26,000 Americans reported catalytic converter theft in 2023. Here's what makes your car an easier target
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Supplies alone won’t save Gaza hospital patients and evacuation remains perilous, experts say
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — A day after Palestinian authorities called for an evacuation of Gaza’s biggest hospital, Israeli…
Continue Reading German railway runs much-reduced schedule as drivers’ union stages a 20-hour strike
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national railway operator is running a drastically reduced schedule after a union called a 20-hour strike aimed at…
Continue Reading Refugees who fled to India after latest fighting in Myanmar have begun returning home, officials say
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Officials say more than half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who fled the heavy fighting…
Continue Reading David Cameron visits Ukrainian port of Odesa in first overseas visit as top UK diplomat
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — David Cameron has traveled to the Ukrainian port of Odesa in his first…
Continue Reading German authorities raid properties linked to group suspected of promoting Iranian ideology
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says police have raided 54 locations across the country in an investigation of a Hamburg-based organization…
Continue Reading Turkish parliamentary committee delays decision on Sweden’s NATO membership bid
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has opened a debate on Sweden’s bid to join NATO but adjourned…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian stocks pulled lower by profit warnings and signs the US economy is slowing
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday after Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish as momentum…
Continue Reading Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza, threatening to worsen humanitarian crisis
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Internet and telephone services collapsed across the…
Continue Reading Cambodia inaugurates new Chinese-funded airport serving popular tourist destination of Angkor Wat
By SOPHENG CHEANG and HENG SINITH Associated Press SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has inaugurated its newest and biggest airport, a…
Continue Reading More pandas will be coming to the US, China’s president signals
By DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States,…
Continue Reading Their families wiped out, grieving Palestinians in Gaza ask why
By SAMYA KULLAB and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Entire generations of Palestinian families in the besieged Gaza…
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Only on ABC-7: Alexandra Flores’ brother remembers his sister ahead of convicted killer’s execution
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — David Renteria is set to be executed Nov. 16 in Huntsville, Texas. The El Paso man has been on death row since being…
Continue Reading Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man convicted of strangling a 5-year-old girl who was taken…
Continue Reading Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man during a 1993 robbery when he was a teenager was…
Continue Reading Los Angeles criticized for its handling of homelessness after 16 unhoused people escape freeway fire
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fire that erupted in storage yards beneath a Los Angeles freeway has renewed attention…
Continue Reading Fire at a coal mining company building in northern China kills 26 and injures dozens
BEIJING (AP) — A fire in a coal company building in a northern Chinese city has killed 26 people and injured at least 38. State media say rescue…
Continue Reading California’s first lesbian Senate leader could make history again if she runs for governor
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The first lesbian leader of the California Senate is thinking about trying to make history…
Continue Reading The odyssey of asylum-seekers and the failure of EU regulations
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press SALERNO, Italy (AP) — More than 236,000 people have entered European Union borders irregularly so far this…
Continue Reading Biden promises a better economic relationship with Asia, but he’s specifically avoiding a trade deal
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and 13 partners in the Indo-Pacific region are announcing a signed deal on supply…
Continue Reading General Motors becomes 1st of Detroit automakers to seal deal with unionized workers
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the…
Continue Reading Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US ‘not going anywhere’ as he looks to build economic ties
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday made America’s case to national…
Continue Reading Lawyers for religious leaders challenging Missouri abortion ban say law imposes beliefs on everyone
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lawyers for a group of religious leaders who support abortion rights said during a hearing that…
Continue Reading Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A new report says progress against childhood cancers has stalled in recent years for Black and Hispanic youth.…
Continue Reading Driver arrested after a car struck a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — Police in Japan say they have arrested a driver after a vehicle crashed into a temporary barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo,…
Continue Reading Indian rescuers start drilling to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel since the weekend
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers in northern India supplied food and medicine to 40 construction workers on…
Continue Reading Japan’s exports grow better than expected as auto shipments climb
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported that its exports increased by 1.6% in October from a year earlier, as auto and…
Continue Reading NYC raids net knockoff bags, apparel, said to be worth $1B if items had been real
NEW YORK (AP) — Raids on storage facilities in New York City turned up a huge haul of counterfeit handbags, shoes and other luxury merchandise that…
Continue Reading Nevada’s attorney general is investigating fake electors in 2020 for Trump, AP source says
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s attorney general is investigating six Republican electors who submitted paperwork to…
Continue Reading Justin Torres and Ned Blackhawk are among the winners of National Book Awards
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Torres’ novel “Blackouts,” a daring and illustrated narrative that blends…
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