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By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says that the bloc is “immediately” suspending hundreds of million of euros in aid for Palestinian authorities because of what an EU commissioner called the “scale of terror and brutality” during the attacks on Israel by Hamas. Germany and Austria also announced similar measures.
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday, halting deliveries of food, water, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of airstrikes in retaliation for the militants’ bloody weekend incursion. Around
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has an unsuspecting figure to add to his legacy — a newly discovered species of sea snail found in the Florida Reef. Named Cayo margarita as a nod to Buffett’s song “Margaritaville,” the bright yellow specimen is a worm snail, a type of mollusk
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Flag football took a key step toward becoming an Olympic sport in 2028, a victory for the NFL and organizers in Los Angeles who will bring a distinctly American sport into the world’s largest sports festival. Two people familiar with a proposal from the Los Angeles organizing committee told
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Aleja Páez (CNN Español) – La tormenta tropical Lidia sigue su curso sobre el Pacífico con rumbo hacia la costa oeste de México, según la actualización de las 8 a.m. ET del Centro Nacional de Huracanes de EE.UU. (NHC). El análisis de la trayectoria indica que podría tocar tierra este martes en algún punto cerca
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The first travel-related death from a rare tick-borne virus has been recorded in Maryland after an individual contracted it in Canada. The presence of Powassan virus in an individual who traveled to Maryland was confirmed by the department on September 22. Powassan is an illness spread by the bite
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN, DAVID KEYTON and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Claudia Goldin, a Harvard University professor, was awarded the Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that helps explain why women around the world are less likely than men to work and to earn less money when they do. Fittingly, the announcement
Continue ReadingINDIANA, Pa. (AP) — Authorities are seeking suspects in a shooting that killed one man and wounded eight other people at a private party in a Pennsylvania community center. State police in Indiana County said nine people between the ages of 18 and 23 were shot early Sunday at the Chevy Chase Community Center in
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent inquiry has opened in the U.K. to examine claims that British special forces murdered dozens of Afghan men during counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan a decade ago. It will also look into allegations that authorities subsequently covered up the alleged illegal activity. The inquiry opened at
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, Dakin Andone and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Two 19-year-olds were injured in a shooting at Bowie State University Saturday night, in the midst of the Maryland school’s homecoming weekend, according to state police, who believe there was more than one shooter. The 19-year-olds, both men, were found with gunshot wounds at
Continue ReadingCNN By Hadas Gold, Eyad Kourdi, Jonny Hallam, Ibrahim Dahman, Helen Regan and Tara John, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the Israeli military would attack Hamas with a force “like never before,” as the militant group threatened to kill civilian hostages if airstrikes target Gaza without
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are climbing, and stocks are edging higher in unsteady trading Monday as violence in the Middle East injects more caution into financial markets. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in its first trading since Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel, which then
Continue ReadingBy WSVN staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Florida (WSVN) — Firefighters battled a house fire in Southwest Miami-Dade that led a good Samaritan to come to a woman’s rescue and impacted over a dozen residents. Flames spread through the home along Southwest 217th Street, near 122nd Avenue, early Sunday morning.
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Flag football took a key step toward becoming an Olympic sport in 2028, a victory for the NFL and organizers in Los Angeles who will bring a distinctly American sport into the world’s largest sports festival. Two people familiar with a proposal from the Los Angeles organizing committee told
Continue ReadingBY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer When a new football stadium was built at South Alabama, located in one of America’s rainiest cities, the decision was made to go with an artificial turf playing surface. At San Diego State, where the weather seems almost always perfect, going with a grass field was an
Continue ReadingBy Joel Seymour Click here for updates on this story GREER, South Carolina (WLOS) — The remains of a Waynesville Vietnam pilot are finally home with his family, more than 50 years after his death when his plane went down in 1969. News 13 was at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Sunday afternoon, Oct. 8, when
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.55 billion for Monday night’s drawing after no one matched the game’s six numbers for the giant prize Saturday. The $1.55 billion prize is for a sole winner who is paid through an annuity, with annual checks over 30 years. Most jackpot winners opt
Continue ReadingBy Joel Seymour Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WLOS) — The remains of a Waynesville Vietnam pilot are finally home with his family, more than 50 years after his death when his plane went down in 1969. News 13 was at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Sunday afternoon, Oct. 8, when
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — How much is Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago worth? That’s been a point of contention after a New York judge ruled that the former president exaggerated the Florida property’s value when he said it’s worth at least $420 million and perhaps $1.5 billion. Siding with New York’s
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a group of Pakistani Taliban ambushed Pakistani troops during an operation against insurgents on the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed an army major, a junior officer and five militants. The shootout happened in the district Zhob in Baluchistan province. Pakistani Taliban in a statement claimed responsibility
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