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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…
Trump, Biden hit battleground Pennsylvania amid pandemic
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden zeroed in on the critical battleground of Pennsylvania on Monday, demonstrating starkly different approaches to rallying voters just eight…
200-pound tortoise is back home after escaping Alabama pen
SARDIS CITY, Ala. (AP) — A 200-pound tortoise named Sparkplug that escaped from a pen in Alabama is back home after a journey across two counties and at least one soybean field.
Moon holds more water in more places than ever thought
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon’s shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected. And for the first time, the presence of water on t…
Detroit Schools released from 11 years of state oversight
DETROIT (AP) — A commission on Monday released the 47,000-student Detroit Public Schools from more than a decade of state financial oversight, restoring full control of the district's finances to the city's elected…
Sudan’s leader: Israel deal 'incentive' to end pariah status
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s leader said Monday that the decision to normalize ties with Israel was an incentive for President Donald Trump’s administration to end Sudan’s international pariah status.
The Latest: Biden to hold campaign event in Iowa on Friday
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Longtime federal appeals court Judge Juan Torruella dies
BOSTON (AP) — Judge Juan Torruella, the first Puerto Rican to sit on a U.S. federal appeals court, died Monday at the age of 87, the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.
Turkey: Suspected Kurdish militant dead after police chase
ANKARA (AP) — A suspected Kurdish militant detonated an explosive device following a police chase on Monday near Turkey’s border with Syria, killing himself, media reports said. A second suspect was “neutralized” a…
The Latest: Biden adding Iowa, Wisconsin to travel itinerary
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The Latest: Coronavirus death toll in Spain crosses 35,000
Spain has reported 52,188 new coronavirus cases and 279 new confirmed deaths since Friday.
GOP senators power Barrett toward high court confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before Election Day and securing…
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Palestinians push for international conference, US is open
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister said Monday an international peace conference is the only way to generate momentum to bring Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate a peace agreement. The U.S. …
Zeta has become a hurricane on its track for Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
MIAMI (AP) — Zeta has become a hurricane on its track for Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
Zeta becomes a hurricane as it nears Yucatan, heading for US
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Zeta strengthened to a hurricane Monday afternoon as it continued on a track for Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula resorts and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coa…