his office to benefit a wealthy donor.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Week offers snapshot of how Trump, Biden approach presidency

WASHINGTON (AP) — One spent the week at his home in Delaware carefully trying to build a government and preparing to take on a pandemic.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Midwest governors: Stay home for Thanksgiving

PIERRE, South Dakota — Coronavirus infections are ravaging South Dakota, where more than half of tests have come back positive for weeks.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
She fled Ethiopia's fighting. Now she warns of 'catastrophe'

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Shaken by the gunfire erupting around her town in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the woman decided to get out. She joined a long line at the local government office for the paperwork neede…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Many GOP lawmakers shrug off Statehouse mask-wearing rules

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Many Republican lawmakers in states where coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have surged are not only rejecting statewide mask mandates. They're also resisting rules requiring them in t…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Azerbaijani leader: Cease-fire may improve Armenia relations

MOSCOW (AP) — The president of Azerbaijan said Saturday he hopes the ceasefire that ended a six-week war with Armenia this month will lead to improving relations between the countries.