Gaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades
Associated Press The Gaza Strip is in ruins. There are hills of rubble where apartment blocks stood, and pools of sewage-tainted water spreading…
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A year after the Hamas attack shattered their community, going home still feels impossible
Associated Press KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — A year has passed since Hamas militants tore through the border fence separating Gaza from the small…
Continue Reading A year after the Hamas attack shattered this Israeli community, going home still feels impossible
Associated Press KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — On a sun-dappled day in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Liora Eilon stood at the spot where her son was killed. She…
Continue Reading Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost
Associated Press Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he’s elected to the White…
Continue Reading Federal court reviews civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is reviewing a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south…
Continue Reading Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris
Associated Press BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted…
Continue Reading Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Turning Point’s representatives have made two things clear in meetings with state and local Republican leaders…
Continue Reading The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives have buried the mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico who was killed less than one week after he took office.…
Continue Reading US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza…
Continue Reading New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’…
Continue Reading For US adversaries, Election Day won’t mean the end to efforts to influence Americans
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon, the ballots will be cast, the polls will close and a campaign marked by assassination attempts, animosity…
Continue Reading War rages on multiple fronts as Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
Associated Press RE’IM, Israel (AP) — Israelis held somber ceremonies Monday to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country’s…
Continue Reading Andy Kim and Curtis Bashaw clash over abortion and immigration in New Jersey Senate debate
Associated Press NUTLEY, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican Curtis Bashaw have met in their first debate for New Jersey’s Senate…
Continue Reading LeBron and son Bronny James play together for the first time in a preseason game for the Lakers
AP Sports Writer PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James grew up without a father, and the top scorer in NBA history has often said he savors every…
Continue Reading Robert Coover, innovative author and teacher, dies at 92
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Experimental author Robert Coover has died at age 92. Coover was a rule-defying fiction writer and educator who…
Continue Reading Samoa warns of ‘highly probable’ fuel spill after New Zealand navy ship caught fire and sank
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s acting prime minister says a fuel spill is “highly probable” after a New Zealand…
Continue Reading Bear with 3 cubs attacks man after breaking into Colorado home
LAKE CITY, Colo. (AP) — A black bear with three cubs attacked a man in his Colorado home after they crashed in through a sliding glass door and he…
Continue Reading Authorities are investigating after a Frontier Airlines plane lands with fire in one engine
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal authorities say they’re investigating the emergency landing of a Frontier Airlines plane in Las Vegas. The Federal…
Continue Reading US disaster relief chief blasts false claims about Helene response as a ‘truly dangerous narrative’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s top disaster relief official said Sunday that false claims and conspiracy theories about…
Continue Reading An explosion outside the Karachi, Pakistan, airport kills 2 workers from China and injures others
Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a massive explosion outside Pakistan’s Karachi Airport has killed two workers from…
Continue Reading Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens
Associated Press SAINT-MARC, Haiti (AP) — Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed…
Continue Reading Donald Glover cancels Childish Gambino tour dates over health issue
Donald Glover has canceled the remaining dates of Childish Gambino’s North American and European tour. The musician, actor and “Atlanta”…
Continue Reading Advocacy groups suspend use of ‘suicide capsule’ pending Swiss criminal probe of woman’s death
Associated Press Advocacy groups behind a so-called suicide capsule say they have suspended the process of taking applications for its use as a…
Continue Reading Madonna’s brother, Christopher Ciccone, has died at 63
AP Film Writer Christopher Ciccone, a multihyphenate artist, dancer, designer and younger brother of Madonna, has died. He was 63. Ciccone died…
Continue Reading AP Top 25: Texas returns to No. 1, Alabama drops to No. 7 after upsets force reshuffling of rankings
AP College Football Writer It was a week of upheaval in The Associated Press college football poll, with Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a…
Continue Reading Two boys, ages 12 and 13, charged in assault on ex-NY Gov. David Paterson and his stepson
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say two boys, ages 12 and 13, were arrested Saturday in connection with an assault on former New York Gov. David Paterson…
Continue Reading Minnesota man arrested after allegedly threatening to ‘shoot up’ synagogue
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man was arrested after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” a Minneapolis synagogue. Officials announced the…
Continue Reading ‘Joker 2’ stumbles at box office amid poor reviews from audiences and critics
AP Film Writer “Joker: Folie à Deux” is the No. 1 movie at the box office, but it might not be destined for a happy ending. In a turn of events…
Continue Reading Harris talks abortion and more on ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast as Democratic ticket steps up interviews
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris opened a media blitz by the Democratic ticket on Sunday by appearing on the popular…
Continue Reading British leader Starmer’s chief of staff quits over reports about salary
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has quit, citing concerns that growing news reports about her role “risked…
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