New: 12 hostages on way to Israeli territory: IDF
(ABC NEWS) — Twelve hostages are on their way toward Israeli territory and are in Red Cross custody, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The…
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Was the Vermont shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent a hate crime? Under state law it might be
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As authorities in Vermont push forward with their investigation of the weekend shooting of three…
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City of Juarez preparing a warming center ahead of cold temperatures
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juarez Civil Protection Department announced the opening of a new shelter a month ago, due to the start of cold…
Continue Reading Why it took 17 days for rescuers in India to get to 41 workers trapped in a mountain tunnel
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The rescue mission was expected to last only a few days. Instead, it took 17 days to reach 41…
Continue Reading Four miners die in Poland when pipeline filled with water ruptures deep below ground
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish media are reporting that four miners died after a pipeline filled with water burst in a coal mine deep below ground in…
Continue Reading Banker involved in big loans to Trump’s company testifies for his defense in civil fraud trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Deutsche Bank executive says the bank followed its own guidelines — which include…
Continue Reading Storm closes schools in Cleveland, brings lake-effect snow into Pennsylvania and New York
CLEVELAND (AP) — An early blast of cold and snow shut down schools in Cleveland on Tuesday and made driving on heavily traveled Interstate 90 in…
Continue Reading A teen is found guilty of second-degree murder in a New Orleans carjacking that horrified the city
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A teenager faces life imprisonment after being found guilty of second-degree murder in last year’s heinous carjacking and…
Continue Reading Judge cites handwritten will and awards real estate to Aretha Franklin’s sons
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin has assigned real estate to the late star’s sons.…
Continue Reading WWE Hall of Famer Tammy ‘Sunny’ Sytch sentenced to 17 years in prison for fatal DUI crash
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former pro wrestler Tammy “Sunny” Sytch has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for drunkenly colliding…
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How a group of ancient sculptures sparked a dispute between Greece and the UK
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Britain and Greece were able to differ for decades over the world’s toughest cultural heritage dispute. What’s the right…
Continue Reading Michael Douglas gets lifetime achievement award at International Film Festival of India in Goa
By VINEETA DEEPAK Associated Press PANAJI, India (AP) — Veteran Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas was honored with the Satyajit Ray…
Continue Reading Mayo Clinic announces $5 billion expansion of Minnesota campus
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Mayo Clinic has announced a $5 billion expansion plan that includes new buildings…
Continue Reading Young man gets life sentence for Canada massage parlor murder that court declared act of terrorism
TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a Toronto massage parlor employee has received a life prison sentence for what a…
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Call to Earth Day 2023: How students helped care for the planet
CNN By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — November 28 was the third annual Call to Earth Day, an initiative dedicated to sustainability and conservation.…
Continue Reading Call to Earth Day 2023: How students helped care for the planet
CNN, DUNALASTAIR SCHOOL, CHILE By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — November 28 was the third annual Call to Earth Day, an initiative dedicated to…
Continue Reading Call to Earth Day 2023: How students helped care for the planet
CNN, CHIREC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — November 28 was the third annual Call to Earth Day, an initiative dedicated to…
Continue Reading UN warns that gang violence is overwhelming Haiti’s once peaceful central region
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. says gangs are invading Haiti’s rural central region and…
Continue Reading All 41 workers rescued from collapsed tunnel in India after 17-day ordeal
CNN By Rhea Mogul, Aishwarya Iyer, Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui and Jack Guy, CNN New Delhi, India (CNN) — Cheers greeted a group of 41 workers as…
Continue Reading A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits near Barbados but no damage is reported on the Caribbean island
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials say that a magnitude 5.1 earthquake has struck near the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados but no damage…
Continue Reading Putin accuses the West of trying to ‘dismember and plunder’ Russia in a ranting speech
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as an existential battle against purported attempts…
Continue Reading British inquiry finds serious failings at hospitals where worker had sex with more than 100 corpses
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British government-ordered inquiry says it found serious failings at hospitals where an…
Continue Reading Fake babies, real horror: Deepfakes from the Gaza war increase fears about AI’s power to mislead
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Among images of the bombed out homes and ravaged streets of Gaza, some stood out for the utter…
Continue Reading Michigan police arrest 12-year-old boy after youth drives away on forklift, officers follow
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Police in Michigan have arrested a 12-year-old boy who they say led them on a chase in a stolen forklift. MLive.com reports…
Continue Reading New York drivers could face license suspensions over vision tests
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York drivers who renewed their expired licenses during part of the coronavirus pandemic face license suspensions on Dec. 1…
Continue Reading Fed’s Waller raises possibility of a rate cut by spring if inflation keeps slowing
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Federal Reserve official raised the possibility that the Fed could decide to cut…
Continue Reading Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere
By JONATHAN MATTISE and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates…
Continue Reading The family of an infant hostage pleads for his release before the Israel-Hamas truce winds down
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Kfir Bibas has spent nearly a fifth of his life as a Hamas hostage. The 10-month-old…
Continue Reading Belarus raids apartments of opposition activists as part of sweeping probe called latest crackdown
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ top state criminal investigation agency says it has conducted raids as part…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The political arm of the powerful Koch network has endorsed Nikki Haley’s…
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