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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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More arrests in Capitol riot as more video reveals brutality
Police charged more Capitol rioters on Saturday, including a man who carried off the House speaker’s lectern, as more graphic details of the insurrection emerged, revealing the violence and brutality of the mob tha…
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Dems' momentum builds to impeach Trump, Pelosi hits rioters
Alabama AG seeks review of GOP group involvement in rally
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's attorney general is calling for an investigation into who may have authorized a branch of the Republican Attorneys General Association to promote the pro-Trump rally in Washington,…
Control center fire shuts down half Mexico City subway lines
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fire in the control center of the Mexico City subway killed one woman Saturday and sent 32 others to the hospital, while knocking out service on half of the subway lines in the city of 9 millio…
VIRUS TODAY: California in dire need of more medical workers
Here’s what’s happening Saturday with the pandemic in the U.S.:
Dems' momentum builds to impeach Trump, Pelosi hits rioters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Momentum built among Democrats on Saturday for a fresh and fast push to impeach President Donald Trump, even as the House speaker accused his backers who violently invaded the Capitol of choosing …
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone
BOSTON (AP) — One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers in Morse code after Twitter and Facebook squelched the president for inciting …
Pompeo voids restrictions on diplomatic contacts with Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Saturday that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how U.S. diplomats and others have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan, an…
2 men in high-profile photos among latest charged in DC riot
Two men accused of joining a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters that
The Latest: Pelosi ties rioters' actions to 'whiteness'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
State lawmaker charged with entering Capitol in riot resigns
A West Virginia state lawmaker resigned Saturday as he faces charges of entering a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol after he livestreamed himself with rioters.
The Latest: California sees record COVID-19 deaths
LOS ANGELES -- California health authorities on Saturday reported a record high of 695 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strained under unprecedented caseloads.
Israelis protest Netanyahu amid 3rd virus lockdown
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis on Saturday renewed weekly demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for the long-serving leader to resign over corruption charges against him and his …
Russia: 7 die in fire at nursing home in western Siberia
MOSCOW (AP) — A fire at a nursing home in Siberia killed seven people on Saturday, Russian authorities said.