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October 27, 2020 6:06 a.m.

The Latest: Spain doctors stage walkout over health system

MADRID — Spanish doctors are staging their first national walkout in 25 years to protest what they say are poor working conditions and the weakened state of the national public health system.

October 27, 2020 6:03 a.m.

Lithuania upset over soon-to-open Belarus nuke plant

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Baltic nation of Lithuania sent a protest note Tuesday to Belarus over a planned nuclear power plant close to their border that is scheduled to start operating in early November.

October 27, 2020 5:06 a.m.

1,000-plus faith leaders call for 'free and fair election'

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 clergy members, religious scholars and other faith-based advocates have signed onto a unique

October 27, 2020 5:06 a.m.

Belgium's former King Albert finally meets daughter Delphine

BRUSSELS (AP) — The long-running royal scandal that has riveted Belgium and damaged those involved reached a new milestone when former King Albert II reunited with the daughter he fathered out of wedlock over half a century ago.

October 27, 2020 4:30 a.m.

The Latest: Iran hits record single-day virus death toll

TEHRAN — Iran has again hit a record single-day COVID-19 death toll, reporting 346 new deaths. That brings the country’s total virus deaths to 33,299, the highest virus toll in the Mideast.

October 27, 2020 4:03 a.m.

Election 2020 Today: Biden hits road, Barrett's 1st cases

Here’s what’s

October 27, 2020 4:03 a.m.

The Latest: Canary Islands tourists will need negative tests

MADRID -- Spain’s Canary Islands aim to pass a law this week demanding a negative COVID-19 test result from tourists wanting to visit the archipelago off northwest Africa.

October 27, 2020 4:03 a.m.

Poland's PM defends abortion ruling, condemns protests

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister on Tuesday defended the tightening of the country's abortion law and condemned massive nationwide protests led by women's rights activists, saying they shouldn't be happening amid heightened coronavirus restrictions and decrying “acts of aggression.”

October 27, 2020 3:12 a.m.

The Latest: German area goes into de-facto virus lockdown

BERLIN — A second German district has gone into a de-facto lockdown as new coronavirus infections surge in the country and across Europe.

October 27, 2020 3:12 a.m.

Pompeo, Esper drive US anti-China message in India visit

NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense chief Mark Esper stepped up the Trump administration’s anti-China message in India on Tuesday, exactly a week ahead of America’s presidential election.

October 27, 2020 2:33 a.m.

The Latest: France ponders new restrictions as cases soar

PARIS — France’s government is holding emergency virus meetings Tuesday and warning of possible new lockdowns, as hospitals fill up with new COVID patients and doctors plead for backup.

October 27, 2020 1:21 a.m.

Tanzanian opposition party says police kill 9 ahead of vote

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) — Police in Tanzania shot dead at least nine citizens amid unrest over alleged fraud ahead of the country’s presidential election, a major opposition party asserted Tuesday, while officials denied it and residents braced for Wednesday's vote.

Target Zero, local first responders hold Basin-wide food drive
October 27, 2020 1 a.m.

Target Zero, local first responders hold Basin-wide food drive

The Target Zero program partnered with local law enforcement, fire, and EMS workers in Grant County over the weekend for a Basin-wide food drive to support local food banks. Stations were set up in Moses Lake, Ephrata, Soap Lake, Quincy and Royal City.

October 27, 2020 12:30 a.m.

Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?

Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?

October 27, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Embattled Malaysian PM gets respite but survival in balance

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A key ally's reaffirmed support for Malaysia's prime minister offers him a respite after his failed bid to declare a coronavirus emergency, but his political survival still hangs in the balance.

October 27, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Sterling K. Brown finds his balance in when to speak out

NEW YORK (AP) — Season five of NBC's “This Is Us,” debuts Tuesday and viewers will get to see the Pearson family as they navigate both the pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement. Sterling K. Brown, who plays Randall Pearson, says he can relate to how his character — a Black man who was adopted into a white family —feels in the aftermath of the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, as his white TV relatives look to him on what they should do to make him feel better.

October 27, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Wisconsin issues statement amid reports Mertz tests positive

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin says nobody who played in the season opener Friday night tested positive for COVID-19 or reported having any symptoms beforehand, amid weekend reports that quarterback Graham Mertz has tested positive.

October 27, 2020 12:06 a.m.

No. 10 Florida, Mullen return to work after COVID outbreak

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 10 Florida resumed meetings and practices for the first time in two weeks Monday, getting back to work after a COVID-19 outbreak caused the Southeastern Conference to postpone two of the team’s games.

October 27, 2020 12:06 a.m.

UN investigator says Belarus must stop repressing its people

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. human rights investigator for Belarus demanded Monday that the government “stop repressing its own people,” saying at least 20,000 were detained in August and September and hundreds reported beaten, intimidated, tortured or ill-treated in custody.

October 27, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Missouri wide receiver arrested, dismissed from team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri wide receiver Maurice Massey has been dismissed from the team after being arrested, school officials said Monday.