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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…
Acting defense chief says US will reduce troop levels to 2,500 in both Iraq, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting defense chief says US will reduce troop levels to 2,500 in both Iraq, Afghanistan.
US hits East Africa's al-Qaida affiliate with new sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is slapping new sanctions on Somalia’s al-Shabab extremist group, an al-Qaida-linked organization responsible for multiple terrorist attacks in East Africa.
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Puerto Rico policeman accused of theft while in uniform
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A police officer has been charged with stealing more than $1,300 worth of goods from Home Depot while wearing his uniform, authorities said Tuesday.
Turkey's parliament approves deployment of Turkish peacekeepers to Azerbaijan
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's parliament approves deployment of Turkish peacekeepers to Azerbaijan.
Rights group condemns Iraq for execution of IS-linked men
BAGHDAD (AP) — A prominent rights group condemned Iraq on Tuesday for the mass execution of 21 people, some with suspected links to the Islamic State group, who had been convicted on terrorism charges.
Bad cabling blamed for failed launch of European satellites
BERLIN (AP) — Arianespace said Tuesday that wrong cabling was likely to blame for the failed launch of a rocket that was meant to lift two European satellites into orbit.
House asks justices to put off case over Russia grand jury
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is asking the Supreme Court to put off upcoming arguments about whether Congress should have access to secret grand jury testimony from special c…
Palestinians restore Israel ties as annexation fears fade
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Authority will restore ties with Israel that it severed in May over Israel's planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, a move that will allow it to receive much-needed …
Thai protesters, police clash as MPs mull charter change
BANGKOK (AP) — Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand battled police who sought to keep them from entering the grounds of Parliament on Tuesday to press for constitutional changes as lawmakers debated whether to back…
Dubai 'jetman' Vincent Reffet killed in training incident
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Dubai's “jetmen," whose flights over the world's tallest building and alongside a jumbo jet with engines strapped to his back wowed watchers online, died Tuesday while trai…
Dubai 'jetman' Vincent Reffy killed in training incident
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Dubai's “jetmen," whose flights over the world's tallest building and alongside a jumbo jet with engines strapped to his back wowed watchers online, died Tuesday while trai…
'Dueling dinosaurs' fossils donated to North Carolina museum
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The fossil skeletons of two dinosaurs intertwined in what looks like a final death match have been donated to a North Carolina museum.
Crump represents families of 2 teens fatally shot in Florida
COCOA, Fla. (AP) — Famed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump says he is representing the families of two Black teens who were fatally shot by a deputy along Florida's Space Coast last week.