Year: 2024

Associated Pres DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 22, including women and children, the territory’s Health Ministry said. The Israeli military confirmed it struck the school in the Jabalia refugee camp, saying

AP Medical Writer With more Americans using ever-stronger marijuana, a federal advisory panel is calling for a public health approach that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.” Thursday’s report proposes a health-focused strategy with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention taking a larger role in cannabis policy than ever before. “We’d like the

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, straight to their homes. The U.S. government reopened the program on Thursday, allowing any household in the U.S. to order up to four at-home COVID nasal swab kits through the website, covidtests.gov. The tests will begin shipping, via the United

A National Institutes of Health investigation has found research misconduct by a top neuroscientist. In a statement Thursday, NIH said the findings involve images in two studies coauthored by Dr. Eliezer Masliah, the National Institute on Aging’s longtime neuroscience chief. NIH said images or “figure panels” representing different experimental results were reused or relabeled in

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to believe that being a woman will hurt Kamala Harris ‘ chances in the November election, compared with eight years ago when Hillary Clinton was running. And they are more likely to believe that Donald Trump ‘s gender will help him. A new poll from The

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — An unholy argument over a hymn has struck a discordant note in the preparations for the main event of Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium. Sunday’s Mass was to end with a work of a local priest composer. Now it turns out he was a known abuser of women. It’s the

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years after the poverty charity she founded nearly two decades ago was deemed to have been “poorly governed” with “inadequate financial management.” Following a three-year investigation into the financial activities of “Fashion

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five high school students, residing far from each other while sharing visions of community and self-expression, have been named National Student Poets. Each of the poets will represent different parts of the country. Robert Gao of University Laboratory High School in Champaign, Illinois, will cover the Midwest. Marcus

Associated Press Erin Foster was inspired by her own experience of meeting her husband and converting to Judaism to create the new series “Nobody Wants This.” The comedy-drama stars Adam Brody as a young rabbi and Kristen Bell (also an executive producer), as his non-Jewish girlfriend who fall in love despite their religious differences. On

Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries. But the portion of people who still see him favorably in his native Argentina has plunged by almost 30 percentage points in a decade. Those are among the key findings in a report released Thursday by the Pew Research Center titled: “How People in

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Goths, rejoice: At long last, The Cure has released new music. “Alone,” its first new song in 16 years, premiered on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC 6 Music radio show Thursday morning. The English band has also announced a new album, which releases November 1. The Cure teased the