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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…
AP Explains: Power shutoffs to prevent California wildfires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's largest utilities have staged power shutoffs this year to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires during the worst fire season on record. Here's a look at the temporary black…
Millions of mailed 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: Site of Pence rally agrees to follow virus rules
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Lawyers: Cop video doesn't show fatal shooting of Black man
DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) — Lawyers for a Black couple who were shot in their car by a suburban Chicago police officer said Wednesday that police video showed the bullet-riddled vehicle but not the shooting, which lef…
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Arrest made in 2008 kidnapping of New York Times journalist
NEW YORK (AP) — An Afghan man has been brought to the United States to face charges in the 2008 gunpoint kidnapping of a journalist for The New York Times and two other men in Afghanistan, federal authorities annou…
Hurricane Zeta has grown to a Category 2 storm as it closes in on the Gulf Coast
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Zeta has grown to a Category 2 storm as it closes in on the Gulf Coast.
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TRUMP IMPACT ON IMMIGRATION-ASYLUM — Chart. Under the expulsions that began in March, 37% of those caught had been picked up in the previous year, up from 7% in the 2019 fiscal year. The annual figure hasn’t topped…
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Stock rout deepens as S&P 500 drops 2.7%, Dow falls 770
Stocks around the world are tumbling Wednesday on worries the worsening pandemic will mean more restrictions on businesses and drag down the economy.
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Fraud by fake CIA operative lands 7-year prison term
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — For years, Garrison Courtney had convinced people he was not just a federal public affairs officer but in fact a covert CIA operative working on a classified task force.
Poles join strike as protests of abortion ruling expand
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — People across Poland stayed off their jobs and huge crowds poured onto the streets for a seventh straight day of protests Wednesday, enraged over a top court ruling that bans abortions in case…