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Month: October 2023

After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads in region

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB, RAVI NESSMAN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a

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189 sets of human remains removed from Colorado funeral home where officials said bodies had been improperly stored

By Mitchell McCluskey, Andy Rose and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Investigators removed 189 sets of human remains from a Colorado funeral home offering “green burials” where law enforcement officials said bodies had been “improperly stored,” according to the local sheriff’s department. The remains were found in the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose,

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Guatemala Cabinet minister steps down after criticism for not acting forcefully against protesters

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The sudden resignation of a Guatemalan Cabinet minister appears to signal a division within the administration of President of Alejandro Giammattei over how to remove the protest roadblocks that have stretched into their third week. Interior Minister Napoleón Barrientos, a retired brigadier general, resigned late

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Blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame as Biden heads to Mideast

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB, RAVI NESSMAN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the

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