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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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The Latest: Midwest hospitals raise alarms on bed capacity
MISSOURI — Missouri hospital leaders are raising alarms about bed capacity as coronavirus cases continue to spike, with some urging Gov. Mike Parson to issue a statewide mask mandate.
Merkel cautious on US vote comment, says she values science
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel declined Monday to comment directly on the U.S. election, but said that she values the advice of scientists — hours after President Donald Trump took another shot at th…
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IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Islamic State militants in Afghanistan stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador, sparking an hours-long gun battle and leaving at leas…
Investigation: South Dakota attorney general was distracted before hitting pedestrian on highway shoulder
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Investigation: South Dakota attorney general was distracted before hitting pedestrian on highway shoulder.
South African firm and Johnson & Johnson strike vaccine deal
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African pharmaceutical firm Aspen Pharmacare has announced a deal with U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, if it is approved in South Africa and inte…
The Latest: Trump projects confidence at N. Carolina rally
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3 killed in crash of plane from North Carolina in New York
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities on Monday found the wreckage of a small plane from North Carolina that crashed in western New York a day earlier, killing all three people aboard, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s …
Judge dismisses defamation claim by Dakota Access protester
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit by a New York City woman who was severely injured in an explosion while protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota four years ago.
1000s of pensioners protest against Belarus' hardline leader
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of aged pensioners marched Monday in the capital of Belarus to demand the resignation of the authoritarian president, who has been under pressure of daily demonstrations for nearly th…
Algerian voters approve new constitution amid low turnout
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's electoral commission said Monday that a large majority of voters approved a revised constitution that imposes term limits and promises new freedoms. But turnout was low, and the op…
New case of detained British-Iranian dual citizen adjourned
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A British Iranian dual national detained for years in Tehran was taken to court on new sedition charges on Monday, her husband said, the latest twist in a case that has long stirr…
Supreme Court changes fuel moves to protect abortion access
A vast swath of West Texas has been without an abortion clinic for more than six years. Planned Parenthood plans to change that with a health center it opened recently in Lubbock.