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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…
Virus hospitalizations surge as pandemic shadows US election
Americans went to the polls Tuesday under the shadow of a resurging pandemic, with an alarming increase in cases nationwide and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 reaching record highs in a growing num…
Long lines, enthusiasm but no major problems as US votes
Amid a global pandemic that defined a tumultuous presidential campaign, voters across the U.S. on Tuesday braved worries about getting sick, threats of polling place intimidation and expectations of long lines caus…
Trump, Biden hand their fate to voters, with robust turnout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters flocked to the polls on Tuesday despite the threat of the coronavirus and the potential of long lines to choose between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, in a…
Europe tightens restrictions as virus hospitalizations rise
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Coronavirus cases hit new daily highs this week in Russia, and Germany and the U.K. announced plans Tuesday to expand virus testing as European countries battled rapidly increasing COVID-19 in…
Whitey Bulger’s family: Prison system did not protect him
BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. (AP) — Family members of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger Jr. have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed employees of the prison system for failing to pro…
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Guatemala official resigns over Planned Parenthood row
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s interior minister resigned Tuesday after his decision to allow the group Planned Parenthood to operate in the country despite conservative President Alejandro Giammattei’s fierce o…
High court could halt move toward leniency for kids who kill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested it could halt what has been a gradual move toward more leniency for children who are convicted of murder.
Hurricane Eta slams into Nicaragua as Category 4 storm
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The heart of powerful Hurricane Eta began moving ashore in Nicaragua Tuesday with devastating winds and rains that had already destroyed rooftops and caused rivers to overflow.
Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin'ono arrested on new charge
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police have arrested investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono on contempt of court charges, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Russia FM: 2,000 Mideast militants fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Russia's top diplomat said Tuesday that about 2,000 fighters from the Middle East have joined the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, the worst outbreak of hostilities in the conflict between Ar…
The Latest: Arizona's coronavirus death toll passes 6,000
PHOENIX -- Arizona’s confirmed coronavirus death toll exceeded 6,000 on Tuesday.
EXPLAINER: States to watch closely on election night
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each have a path to win the White House. The former vice president is competitive in all the battleground states Trump carried in 2016, a…
Hurricane Eta lams into Nicaragua as Category 4 storm
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The heart of powerful Hurricane Eta began moving ashore in Nicaragua Tuesday with devastating winds and rains that had already destroyed rooftops and caused rivers to overflow.
Eye of powerful Hurricane Eta begins moving ashore in Nicaragua, which faces possibly 'catastrophic' winds, rains
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eye of powerful Hurricane Eta begins moving ashore in Nicaragua, which faces possibly 'catastrophic' winds, rains.