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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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Ethiopia's PM vows 'final and crucial' offensive in Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister says “the final and crucial” military operation will launch in the coming days against the government of the country’s rebellious northern Tigray region.
Some Asian shares buoyed by news on coronavirus vaccine
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high on optimism that a
Australia, Japan to bolster defense ties amid China's rise
TOKYO (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is in Japan to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshihide Suga, to bolster defense ties between the two U.S. allies to counter China's growing assertiv…
Bach: Athletes taking vaccine not just 'individual' decision
TOKYO (AP) — IOC President Thomas has said during this week's trip to Tokyo that he is “encouraging” all Olympic “participants” and fans to be vaccinated — if one becomes available — if they are going to attend nex…
Trump campaign lawsuit over Pennsylvania vote heads to court
A hearing on the Trump campaign's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania officials from certifying the vote results remains on track for Tuesday after a judge quickly denied the campaign's new lawyer's req…
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24 hours in the ICU: Fighting for an open bed in coronavirus
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Four more calls to go, each with careful words, painful silences.
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Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving
Hurricane Iota roars onto Nicaragua as 2nd blow in 2 weeks
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — In a one-two punch, Hurricane Iota roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powe…
Georgia elections chief fights fellow Republicans, Trump
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state is a man on an island, and the political flood is rising fast, as President Donald Trump and his allies vent their outrage at the fellow Republican over unsupported claim…
Head of govt agency under pressure to let transition proceed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of an obscure federal agency that is holding up the presidential transition knew well before Election Day that she might soon have a messy situation on her hands.
California businesses brace for new virus restrictions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California gym owner D'Lee Daleo has spent months following ever-changing rules to keep her struggling business afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, so the prospect of tighter state reg…
Public health programs see surge in students amid pandemic
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the novel coronavirus emerged in the news in January, Sarah Keeley was working as a medical scribe and considering what to do with her biology degree.