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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…
Panel restores control of Detroit Public School’s finances to elected school board after 11 years of state oversight
DETROIT (AP) — Panel restores control of Detroit Public School’s finances to elected school board after 11 years of state oversight.
Detroit Schools is 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…
Barrett ads tied to interest groups funded by unnamed donors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The confirmation of
The Latest: WHO says national lockdowns can be avoided
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says national lockdowns could be avoided to fight the latest surge of coronavirus cases if people are willing to make sacrifices and “if everyone plays their part.”
60,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent …
Rights group: Hamas frees Gazan man who met Israelis on Zoom
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's Hamas authorities on Monday released three Palestinian peace campaigners who were jailed last April for holding an online video conference with Israeli participants, a rights gro…
Moon may hold frozen water in more places than suspected
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, good news for astronauts at future lunar bases who…
The Latest: Italy reports 17K new COVID-19 cases, 141 deaths
ROME — Italy registered slightly more than 17,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday. That’s fewer than daily increases of the last few days, but tens of thousands fewer swab tests were conducted in the last 24…
Three-way talks over Ethiopia's Nile River dam set to resume
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River will resume Tuesday, according to the chairman of the African Union, South A…
Scientists continue search for murder hornet nests in Wash.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Scientists removed 98 so-called murder hornets from a nest discovered near the Canadian border in Washington state over the weekend, including 13 that were captured live in a net, the state De…
Sanford Health, Intermountain agree to merge organizations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sanford Health and Intermountain Healthcare said Monday they plan to merge companies.
Georgia officer shoots man thought to have fled traffic stop
SYLVESTER, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into why a south Georgia police officer shot and killed a man believed to have fled a traffic stop hours before.
Women's groups lead more protests over Poland abortion law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women’s rights activists and thousands of their supporters held a fifth day of protests across Poland Monday, despite pandemic restrictions, after a top court tightened the predominantly Catho…
The Latest: Kushner says Black people must 'want' to succeed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on
Campaign: Republican US Senate candidate Jason Lewis of Minnesota in emergency surgery for severe internal hernia
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Campaign: Republican US Senate candidate Jason Lewis of Minnesota in emergency surgery for severe internal hernia.