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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…
Trump campaign files suit in Michigan to halt vote count, claiming it was denied access to observe opening of ballots.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump campaign files suit in Michigan to halt vote count, claiming it was denied access to observe opening of ballots.
Dems head toward House control, but GOP picks off seats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Disappointed Democrats headed Wednesday toward renewing their control of the House for two more years but with a potentially shrunken majority as they lost at least seven incumbents without oustin…
Republican Susan Collins wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Maine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Susan Collins wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Maine.
Ethiopia near civil war as PM sends army into defiant region
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia approached civil war on Wednesday as its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister ordered the military to confront the country's well-armed Tigray regional government, accusing…
GOP Sen. Collins beats Gideon in hard-fought race in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine won the hardest-fought race of her career, turning back a challenge by Democrat Sara Gideon and winning a narrow majority in the costliest politica…
Senate Latest: GOP Sen. Collins wins reelection in Maine
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Doctor says Diego Maradona doing well after surgery
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona was recovering Wednesday after an operation for bleeding in his skull, his personal doctor said.
Pakistani bank guard kills manager over alleged blasphemy
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani guard shot and killed the manager of a local bank in eastern Punjab province on Wednesday after accusing him of insulting Islam's Prophet Mohammad, police said.
Egypt says no progress in talks over Ethiopia's 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, Cairo said Wednesday.
Jittery public awaits fate of race in bitterly divided US
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With a bitterly divided America failing to deliver a decisive result for either party, a jittery public awaited clarity Wednesday over the fate of a race that remained too early to call.
Donald Trump wins 2nd Congressional District in Maine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins 2nd Congressional District in Maine.
Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister has rekindled controversy with archrival India this week by pledging to make part of the Pakistani-administered Himalayan region of Kashmir officially part his country.
Virus cases lead to mistrial in case of slain Indiana girl
MARION, Ind. (AP) — The murder trial of a northern Indiana woman accused of killing her stepdaughter ended in a mistrial after at least four people involved in the proceedings came down with COVID-19.
Istanbul governor changes workers' hours to combat COVID
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The governor of Istanbul on Wednesday announced flexible hours for public sector workers in an effort to halt the spread of COVID-19 in Turkey’s largest city.