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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…
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Trump, Biden go after each other on coronavirus, taxes
NASA spacecraft sent asteroid rubble flying in sample grab
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft crushed rocks and sent rubble flying as it briefly touched an asteroid, a strong indication that samples were collected for return to Earth, officials said W…
Thailand cancels emergency decree in bid to calm protests
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s government on Thursday canceled a state of emergency it had declared last week for Bangkok in a gesture offered by the embattled prime minister to cool massive student-led protests seeking…
AP Road Trip: In Mississippi, Black voters face many hurdles
Meridian, Miss. (AP) — The old civil rights worker was sure the struggle would be over by now.
Judge throws out extortion charges against megachurch leader
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Citing insufficient evidence, a judge on Wednesday threw out extortion charges against the leader of a Mexican megachurch but left in place accusations of child rape and human trafficking.
Wanna go for a walk? Westminster dog show leaves NYC for '21
NEW YORK (AP) — The Westminster dog show is set to take a long walk.
Puerto Rico shutters 911 call centers amid coronavirus cases
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Both of Puerto Rico’s 911 call centers were shut down Wednesday night after several employees tested positive for the coronavirus, officials announced.
Face to face: Trump and Biden to meet for final debate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are set to square off in their final debate Thursday, one of the last high-profile opportunities for the trailing incumbent t…
The Latest: Cases in Germany spike past 10K in new record
BERLIN — Germany’s disease control center is reporting a new daily record increase in coronavirus infections, which rocketed past the 10,000 mark for the first time as the pandemic continues to spread.
Despite pledges, Czechs face 2nd lockdown as system totters
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs had been assured it wouldn't happen again.
Despite pledges, Czechs face 2nd lockdown as system totters
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs had been assured it wouldn't happen again.
Photographer helps laid-off expats bid goodbye to Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When the coronavirus pummeled Dubai this spring, the maternity and wedding shoots and all the gigs that freelance photographer Paula Hainey had lined up vanished almost overnight.
In Dubai, oil-rich UAE sees a new wonder: A coal power plant
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new wonder is rising in the southern desert of Dubai against the backdrop of Persian Gulf beaches, but it's not another skyscraper to grace the futuristic sheikhdom. Instead, it…
The Latest: India issues virus warning ahead of state polls
NEW DELHI — Indian authorities are worried elections in the third-largest state and a religious congregation could spread the coronavirus.
Final debate could thrust foreign policy back into campaign
As Joe Biden hopscotched through Iowa and New Hampshire in late 2019, he also name-dropped his way across the globe.