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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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Belize electing new government amid rising coronavirus cases
PUNTA GORDA, Belize (AP) — Belizeans elect a new government Wednesday amid concerns over a stagnant economy and rising coronavirus infections, with the ruling party seeking an unprecedented fourth successive term i…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
States cite smooth election, despite Trump's baseless claims
The Latest: Official says China may miss winter virus surge
BEIJING — A leading Chinese health official is expressing confidence that the country may avoid a second wave of coronavirus infections this winter if it maintains the precautions currently in place.
Democrats capture House control for 2 more years, but probably with fewer seats, complicating pathway for their agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats capture House control for 2 more years, but probably with fewer seats, complicating pathway for their agenda.
Dems clinch House control, but majority likely to shrink
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats clinched two more years of controlling the House but with a potentially razor-thin majority, a bittersweet finale to last week's elections that has left them divided and with scant margi…
Lucille Bridges, mother of activist Ruby Bridges, dies at 86
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first Black student at her all…
States cite smooth election, despite Trump's baseless claims
ATLANTA (AP) — The 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities, according to state officials and election experts, a stark contrast to the baseless claims of fraud b…
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge
Modi's party, allies leading vote in India's Bihar state
PATNA, India (AP) — India’s ruling party and its allies were leading the vote results in a key state election seen as a barometer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic an…
Puerto Rico unearths uncounted ballots 1 week after election
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s elections commission said Tuesday that it has discovered more than 100 briefcases containing uncounted ballots a week after the U.S. territory held its general election, d…
US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infections that show…
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Calls to punish police who fired at Mexico women's protest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun were urged Tuesday to punish police who fired into the air to disperse a protest over the killings of women, but they disagreed over whether state or m…