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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…
Ethiopia officials: Unknown number 'massacred' in terror act
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian officials said Monday an unspecified number of civilians including children have been “massacred” in what they described as a terror attack on Sunday evening in the far wester…
Hurricane Eta threatens to bring flooding, storm surge
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — New Hurricane Eta quickly gained force Monday as it headed for Central America on the verge of becoming a major hurricane, threatening massive flooding and landslides across a vulnerable r…
US manufacturing activity posts strong gain to 59.3% in October despite increase in coronavirus cases in many states
WASHINGTON (AP) — US manufacturing activity posts strong gain to 59.3% in October despite increase in coronavirus cases in many states.
Breonna Taylor memorial moving to an African American museum
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A memorial for Breonna Taylor will be moved from a downtown park into a nearby museum in Louisville, Kentucky.
Plane from North Carolina with 3 aboard missing in New York
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities searched Monday for a small plane carrying three people that lost contact with air traffic controllers in western New York.
Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies at 74
BEIRUT (AP) — Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk, one of the best-known Middle East correspondents who spent his career reporting from the troubled region and won accolades for challenging mainstream narratives…
In solidarity, Poles buy flowers to help struggling vendors
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Driven by new solidarity, Poles have been buying armloads of chrysanthemums to help out flower vendors who unexpectedly faced bankruptcy when the government ordered all cemeteries locked due t…
US construction spending rises 0.3% in September, fourth straight monthly gain
WASHINGTON (AP) — US construction spending rises 0.3% in September, fourth straight monthly gain.
2 children pulled alive in dramatic Turkey quake rescues
IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — When firefighter Muammer Celik reached a 3-year-old girl trapped for three days under the rubble of a deadly earthquake in a Turkish coastal city, his heart sank. She was lying motionless, cove…
Another restaurant chain, Friendly's, stumbles in pandemic
WILBRAHAM, Mass. (AP) — Friendly's Restaurants, an East Coast dining chain known for its sundaes, is filing for bankruptcy protection.
Tanzanian opposition: Colleagues face terror-related charges
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzanian opposition leaders said Monday that police arrested key colleagues and charged them with “terrorism-related offenses” and sealed off areas where a peaceful protest was to begin over
Philippines: 20 dead, thousands of homes damaged in typhoon
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 20 people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the Philippines over the weekend, and about 13,000 shanties and houses were damaged or swept away in the eastern island province that…
Who's Logan today? Teen dons costumes to cheer classmates
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Potter. The Phantom of the Opera. Thor. A pirate, a baseball player and a gentleman in a bowler hat. Logan Houghtelling turned into all of them, in class, and way before Halloween — all to bri…
The Latest: Biden defends Fauci against Trump firing threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
5 parties field candidates for Puerto Rico governor
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Candidates from five parties are vying Tuesday to become Puerto Rico’s next governor, facing voters in the U.S. territory weary of corruption and seeking relief from an onslaught of hur…