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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…
The Latest: Trump is at US-Mexico border trumpeting the wall
The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local)
With moratorium over, N. Carolina towns OK LGBT protections
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The first North Carolina municipalities are acting to expand LGBT rights again a month since the expiration of a moratorium on nondiscrimination ordinances agreed to years ago as a compromise t…
Official: Africa secures close to 300 million vaccine doses
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The African Union has secured close to 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the largest such agreement yet for Africa, a continental official said Tuesday.
Cyprus, UAE sign first military cooperation agreement
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday signed their first military cooperation agreement as the eastern Mediterranean island nation seeks to bolster relations with nearby countries in…
Vice President Pence tells governors that ‘our time’ is coming to an end, promises them a 'seamless transition’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Pence tells governors that ‘our time’ is coming to an end, promises them a 'seamless transition’.
The AP has learned ex-Michigan Gov. Snyder and others have been told they’re being charged in Flint water scandal.
DETROIT (AP) — The AP has learned ex-Michigan Gov. Snyder and others have been told they’re being charged in Flint water scandal.
Supreme Court wrestles with Georgia college free speech case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with whether to revive a lawsuit brought by a Georgia college student who sued school officials after being prevented from distributing Christian literature o…
Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the major…
The Latest: Pence acknowledges 'our time' coming to an end
The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local)
Teacher killing trial makes detour to Georgia Supreme Court
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court heard arguments Tuesday on whether taxpayers should cover portions of the legal defense for a man facing trial in the 2005 slaying of a high school teacher whose disappearance…
Official: Africa securing close to 300 million vaccine doses
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The African Union has secured close to 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the largest such agreement yet for Africa, a continental official said Tuesday.
Mental illness issues could halt execution of female inmate
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday halted this week’s executions of two inmates who were diagnosed with COVID-19, the last two federal executions scheduled under President Donald Trump.
French police detain 7 in probe of teacher's beheading
LE PECQ, France (AP) — French anti-terrorism police on Tuesday detained seven people suspected of having communicated via social media with the killer of a schoolteacher whose
Uganda's leader says social media shut down ahead of polls
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Tuesday that his government has shut down social media ahead of a tense election on Thursday, accusing Facebook and unnamed outside groups of “arrogance…
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