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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…
The Latest: Biden calls on Senate to quickly confirm Cabinet
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Pakistani PM asks Shiites to bury coal miners killed by IS
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister on Friday appealed on protesting minority Shiites not to link the burial of 11 coal miners from their Hazara community, killed by the Islamic State group last week,…
White man who drove into Iowa protesters avoids prison
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A white man who deliberately
Pelosi seeks to curb Trump's nuclear power, plans to impeach
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats laid plans Friday for impeaching President Donald Trump, even as he's headed out of the White House, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of S…
The Latest: Biden plans to speed release of virus vaccines
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden says he’ll speed release of coronavirus vaccines when he takes office Jan. 20.
Teachers help students make sense of violence at US Capitol
A teacher in Alabama presented photographs of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol without commentary and asked students to write poems in reflection. A Minnesota instructor fielded comparisons to the aftermath of …
The Latest: Pelosi: Military can stop Trump nuclear launch
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Capitol mob recalls attack on U.S. Rep. Giffords decade ago
PHOENIX (AP) — As a pro-Trump mob laid siege to the U.S. Capitol this week, former Rep. Gabby Giffords could only wait nervously for news about her husband, Mark Kelly, who was barely a month into his job as a sena…
New round of Afghan-Taliban peace talks off to a slow start
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The latest round of peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators that began this week in Qatar has been off to a slow start as concerns grow over a recent spike in violence acr…
Liberty University sues governor over financial aid changes
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Liberty University sued Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday, accusing his administration of wrongfully denying financial aid to some of the evangelical school's online students.
Deutsche Bank to pay $100 million to avoid bribery charge
NEW YORK (AP) — Deutsche Bank agreed Friday to pay fines and penalties of more than $100 million to avoid a criminal prosecution on charges it participated in a foreign bribery scheme.
US Attorney: FBI agents search lawmakers’ offices and homes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Tennessee said Friday that FBI agents have searched the homes and offices of several state lawmakers.
The Latest: Manchin against 'more theater' of Trump removal
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Pro-democracy activists heartened by US system's resilience
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Stunned and riveted by the riot that engulfed the U.S. Capitol, pro-democracy and human rights campaigners around the world also were reassured -- because, ultimately, democracy held. The system…