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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…
Cubans fret as US sanctions threaten Western Union closures
HAVANA (AP) — More than 400 Western Union offices that Cubans heavily rely on for remittances sent by family abroad are in danger of closing amid a growing number of sanctions the U.S. government has placed on the …
New program allows soldiers to innovate from the bottom up
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — In combat, U.S. Army Maj. Evan Adams is a tank officer responsible for leading intricate cavalry and reconnaissance operations. But more than a decade ago, he was a graphic design major in co…
Hurricane Zeta crashes onshore in storm-weary Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Zeta slammed into storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday with New Orleans squarely in its path, pelting homes and businesses with rain and high winds and threatening to push up to 9 feet of…
The Latest: Trump campaign says 'Anonymous' reveal is lame
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The Latest: Zeta just shy of reaching Category 3 status
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Zeta (all times CDT):
Embed-Chart-Virus Outbreak-US Cases, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-US CASES — Chart. This digital embed charts new daily coronavirus cases totals in the U.S. and their 7-day rolling average. This chart will updated daily. Source: Johns Hopkins University.
The Latest: Trump admires roaring jet flying by Ariz. rally
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Body cam, 911 tapes in Walter Wallace killing to be released
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The police commissioner in Philadelphia said Wednesday that her department will release 911 tapes and footage from police body cameras “in the near future” in the shooting death of a Black man f…
Millions of mail ballots not yet returned in key states
ATLANTA (AP) — Just days before the presidential election, millions of mail ballots have yet to be returned in key battleground states, and election officials warn that time is running out for voters who want to av…
The Latest: Italy hits daily high of nearly 25,000 cases
ROME — Italy reached a new daily record of nearly 25,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and added 205 deaths on Wednesday.
Hospital, residential areas hit in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Rockets hit a hospital and residential areas Wednesday amid deadly fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that has raged for more tha…
Venezuela president: Key Venezuelan oil refinery attacked
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that a large oil refinery suffered a “terrorist attack” as his government struggles to provide domestic fuel to the crisis-stricken nati…
The Latest: Ex-DHS aide Miles Taylor says he's 'Anonymous'
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ICE settles lawsuit filed by immigrant activists in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The federal government has agreed not to deport three immigrant activists in Vermont who sued two years ago after they were arrested, saying they were targeted in retaliation for their activi…