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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…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: Biden and Obama stop to thank young canvassers

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the

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North Carolina voter rally ends with pepper spray, arrests

GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — A get-out-the vote rally in swing state North Carolina on Saturday ended with police using pepper spray on some participants and making several arrests.

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England to enter new lockdown as UK virus cases pass million

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals …

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Thousands protest in Jerusalem against Israeli PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem on Saturday in the latest weekly demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the corruption char…

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Obama: Trump failed to take pandemic, presidency seriously

DETROIT (AP) — Calling Joe Biden his “brother,” Barack Obama on Saturday accused Donald Trump of failing to take the coronavirus pandemic and the presidency seriously as Democrats leaned on America's first Black pr…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
England faces new lockdown as UK virus cases pass 1 million

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals …

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: Italy adds record 31,758 daily coronavirus cases

ROME — Italy added a record 31,758 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours and doubled the deaths to nearly 300 on Saturday.

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The Latest: Obama blasts Trump as egotistical, incompetent

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Teen told police where to find gun used in Kenosha shootings

ANTIOCH, Illinois (AP) — A visibly upset 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators in Wisconsin told officers at his local police station in Illinois where to find an assault rifle he said he had us…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
The Latest: First lady defends president's handling of virus

WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the

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Death toll reaches 39 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Three young children and their mother were rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in western Turkey on Saturday, some 23 hours after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea kille…