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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…
Man in accident steals car of good Samaritan in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A man who was in a traffic accident stole the car of a good Samaritan who had stopped to help him, Puerto Rico police said Thursday.
Federal appeals court ruling clears Harvard of racial discrimination against Asian American applicants
BOSTON (AP) — Federal appeals court ruling clears Harvard of racial discrimination against Asian American applicants.
ASEAN summit begins online meetings with regional leaders
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's prime minister highlighted challenges Southeast Asian nations and others faced this year as he opened a regional summit Thursday that is again largely being held online due to the pa…
South Bronx restaurant turns into soup kitchen to help poor
NEW YORK (AP) — The special dish at La Morada, a small Mexican restaurant in the Bronx, varies from day to day: Perhaps it’s enfrijoladas, handmade tortillas covered with black bean sauce and pico de gallo. Or beef…
Stocks ease mostly lower on Wall Street, except for tech
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS-INITIAL CLAIMS — Chart. This digital embed shows the national weekly initial jobless claims of U.S. workers over time, which has been highly elevated since the coronavirus outbr…
Appeals court clears Harvard of racial bias in admissions
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard does not discriminate against Asian American applicants, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a decision that offers relief to other colleges that consider race in admissions, but also se…
Typhoon-ravaged northeast Philippines pummeled by new storm
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas as it passed over the storm-battered northeastern Philippines, leaving at least 13 people dead and 15 others missing, officials said T…
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Zimbabwe journalist denied bail
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean magistrate Thursday denied bail to an investigative journalist who has been in detention for more than a week for alleging corruption in the country’s prosecuting agency, sendin…
EU extends Venezuela sanctions for a year
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Thursday that it is prolonging sanctions against dozens of Venezuelan officials for another year over allegations that they are undermining democracy in the crisis-wracked co…
California Senate sweepstakes: Who gets Kamala Harris' job?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Election Day is over, but California already is consumed with its next high-profile political contest — the competition to fill Kamala Harris’ soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Belgium exempts gift-bearing St Nicholas from virus measures
BUIZINGEN, Belgium (AP) — To ensure the merriment of millions of children, the government of Belgium is offering a special exemption from the country's strict coronavirus measures to beloved St. Nicholas, who alway…
The Latest: Graham giving $1M to help Georgia's GOP senators
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Officials: 7 peacekeepers killed in Sinai helicopter crash
JERUSALEM (AP) — A helicopter belonging to an international peacekeeping force crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, killing at least seven people including several Americans, an Israeli and an Egyptian o…