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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…
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The Latest: Tokyo records single-day high in virus cases
TOKYO — Authorities in Tokyo have announced nearly 500 new cases of the coronavirus, the biggest daily increase in the Japanese capital since the pandemic began that comes amid a nationwide spike in infections and …
Kenyans fear they're on their own as COVID-19 surges again
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan doctor died of COVID-19 over the weekend after no bed for him in an intensive care unit was available. Other doctors say they cannot afford the treatment they administer to COVID-19 p…
Taiwan says F-16 fighter jet goes missing during training
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s military says one of the air force’s F-16 fighter jets disappeared during a nighttime training mission.
People go hungry in Ethiopia's Tigray as conflict marches on
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People are going hungry in Ethiopia’s rebellious northern Tigray region as roads are blocked, airports are closed and the federal government
Deadline near for hand tally of presidential race in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials across Georgia are staring down a Wednesday deadline to complete a hand tally of the presidential race in the state.
A rusty Giuliani returns to the courtroom on Trump's behalf
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Representing a client inside a courtroom for the first time in nearly three decades, Rudy Giuliani showed some rust as he tried to make the case that President Donald Trump has been robbed …
Pompeo expected to visit Israeli settlement in parting gift
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's expected tour of a West Bank winery this week will be the first time a top American diplomat has visited an Israeli settlement, a parting gift from an administ…
EXPLAINER: What's with the confusion over masks?
A lot of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus comes down to a seemingly simple concept: Wearing a mask.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Michigan GOP backtracks after blocking vote certification
Israel strikes Syria after bombs found, killing 3 soldiers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck Iran-linked targets in Syria overnight after troops uncovered roadside bombs along the frontier in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said Wednesday. Syria said the st…
Trump ally McCarthy is reelected leader of House Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.
Pelosi moves toward leading divided House Dems 2 more years
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats seem certain to nominate Nancy Pelosi for two more years as speaker, but she’ll be leading a smaller majority divided along ideological lines as it tries shepherding
Hurricane Iota bashes Nicaragua, Honduras after Eta floods
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hurricane Iota battered Nicaragua's Caribbean coast and flooded some stretches of neighboring Honduras that were still under water from Hurricane Eta two weeks earlier, leaving authorit…
Lottery State-by-State
The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Tuesday: