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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…
With presidency in reach, Dems grapple with disappointment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats went into Election Day hoping to reclaim the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress in a victory that would demonstrate an unmistakable repudiation of President Donald T…
Biden wins Wisconsin, presidency still hangs in balance
WASHINGTON (AP) — On a day of electoral uncertainty and legal action, Joe Biden won Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the “blue wall” that slipped away from Democrats four years ago and narrowing Pre…
A crowded mountain can make silverback gorillas more violent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gorillas are highly sociable animals – up to a point. A crowded mountain can make silverbacks more violent, scientists say.
Kosovo former separatist commander taken to war crimes court
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A former senior commander of ethnic Albanian separatist fighters in Kosovo’s 1998-1999 war who was also the country's former Parliament speaker was arrested Wednesday and taken to a special …
Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats faced increasingly long odds as the battle for Senate control hangs in balance, and Republicans brushed back multiple challengers to protect their majority. Still, it was too soon for th…
AP VoteCast: Trump, Biden coalitions show race, class divide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans sorted themselves into two distinct camps in the presidential election, exposing the clear and entrenched partisan divisions that separate voters by gender, class and race.
Biden wins Wisconsin in fight for White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as Democratic challenger Joe Biden picked up a win in Wisconsin while fighting President Donald Trump in other battleground s…
Public health may be US election loser as coronavirus surges
Regardless of the presidential election outcome, a vexing issue remains to be decided: Will the U.S. be able to tame a perilous pandemic that is surging as holidays, winter and other challenges approach?
2020 Latest: Biden wins Wisconsin, flipping state from 2016
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High court hears Philly same-sex foster parent dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in a dispute with Philadelphia over the agency’s refusal to work with same-sex couples as foster parents.
Joe Biden wins Wisconsin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Wisconsin.
Libya’s rivals urge UN Security Council to back cease-fire
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals wrapped up their military talks with a call to the U.N. Security Council to adopt a binding resolution to implement a cease-fire deal inked last month, the U.N. said.
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California voters reject affirmative action ballot measure
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A national awakening on race drove a well-funded campaign in California to reinstate affirmative action, but the measure allowing the nation’s most populated state to grant preferential treatme…
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan fail to make progress on disputed dam
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan failed to agree on a new negotiating approach to resolve their years-long dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the three countries sa…