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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…
President-elect Joe Biden says he's 'honored and humbled' by White House victory, calls for nation to 'unite,' 'heal'
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says he's 'honored and humbled' by White House victory, calls for nation to 'unite,' 'heal.'
Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth, future TBD
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who defied political gravity with his extraordinary rise from reality star and businessman to the presidency, has fallen back to earth.
3 quakes shake Alaska's largest city, but no damage reports
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three earthquakes early Saturday morning shook Alaska's largest city, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
2020 Latest: President-elect Biden: It's time for US to heal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Harris becomes first Black woman, South Asian elected VP
Kamala Harris made history Saturday as the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest levels of A…
Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluen…
Guatemala searches, Eta regains storm status, heads to Cuba
PURULHA, Guatemala (AP) — Searchers in Guatemala dug through mud and debris looking for an estimated 100 people believed buried by a massive, rain-fueled landslide, as Tropical Storm Eta continued to gain strength …
Joe Biden: Stumbles, tragedies and, now, delayed triumph
Days before he left the White House in 2017, President Barack Obama surprised Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, declaring his septuagenarian, white-haired lieutenant “the best vice president America…
EXPLAINER: Why AP called Pennsylvania for Biden
WHY AP CALLED PENNSYLVANIA FOR BIDEN:
Joe Biden wins Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Pennsylvania.
Ethiopia to replace Tigray region leadership as forces clash
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia moved Saturday to replace the leadership of the country’s defiant northern Tigray region, where deadly clashes between regional and federal government forces are fueling
Joe Biden elected president of the United States
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden elected president of the United States.
2020 Latest: Biden is 46th president after Pennsylvania win
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Dozens arrested at latest Belarus election, police protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Police in the capital of Belarus detained dozens of demonstrators Saturday as medical workers and women held separate marches to denounce violence against anti-government protesters and to call…
Ethiopia to replace leadership of Tigray region amid clashes
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia moved Saturday to replace the leadership in the country’s defiant northern Tigray region, where clashes between regional forces and those of the federal government have led to