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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…
EXPLAINER: Why ballot-counting in Nevada is dragging on
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The pace of vote-counting in Nevada is being criticized for taking too long and it's even become fodder for online jokes. But government officials say they are emphasizing accuracy over spe…
Embed-Chart-Virus Outbreak-Nursing Homes, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOMES — Chart. This digital embed shows weekly figures for COVID-19 infections in nursing homes in 20 states since the end of May. This chart is current as of Nov. 6, 2020 and will not update…
The Latest: Virus infections continue rapid spread in Oregon
DES MOINES, Iowa — Coronavirus infections continued a rapid spread across Iowa, pushing hospitalizations and patients in intensive care to new highs as Iowa medical centers prepared for an onslaught of patients.
2020 Latest: Harris set to speak before Biden in TV address
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Missouri poll worker kept COVID diagnosis mostly to herself
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri election judge who came to work despite testing positive for the coronavirus died in her sleep after a 15-hour shift at the polls, the director of her county’s election office said F…
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Trump's wild claims test limits of Republican loyalty
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's wild and unsupported claims of voter fraud have emerged as a high-stakes Republican loyalty test that illustrates the tug of war likely to define the future of the GOP whe…
The Latest: Oregon plans new restrictions as cases soar
SALEM, Ore. - Following a record-breaking day of COVID-19 cases in Oregon, officials on Friday announced new restrictions that will be implemented in at least five of the state’s counties as part of a two-week pau…
3rd court blocks Trump's order on congressional seat count
A panel of three judges on Friday became the third federal court to rule that President Donald Trump's effort to exclude people in the country illegally from the numbers used for dividing up congressional seats is …
Poland's police block meeting points on 16th day of protests
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s police were trying to prevent anti-government protesters from gathering anew late Friday, the 16th straight day of nationwide demonstrations triggered by a court ruling that further t…
Bannon lawyer quits fraud case after inflamatory remarks
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, quit defending him in a federal fraud case a day after Bannon made inflammatory comments about Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI …
EXPLAINER: Most service members abroad rely on mail ballots
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the vote counting continues to determine the next United States president, attention is turning to the role that military and overseas absentee ballots will play in the final result. In razor-c…
Man shot by police in Wisconsin reaches plea in assault case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Black man paralyzed in a Wisconsin police shooting reached a plea deal Friday to settle a sexual assault case pending against him.
EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called the tight race in Nevada
WHY AP HASN'T CALLED NEVADA: