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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…

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Global Forecast-Fahrenheit

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Tuesday, November 3, 2020

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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Tuesday, November 3, 2020

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Attack in Vienna targeted nightlife; suspect had IS ties

VIENNA (AP) — At least one Islamic extremist — a 20-year-old armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest — rampaged through a crowded Vienna nightlife district hours ahead of a coronavirus lockdown, lea…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Europe tightens restrictions as UK, Germany widen testing

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — New coronavirus restrictions took effect Tuesday in Austria and Greece, while Germany and the U.K. announced plans to expand testing for the virus as European nations battled rapidly increasin…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Trump, Biden cede stage to voters for Election Day verdict

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Control of Senate at stake as Trump's allies face Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the Senate was a razor-close proposition in Tuesday's election as Republicans fought to retain their majority against a surge of Democrats challenging President Donald Trump's allies ac…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Tourist boat sinks near Turkish coast; 1 Russian dead

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A tour boat with 33 Russian tourists on board capsized Tuesday near the Turkish Mediterranean coast of Alanya, killing one of the tourists, officials said.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Uganda police arrest Bobi Wine after presidential nomination

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police on Tuesday again arrested Bobi Wine, a popular singer and opposition presidential hopeful, just after he was successfully certified as a candidate in next year's election.

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Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
5 dead in Vienna attack; assailant had previous conviction

VIENNA (AP) — Five people died, including an assailant, and 17 others were wounded in a shooting in the heart of Vienna hours before a coronavirus lockdown started, Austrian authorities said Tuesday. The dead attac…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Northern Greece locks down as Europe tightest restrictions

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A lockdown came into effect in northern Greece on Tuesday, with the southeastern European country joining the list of the continent’s nations tightening restrictions to restrain rapidly increa…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Qatar's emir promises Shura Council elections next year

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar’s emir announced on Tuesday that the country will hold elections for its top advisory panel next year, a long-promised step that aims to give the country’s citizens more say…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Official: Vienna attacker had previous terrorism conviction

VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s top security official says the attacker killed in Vienna was a 20-year-old dual citizen of Austria and North Macedonia who had a previous terrorism conviction.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Austria’s interior minister says attacker killed in Vienna was a 20-year-old dual citizen of Austria and North Macedonia

VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s interior minister says attacker killed in Vienna was a 20-year-old dual citizen of Austria and North Macedonia.