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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: How much misinformation is kicking around?
They go together all too closely these days: momentous events — and bad information that tells an inaccurate story about how they're happening. The two days since Election Day, predictably, demonstrate this to be t…
Poll watchers emerge as a flashpoint in battle over ballots
Election officials in key battleground states pushed back on claims by the Trump campaign that Republican poll watchers were being improperly denied access to observe the counting of ballots, saying Thursday that r…
2020 Latest: Postal Service told to sweep processing centers
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Hundreds march in Haiti after outrage over student's slaying
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of protesters – many dressed in school uniforms – marched through the streets of Haiti’s capital Thursday to demand answers after the kidnapping and killing of a young woman th…
Judge rejects moving trial of ex-officers in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday rejected defense requests to move the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, and also ordered that all four will be tried together i…
Voters in Jersey Shore town of Margate reject a boardwalk
MARGATE, N.J. (AP) — Not everyone at the Jersey Shore loves boardwalks.
EXPLAINER: What effect could lawsuits have on the election?
Two days later, an uneasy United States is still waiting to hear who will be its next president. With Democrat Joe Biden pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win, President Donald Trump’s cam…
Biden narrowly wins Wisconsin; Trump to call for a recount
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden narrowly won battleground state Wisconsin on Wednesday, edging out President Donald Trump in a state that was crucial to the incumbent’s victory four years ago.
Russian held after crucifixion stunt near security agency HQ
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian activist was detained by police Thursday after posing half-naked on a large wooden cross near Moscow's headquarters of the top national security agency, mimicking Christ's crucifixion.
Biden-Trump counting presses ahead 2 days after Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election officials in key battlegrounds pressed forward Thursday with presidential vote counting as Democrat Joe Biden urged patience and President Donald Trump pursued legal options with little s…
Daily anti-government protests in Poland enter third week
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Daily anti-government protests in Poland entered a third week Thursday with grandmothers rallying in Warsaw and smaller demonstrations held in other cities and towns.
UN summit in December to push action on COVID-19 pandemic
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations voted Thursday to hold a summit on the COVID-19 pandemic on Dec. 3-4 to press for action on the global spread of the coronavirus and its “unprecedented” effects on societies…
In South, most Black Senate candidates since Reconstruction
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the battle for control of the U.S. Senate this year, the Deep South is fielding more Black candidates than it has since Reconstruction.
Louisiana police officer shot during traffic stop dies
MANGHAM, La. (AP) — A part-time north Louisiana police officer who was shot last month during a traffic stop died Thursday, authorities said.
Study: Fix to food climate problem doesn't require veganism
The world likely can’t keep global warming to a relatively safe minimum unless we change how we grow, eat and throw away our food, but we don’t need to all go vegan, a new study says.