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Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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, 4 months ago
With GOP win in Alaska, control of Senate pushes to January

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the Senate won’t be decided until the new year after Republicans won a seat in Alaska on Wednesday. Neither party can lock the majority until January runoffs in Georgia.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Republican Dan Sullivan re-elected in Alaska Senate race

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has won re-election in Alaska, defeating independent Al Gross in a race that attracted outside attention with control of the Senate at stake.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Travelers to Spain must provide negative COVID-19 test

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Travelers bound for Spain from countries considered high-risk areas for the coronavirus will be asked to provide proof of a negative test to visit the European country, authorities said Wedn…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Donald Trump wins Alaska

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Alaska.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Rwandan genocide suspect enters not guilty pleas at UN court

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An elderly former radio station owner appeared Wednesday in a United Nations courtroom where his lawyer entered not guilty pleas to allegations that he armed militias with machetes and…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
U.N. atomic watchdog: Iran continues to increase stockpile of low-enriched uranium past nuclear deal limits.

VIENNA (AP) — U.N. atomic watchdog: Iran continues to increase stockpile of low-enriched uranium past nuclear deal limits.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
UN agency: Iran continues to stockpile, enrich uranium

VIENNA (AP) — Iran continues to increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium far beyond the limits set in a landmark nuclear deal with world powers and to enrich it to a greater purity than permitted, the U.N.’s …

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Thousands demand Armenian PM resigns over truce agreement

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of people protested in Armenia's capital on Wednesday, demanding the prime minister's resignation after he signed an agreement with Azerbaijan to halt weeks of fighting over Nagorn…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Hungary reverses course to sharply tighten pandemic rules

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s government has imposed its strictest pandemic measures so far amid a quickly worsening situation, drastically changing course after weeks of lax restrictions and an optimistic out…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
S&P 500 climbs toward record, including Big Tech this time

NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is pushing closer toward its record on Wednesday, and this time big technology stocks are also rising on Wall Street.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Couple complain Animal Planet show cast them as pot growers

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A couple say they were cast in a false light on an Animal Planet reality television show about state Fish and Game conservation officers, but a lawyer for the show's production companies disagr…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Biden marks Veterans Day at Korean War Memorial

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Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Missouri woman gets federal prison in terrorism case

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri woman has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to help a former Missouri man who died in Syria while fighting for the Islamic State.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Georgia audit to trigger hand recount of presidential vote

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state on Wednesday announced an audit of presidential election results that he said will trigger a full hand recount.