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By The Associated Press More than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in southern and northern Gaza, the United Nations says. Israelis celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday with barbecues in parks across the country, although the normally raucous parties were smaller and quieter this year because
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff’s deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery. In its ruling Monday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it was tasked with determining whether a health insurance provider can be
Continue ReadingBy Bob Jones Click here for updates on this story MINERAL CITY, Ohio (WEWS) — Brynn Goedel walked out her front door, across the porch and down the steps before preparing to drive to Tusky Valley High School. It’s a routine that she refuses to take for granted. “It’s very nice because the steps were
Continue ReadingMORENCI, Ariz. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting three family members in Mississippi has been killed in a shootout with Arizona state troopers, according to authorities. Ivory James Welch III, 54, was wanted in connection with the deaths of his 76-year-old mother and two sisters, according to police in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The bodies
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story May 14, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In Acts 20, the apostle Paul tells ministers to watch over themselves and their flock that God has given to them. Rev. William Alexander Lawson took this responsibility as a shepherd as his God-given duty. Many across the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An anti-abortion activist who led others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive health clinic in the nation’s capital has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison. Thirty-year-old Lauren Handy declined to address the court before a U.S. district judge sentenced her on Tuesday to
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — George Clooney is coming to Broadway. The Oscar-winning actor and his longtime producing partner Grant Heslov are taking their 2005 film “Good Night, and Good Luck” to the Great White Way in spring 2025. The production will be co-written by Clooney and Heslov. Tony winner David Cromer will direct.
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will make his regular-season broadcasting debut as Fox’s lead analyst for the Week 1 matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns, the network announced. The five-time MVP stated his intention to step into broadcasting two years ago and will make his
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — The University of Amsterdam canceled classes Tuesday and shut buildings for two days after the latest pro-Palestinian demonstrations over the war in Gaza turned destructive. Protests continued to simmer at several European universities where students faced off with academic authorities on whether relations with Israel should
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A bus carrying farmworkers collided with a pickup truck and overturned in central Florida on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 other passengers, authorities said. The converted school bus was transporting 53 farmworkers at about 6:40 a.m. when it collided with
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An attack on a prison convoy in northwestern France has left two prison officers dead and three others seriously injured. An inmate escaped. A search is underway. Authorities worked to secure the area and apprehend the assailants. The interior minister says several hundred police officers and gendarmes
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe returned to the witness stand and could face a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers as soon as Tuesday. Michael Cohen ‘s testimony this week has linked Trump to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist who played lively solos on such hits as David Bowie’s “Young Americans” and James Taylor’s “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” and enjoyed his own highly successful recording career as a performer of melodic, contemporary jazz, has died at age 78. A spokesperson
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Kyle Richards just wanted to sit in her car in peace and scroll through her phone. Apparently, so did a rat. “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member shared a video in which she was seated in her car, when a rat jump scared her and parked itself
Continue ReadingBy Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s latest attempt to end the gag order against him in the hush money trial was denied by a New York appeals court on Tuesday. “We find that Justice Merchan properly weighed petitioner’s First Amendment Rights against the court’s historical commitment to ensuring the fair administration of justice
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — El último terreno privado del archipiélago ártico de Svalbard está a la venta por 300 millones de euros (unos US$ 324 millones). Con una extensión de 14.830 acres (unos 60 kilómetros cuadrados), el terreno tiene una “significativa importancia medioambiental, científica y económica”, según un anuncio de la agencia Knight Frank. El
Continue ReadingBy MORIAH BALINGIT, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and DYLAN LOVAN of The Associated Press and DANIEL BEEKMAN of The Seattle Times ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — “Jeopardy!,” the 60-year-old game show, is entering its streaming era. Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a spin-off of the classic, called “Pop Culture Jeopardy!,” which marks the first-time “Jeopardy!” has created a version exclusively for a major streaming service. It’s a “brand-new twist” on the show, Amazon
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The economy has been resilient, the job market healthy and consumers keep spending, but more Americans are becoming financially overextended — especially on their credit cards. New data released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed that as household debt balances grew during the first quarter,
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Following the ramming of a small boat by an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar, authorities in Spain issued recommendations Tuesday that small vessels stick to the coastline in that region to avoid often-scary interactions with killer whales during summer months. In the latest incident, two
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