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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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Australia accuses head of Chinese group of foreign meddling
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The leader of a Chinese community organization has become the first person to be charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws that were passed two years ago, police said Thursday.
EXPLAINER: Why the AP hasn't called Georgia's close race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of still-uncounted ballots — many in counties where Democrat Joe Biden was in the lead — are what's making the Georgia contest between President Donald Trump and Biden too early …
Missouri voters dump never-used redistricting reforms
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two years after Missouri voters enacted a first-of-its-kind initiative intended to create “partisan fairness” in voting districts, they have changed their minds.
DC to require COVID test for visitors from hot spot states
WASHINGTON (AP) — With virus numbers rising locally and nationally and the holiday travel season looming, the nation's capital is revamping its COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Arrests mount as marchers demand vote count, others cry foul
Police arrested dozens of people in New York, Portland, Oregon, and other cities overnight at protests demanding all votes be counted in the race for the White House, while smaller groups backing President Donald T…
Toronto cop sentenced in beating of Black man who lost eye
TORONTO (AP) — A Toronto police officer was sentenced Thursday to nine months in jail for his assault conviction in the beating of a young Black man who lost an eye when he was arrested in 2016.
The Latest: Indiana reports single-day high in virus cases
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has notched a single-day high of new COVID-19 cases for the second straight day.
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Ex-Mexican military boss pleads not guilty in US drug case
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos has pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
Embed-Table-Election 2020-Record Votes, ADVISORY
ELECTION 2020-VOTES — Table. This embeddable table shows popular vote totals by major party candidate for U.S. presidential elections since 1980. It also shows that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden …
Officials: Rapist found in Florida after decades as fugitive
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A convicted rapist has been arrested in Florida more than 40 years after skipping out on his Connecticut prison sentence and assuming a stolen identity, authorities said.
Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump
U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. But in places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support.
Border wall case defendant asks to move trial to Colorado
NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman charged with cheating investors in a southern border wall fundraising scam along with a former chief strategist for President Donald Trump asked a New York judge Thursday to move his t…
Indiana man convicted of killing, cannibalism files appeal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body has filed a notice of appeal in Clark County.