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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…
The Latest: Pakistan orders early closure of businesses
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities have ordered all businesses, including restaurants, wedding halls and markets, be closed after 10 p.m. to contain a coronavirus resurgence that began this month.
The Latest: Zeta weakens into a tropical storm over Alabama
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Zeta (all times CDT):
Mexican search group finds 59 bodies in clandestine pits
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican search group said Wednesday that it found 59 bodies in a series of clandestine burial pits in the north-central state of Guanajuato and that more could still be excavated.
At least 1 dead as Hurricane Zeta hammers Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Zeta slammed into the storm-weary Gulf Coast on Wednesday, pelting the New Orleans metro area with rain and howling winds that ripped apart buildings and knocked out power to thousands …
The Latest: President declares emergency in Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Zeta (all times CDT):
India's coronavirus cases cross 8 million, behind US
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus caseload surpassed 8 million on Thursday with daily infections dipping to the lowest level this week, as concerns grew over a major Hindu festival season and winter se…
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Vietnamese state media say landslides set off by typhoon have killed at least eight people with 42 others missing
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese state media say landslides set off by typhoon have killed at least eight people with 42 others missing.
Australia rules to extradite alleged kidnapper to Chile
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian judge ruled Thursday that a woman wanted in Chile on kidnapping charges dating to Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1970s can be extradited.
US official says UN has 'lack of curiosity' on Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) — The United Nations is not doing enough to investigate reported abuses in China’s Xinjiang region against members of Muslim minority groups, the U.S. envoy for women’s issues said Thursday.
Taiwan air force jet crashes into ocean, killing pilot
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese F-5E fighter jet crashed during a training mission Thursday morning, killing the pilot, the Defense Ministry said.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
'So frustrating': Grave missteps seen in US virus response
Typhoon, landslides leave 19 dead, 64 missing in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Molave set off landslides that killed at least 15 people and left 38 missing in central Vietnam, where ferocious wind and rain blew away roofs and knocked out power in a region of 1.7 …
AP News in Brief at 12:01 a.m. EDT
Pandemic politics: Biden shuns 'false promises' of fast fix
US focused on disrupting finances for Somalia's al-Shabab
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States strongly backed efforts to disrupt the illegal financing methods used by Somalia’s al-Shabab extremist group, which according to U.N. experts raised more than the $21 million…