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By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while Israel announced the death of another hostage and appeared far from achieving its goals of freeing more
Continue ReadingBy Mark Poulose Click here for updates on this story PARKVILLE, Missouri (KCTV) — Andy Reid’s frozen mustache will soon be on shirts across Chiefs Kingdom. A company in Parkville is printing them as quickly as they can. The shirts celebrating a cold, freezing moment are hot off the press so Chiefs fans can wear
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow-installed officials said Ukrainian shelling killed at least 25 people and wounded 20 on Sunday at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in the eastern part of the country. Among the injured in the suburb of Tekstilshchik were two children, said Denis Pushilin, the local leader. Ukrainian
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris Men’s Fashion Week has wrapped up with a showcase of a style dichotomy. Collections ranged from subtle elegance, emphasizing timeless fashion with quality materials and muted palettes, to extravagant designs with bold colors and creative reinterpretations of menswear. Highlights on the final day on Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Former US Vice President Al Gore, 75, is stepping down from Apple’s board because of the company’s age-based restrictions for its directors, and it raises the question of ageism in Corporate America. By no means is age 75 — or any age over 65 — an automatic
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German police say safety concerns caused a protest against the far right in the city of Munich Sunday afternoon to end early, after approximately 100,000 people showed up. The demonstration was one of dozens around the country this weekend that drew hundreds of thousands of people in total. The demonstrations came in
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Cynthia Horton’s earaches are the stuff of nightmares. “I can wake up from my sleep in horrible pain, like I’m having a root canal with no anesthesia,” she said. “When I sit up, my ear is often weeping with infection, even oozing blood.” Already weakened by a lifelong battle
Continue ReadingAARHUS, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s royal family has participated in a special “celebratory church service” at Aarhus Cathedral. The new King Frederik X, accompanied Sunday by wife Queen Mary and mother Queen Margrethe, waved to crowds gathered outside the 12th-century building that is the tallest church in the country. The royal family drove 3.5 kilometers
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for a train conductor in Russia to lose her job after she threw a pet cat off a train, believing it was a stray. The white and ginger tom cat, known as Twix, escaped from his carrier on a train traveling between Yekaterinburg
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida remain gripped by deadly arctic weather Sunday. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days. Nationally,
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida remain gripped by deadly arctic weather Sunday. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days. Nationally,
Continue ReadingBY BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s highest election authority has excluded two top opposition leaders from the final list of candidates for the West African nation’s presidential election next month. The list published Saturday by Senegal’s Constitutional Council named 20 candidates, including Prime Minister Amadou Ba, who has the backing of
Continue ReadingThree people were killed overnight Sunday after a gathering in a short-term rental turned deadly near Houston, Texas. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said deputies responded to an emergency call around 2:15 a.m. at a suburban neighborhood in Katy, Texas, just 30 miles west of Houston. A small party of about 10 to 20 young
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed when a shooting erupted at what police believe was a party at a short term-rental home outside Houston overnight. Responding officers arrived just after 2 a.m. local time at an “active” and “chaotic” scene in Katy, a city located just west of Houston, in Harris
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Warnings have been issued across most of the U.S. as brutal cold weather continues to reach southward. Bitterly frigid air spilled into the Midwest from Canada on Friday and several states were under advisories as forecasters warned of wind chills down to minus 30 degrees through
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Richard Anderson drove through a snowstorm last week to see his preferred candidate in New Hampshire’s Republican primary. But he’s not sure how far he’ll go to support her if she wins the nomination. Anderson, a 73-year-old independent voter from Jackson, liked what he heard from
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain and Ireland are bracing as powerful wind and rain from Storm Isha are expected to batter a wide swath of the island nations and disrupt travel. The Met Office on Sunday issued an unusual blanket wind warning for all of the U.K. It says gusts could reach 90 miles per hour
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Sunday morning, the Palm Springs Police Department issued a road closure in the area of East Vista Chino between North Cerritos Road and North Sunrise Way. The closure is only affecting westbound traffic. The road is being shut down so crews can repair a power pole that was damaged in an overnight crash. Officials say
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — English soccer clubs Coventry City and Sheffield Wednesday have jointly condemned a “racist gesture” allegedly aimed at Coventry midfielder Kasey Palmer during their match on Saturday. Palmer, who is Black, said it was a “couple” of fans making “monkey chants.” The alleged incident took place during a match in
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Russian private jet carrying six people has crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan. The Taliban say the pilot and some of the others on board have survived. The crash happened Saturday in a mountainous area in Badakhshan province. Regional spokesman Zabihullah
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