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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…
The Latest: Biden plans speech defending Affordable Care Act
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Peruvian lawmakers vote to oust president, citing alleged corruption, pandemic turmoil
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian lawmakers vote to oust president, citing alleged corruption, pandemic turmoil.
U.S. puts sanctions on ex-Nicaragua president Arnoldo Alemán
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The U.S. State Department put former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Alemán on a list of corrupt foreign officials Monday, barring him and his family from entering the United States.
U.S. authorizes emergency use of an experimental Eli Lilly antibody treatment to fight mild, moderate COVID-19 cases.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorizes emergency use of an experimental Eli Lilly antibody treatment to fight mild, moderate COVID-19 cases.
Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult on Monday, with President Donald Trump blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team a…
Barr authorizes DOJ to probe 'substantial allegations' of voting irregularities despite little evidence of fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barr authorizes DOJ to probe 'substantial allegations' of voting irregularities despite little evidence of fraud.
Mexican cartel member facing US drug conspiracy charges
CHICAGO (AP) — An alleged high-ranking member of the Mexican drug cartel Beltran-Leyva was brought to Chicago to face charges that he helped manufacture and import cocaine into the United States, federal prosecutor…
Tropical Storm Eta floods already drenched Florida cities
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A deluge of rain from Tropical Storm Eta caused flooding Monday across South Florida's most densely populated urban areas, stranding cars, flooding businesses, and swamping entire neigh…
Virus relief package uncertain in post-election Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress began a lame-duck session Monday facing uncertain odds for a new COVID-19 relief bill, with the split decision in the election empowering both President-elect Joe Biden and Senate Majorit…
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Biden targets virus as his White House transition begins
Feds: NYPD officer served as lookout for cocaine ring
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities arrested a New York City police officer Monday on charges he served as a lookout for drug traffickers who smuggled hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
NYPD to allow religious headgear in mug shots after lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department will stop making people who have been arrested remove their religious headwear for mug shots as part of a settlement in a federal lawsuit.
The Latest: Virus outbreaks reported at 2 more Iowa prisons
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two more Iowa prisons are reporting outbreaks of coronavirus infections.
Noem's pitch to aid Trump seems to benefit own campaign fund
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has enthusiastically taken up President Donald Trump's efforts to contest the results of the presidential election, asking for online donations to “help us bri…
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