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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…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
UN: Nuclear weapons ban treaty to enter into force

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations announced Saturday that 50 countries have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons triggering its entry into force in 90 days, a move hailed by anti-nuclear activists b…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Black woman shot by officer seeks justice from hospital bed

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A Black woman who was shot and wounded inside a vehicle by a police officer who also fatally shot her 19-year-old boyfriend on Satuday told about 200 people gathered at an emotional rally in s…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Lottery State-by-State

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Sunday:

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Opposition activist leaves embassy haven to flee Venezuela

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — Prominent opposition activist Leopoldo López has abandoned the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas and left Venezuela after years of frustrated efforts to oust the nation's socialist…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Zeta has formed near Cuba, becoming the earliest named 27th Atlantic storm recorded

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Zeta has formed near Cuba, becoming the earliest named 27th Atlantic storm recorded.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Vehicle strikes 3 Notre Dame students, killing 2, in Indiana

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A vehicle struck three University of Notre Dame students, killing two of them early Saturday in the northern Indiana city that's home to the university's campus, the school's president said.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems' advantage

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Tropical depression forms south of Cuba, set to strengthen

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression formed Saturday afternoon south of Cuba amid forecasts that the system would become a named tropical storm later this weekend and possibly a hurricane within days, the U.S. Nation…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Former home of Jennifer Dulos goes on the market for $1.75M

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — The former home of Jennifer Dulos, the Connecticut mother of five who prosecutors say was killed by her estranged husband last year, is going on the market for $1.75 million.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Global Forecast-Celsius

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Sunday, October 25, 2020

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Tropical Storm Zeta forms near Cuba, expected to strengthen

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Zeta formed early Sunday off the coast of Cuba, becoming the earliest named 27th Atlantic storm recorded in an already historic hurricane season.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
California girds for most dangerous fire weather of year

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California, which has endured its worst wildfire season in history, is bracing for the most dangerous winds of the year, a forecast that prompted the largest utility to announce plans to cut po…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News Digest 6 p.m.

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Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Colombia reaches 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia reached 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, becoming the second country in Latin America to report that number in less than a week.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems' advantage