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October 29, 2020 3:03 a.m.

S. Korea's top court upholds ex-leader's 17-year jail term

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court upheld a 17-year prison sentence on former President Lee Myung-bak for a range of corruption crimes in a final ruling Thursday that will send him back to prison soon.

October 29, 2020 2:06 a.m.

The Latest: Belgian hospitals hit record for virus patients

BRUSSELS — The number of patients in Belgian hospitals is now higher than during the first wave of the coronavirus crisis.

October 29, 2020 1:12 a.m.

Polish president backtracks on abortion view amid protests

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's President Andrzej Duda said Thursday that women themselves should have the right to abortion in case of congenitally damaged fetuses, apparently breaking ranks with a conservative leadership that pushed a ban that has led to mass street protests.

October 29, 2020 1:12 a.m.

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MLHS drama club takes on 1938 radio play
October 29, 2020 1 a.m.

MLHS drama club takes on 1938 radio play

MOSES LAKE — Social distancing. Masking. Remote learning. All of it makes school difficult. And it makes extracurricular activities — like sports, music and the drama club — nearly impossible.

Moses Lake Public Library prepares to welcome back patrons
October 29, 2020 1 a.m.

Moses Lake Public Library prepares to welcome back patrons

The staff of Moses Lake Public Library is preparing to reopen the doors to the public on Monday, Nov. 2.

October 29, 2020 12:30 a.m.

Australian court rules to extradite kidnap suspect to Chile

SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian judge ruled Thursday that a woman wanted in Chile on kidnapping charges dating to Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1970s can be extradited.

October 29, 2020 12:07 a.m.

Los Angeles considers new limits on where homeless can camp

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles is again considering a proposal to greatly restrict where homeless people may camp in public places around the city — rules that opponents say would criminalize homelessness.

October 29, 2020 12:07 a.m.

No. 18 Penn State eyeing fixes as No. 3 Ohio State looms

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State expected some early growing pains after installing a mostly new offense in a socially distanced offseason.

October 29, 2020 12:07 a.m.

Cardinals decline $12.5M option for INF Kolten Wong

The St. Louis Cardinals have declined Kolten Wong's $12.5 million option, making the Gold Glove second baseman a free agent.

October 29, 2020 12:07 a.m.

Clemson QB Lawrence: 'I have the option' to leave or stay

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence stopped short of calling an audible on his plans to head to the NFL next year, though the likely No. 1 pick in next year's draft did not rule out returning to school.

October 29, 2020 12:07 a.m.

Pandemic politics: Biden shuns 'false promises' of fast fix

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Focused firmly on COVID-19, Joe Biden vowed Wednesday not to campaign in the election homestretch “on the false promises of being able to end this pandemic by flipping a switch.” President Donald Trump, under attack for his handling of the worst health crisis in more than a century, breezily pledged on his final-week swing to “vanquish the virus.”

October 29, 2020 12:07 a.m.

Justices deny fast, new look at Pennsylvania ballot deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not grant a quick, pre-election review to a new Republican appeal to exclude absentee ballots received after Election Day in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, although it remained unclear whether those ballots will ultimately be counted.

October 29, 2020 12:07 a.m.

The Latest: India capital has its worst 1-day virus caseload

NEW DELHI — India’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases is moving closer to 8 million, with 43,893 new cases reported for the latest 24-hour period.

October 29, 2020 12:07 a.m.

UK judge to rule Nov 2 on Depp's libel suit against tabloid

LONDON (AP) — A British judge will rule next week on whether Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that branded him a wife-beater — an accusation his lawyer called a “reputation-destroying, career-ending” false allegation.

October 29, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Meghan seeks to postpone trial in privacy suit against paper

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex is seeking to delay the start of the trial in her privacy lawsuit against a British newspaper over its publication of excerpts from a letter she wrote to her father.

October 29, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Trial begins in suit over metro Phoenix's freeway attacks

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Public Safety has never accepted responsibility for falsely arresting a landscaper in shootings five years ago on metro Phoenix’s freeways that terrorized motorists, even after the case was dismissed amid heavy criticism of its ballistic evidence, the landscaper’s attorney said Wednesday at a civil trial over the arrest.

October 29, 2020 12:06 a.m.

AP Explains: The rule that made the modern internet

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.

October 29, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Judge: Virginia can't count some ballots without postmarks

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that Virginia elections officials cannot count absentee ballots with missing postmarks unless they can confirm the date of mailing through a barcode, granting part of an injunction requested by a conservative legal group.

October 29, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Rising infections complicate rules for New York-area travel

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Rich Collins is trapped in the maze of coronavirus-related travel restrictions in the Northeast. The Rhode Island firefighter has custody of his 5-year-old daughter every other weekend in an agreement with his ex-wife, but he can't bring her to his home because she lives in upstate New York.