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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…
Correction: Election 2020-Deep South
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the summary of a story published Oct. 29, 2020, about Black U.S. Senate candidates in the Deep South, The Associated Press erroneously spelled the name of one of the candidates. The name is…
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Court orders release of Russian mom convicted of taking kids
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A federal appeals court ordered the immediate release of a Russian mother whose case garnered international attention after she was convicted of kidnapping for moving her children from the…
Biden pushes closer to win as Trump presses legal threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden pushed closer Thursday to the 270 Electoral College votes he needed to win the White House while President Donald Trump escalated his unproven accusations of voter fraud and pro…
2020 Latest: Largest Nevada county still tallying mail votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on
Election splits Congress, GOP bolstered as Democrats falter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The election scrambled seats in the House and Senate but ultimately left Congress much like it began, deeply split as voters resisted big changes despite
AP Lifestyles Digest
Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Nov. 2.
American imprisoned in Russia complains of sleep deprivation
MOSCOW (AP) — The brother of an American convicted of espionage in Russia said Thursday that his imprisoned sibling is suffering sleep deprivation at a prison colony where he is serving a 16-year sentence.
Senate control hangs in balance with a few races undecided
WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of
Election judge worked despite COVID-19 diagnosis, then died
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis election official who worked at a polling place on Election Day despite a positive test for the coronavirus has now died, raising concerns for the nearly 2,000 people who v…
Mom gets 40 years in deaths of 2 babies left in trash bags
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina mother who skipped the trial where she was convicted of homicide by child abuse for throwing two of her newborns away in trash bags moments after they born will spend 40 years…
Biden pushes closer to victory as Trump presses legal moves
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden pushed closer Thursday to the 270 Electoral College votes he needed to win the White House, securing victories in the “blue wall” battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Michigan and nar…
Ethiopia says forced into 'aimless war' as bombings alleged
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s army said Thursday the country has been forced into an “unexpected and aimless war” with its well-armed Tigray region, while Tigray asserted that fighter jets had bombed area…
Puerto Rico legislator accused in federal corruption case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Puerto Rico legislator reelected two days ago was arrested Thursday on federal corruption charges, including bribery and wire fraud.
EXPLAINER: A closer look at Arizona
A CLOSER LOOK AT ARIZONA