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Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago

UPDATED: Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida

The vehicle Steffens was riding in was struck several times during a shootout with U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement agencies.

STUART, Fla. — Former Moses Lake surgeon Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an altercati…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago

UK economy saw big bounceback in summer before fresh curbs

LONDON (AP) — The British economy bounced back strongly in the third quarter of the year as many of the restrictions associated with the spring lockdown were lifted, official figures showed Thursday.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago

Australia to prosecute troops for war crimes in Afghanistan

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia on Thursday announced a new investigative agency to build criminal cases against Australian special forces suspected of committing war crimes in Afghanistan.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago

Saudi golf Ladies European Tour kicks off with prize of $1M

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's leg of the Ladies European Tour kicked off Thursday with a prize of $1 million up for grabs in the latest push by the kingdom to host major sports and entertainment…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago

In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule

BEIRUT (AP) — On Nov. 13, 1970, a young air force officer from the coastal hills of Syria launched a bloodless coup. It was the latest in a succession of military takeovers since independence from France in 1946, a…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago

Ethiopia conflict tensions spread as 150 'operatives' held

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tensions over the deadly conflict in Ethiopia are spreading well beyond its cut-off Tigray region, as the federal government on Thursday said some 150 suspected “operatives” accused of seeking…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago