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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, 3 months ago
Virus deaths surging in California, now top 30,000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The coronavirus death toll in California reached 30,000 on Monday, another staggering milestone as the nation's most populous state endures the worst surge of the nearly yearlong pandemic.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST

House urges Pence to help oust Trump; impeachment next

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Lebanon plans 11-day, 24-hour curfew, hospital beds fill up

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities tightened a nationwide lockdown Monday, including an 11-day, 24-hour curfew, amid a dramatic surge in coronavirus infections and growing criticism of uncoordinated policies many b…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
UN chief Antonio Guterres declares he will seek second term

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres officially declared Monday he is seeking a second five-year term at the helm of the United Nations.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Trump heads to Texas border in final days to showcase wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — After days out of sight following the Capitol siege, President Donald Trump travels to Texas to trumpet one of the pillars of his presidency: his campaign against illegal immigration.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
US terror designation for Yemen rebels raises famine fears

CAIRO (AP) — The Trump administration’s out-the-door decision to designate Yemen’s Iranian-backed rebels as a terror organization sparked confusion in aid agencies and warnings from the United Nations and senior Re…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Snow and ice disrupt lives, vaccine rollout in Spain

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish capital of Madrid was still trying to get back on its feet Monday after a 50-year record snowfall that paralyzed large parts of central Spain and hampered the delivery of coronavirus vacci…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Asian stocks gain as markets watch for Biden stimulus plan

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks advanced Tuesday as investors watched for details of President-elect Joe Biden's promised economic stimulus plan.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
AP PHOTOS: Woman sews bears from COVID-19 victims' clothing

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — At a small home workshop in this Mexican border city, Erendira Guerrero makes teddy bears from the clothing of COVID-19 victims so their relatives have something to hold onto.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
26 missing, at least 13 dead in Indonesia landslides

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers are searching for 26 people still missing after two landslides hit a village in Indonesia’s West Java province over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Lottery State-by-State-All

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Tuesday:

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Lottery State-by-State

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Tuesday:

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Probe highlights Vatican legal system's limited protections

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A criminal investigation into a Vatican real estate investment is exposing weaknesses in the city state’s judicial system and a lack of some basic protections for those accused — highlighting th…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Pandemic restrictions a business boon for some Iraqi women

BAGHDAD (AP) — Fatima Ali was in her final year studying to become a medical analysis specialist when Iraq imposed a full lockdown in March. Forced by a raging pandemic to stay home, she spent her days on social me…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Asian stocks mixed as markets watch for Biden stimulus plan

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks advanced Tuesday as investors watched for details of President-elect Joe Biden's promised economic stimulus plan.