LAKE ZURICH, Ill. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a 77-year-old man that was found dead after a house exploded in suburban Chicago Tuesday. The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified the man Friday evening as Timothy Toczylowski. He was a resident of the home, authorities say, and he was identified through dental records.
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Political violence appears to be rising across the Europe, where societies are deeply polarized in the face of widespread migration and are badly shaken by the war in Ukraine, the largest war on the continent since World War II. Slovakia’s prime minister was shot multiple times
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Actor Alec Baldwin and several crew members gathered in a church at a New Mexico ranch on October 21, 2021, to rehearse a scene from their upcoming Western film “Rust.” Then came the unexpected gunshot. A promising cinematographer was killed, a director was wounded and a film production was
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Caitlin Clark won’t be headed to the Paris Olympics, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person, who provided the full roster to The Associated Press, spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday because no official announcement has been made. The decision was first reported by The Athletic.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Caitlin Clark won’t be headed to the Paris Olympics, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person, who provided the full roster to The Associated Press, spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday because no official announcement has been made. The decision was first reported by The Athletic.
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM MEDNICK and JACK JEFFREY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza as heavy fighting continued there. At least 94 dead Palestinians, including children, were brought to
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The PGA Tour is reporting progress without any details in its ongoing negotiations with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. The tour confirms its negotiating committee met with PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan in New York on Friday. It was the first face-to-face meeting with the PIF team since
Continue ReadingCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man convicted for his role in the stabbing deaths of two Dartmouth College professors has been released from prison. James Parker was 16 at the time of his conviction stemming from the 2001 deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was granted parole in April. Parker’s
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK, JACK JEFFREY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An official at a hospital in central Gaza says at least 94 bodies have arrived during heavy fighting. Khalil Degran spoke to The Associated Press as fighting continued in the part of Gaza where the Israeli military rescued four hostages Saturday morning.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia has put former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list. Russian state news agency Tass said Tymoshenko was listed as wanted on unspecified criminal charges. She reportedly joins Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, on the same list, which also includes scores of officials and
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The commission that oversees Nevada’s second most populous county approved its new elections director earlier this year by a familiar split vote. The three votes in favor came from two Democrats and a moderate Republican, Clara Andriola. The votes against came from two Republican commissioners who
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK, JACK JEFFREY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, the largest such recovery operation since the war began in Gaza. At least 55 Palestinians including children were killed as heavy fighting continued around the
Continue ReadingBy DARREN SANDS Associated Press CALVERTON, Md. (AP) — The Rev. Matthew L. Watley says it’s not happenstance his suburban Maryland congregation, part of the historically Black African Methodist Episcopal denomination, landed at the top of a list of the fastest-growing churches in America. From hearing his call to ministry while dancing with his Step
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Sabrina Shulman and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Secret Service and Chicago police officials are ramping up preparations for the Democratic National Convention in August, with officers receiving training ranging from First Amendment rights to handling violent protests and mass arrests. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle visited Chicago this week to tour
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK, JACK JEFFREY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, in the largest such hostage recovery operation since the war with Hamas began in Gaza. Heavy fighting raged in central Gaza, where the hostages were
Continue ReadingCNN By Benjamin Brown and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Four hostages have been freed in a special operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Israel’s military says, as Palestinian officials reported more than 50 people killed in strikes in the same area. Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27,
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Prosecutors say a man shot by police in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has died of his wounds. He is the eighth victim of weeks of unrest prompted by changes to the voting law in New Caledonia. Indigenous Kanaks fear the changes will marginalize them and their push for independence.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Although its video streaming service sparkles with a Hollywood sheen, Netflix still taps its roots in Silicon Valley to stay a step ahead of traditional TV and movie studios. The Los Gatos, California, company, based more than 300 miles away from Hollywood, frequently reaches
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Austrian-Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach has been arrested on sexual assault charges involving accusations from the 1980s to last year. Police said there is more than one accuser but declined to say how many. The 91-year-old founder of Magna auto parts and horse racing investor has
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, apologized for missing Saturday’s final rehearsal before the Trooping the Color parade in honor of the king’s birthday. Kate, who is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards, wished the regiment good luck as she recovers from cancer. “Being your colonel remains
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