By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — When America’s top diplomat called to offer condolences over the killing of his son in the Israeli airstrikes that hit a World Central Kitchen convoy delivering aid in Gaza, John Flickinger knew what he wanted to say. The grieving father told Secretary of State
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of the lowest
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Authorities arrested a man Sunday in connection with an alleged arson at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office in Vermont last week, according to the Justice Department. Shant Soghomonian, 35, was charged with using fire to damage the building in Burlington on Friday, according to a Justice Department news release. Soghomonian,
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval program is meant to give patients early access to promising drugs. But how often do these drugs actually improve or extend patients’ lives? In a new study, researchers found that most cancer drugs granted accelerated approval do not demonstrate such
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval program is meant to give patients early access to promising drugs. But how often do these drugs actually improve or extend patients’ lives? In a new study, researchers found that most cancer drugs granted accelerated approval do not demonstrate such
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LOCHER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — John Locher has been photographing boxing for more than two decades. He’s been ringside for a rollcall of the best fighters this century: Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Wladimir Klitschko, Manny Pacquiao, Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley are among the boxers he’s covered. His
Continue ReadingBy LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook New York City on Friday as the Yankees went through batting practice before their home opener. Three days later, the Yankees will play after another natural phenomenon. At least this one will be expected. A solar eclipse is forecast to take
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press LIBBY, Mont. (AP) — Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards from railroad tracks where trains kicked up clouds of dust as they hauled the contaminated material from a mountaintop mine through the northwestern Montana town
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” easily swatted away a pair of challengers to hold on to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, according to studio estimates Sunday. After its above-expectations $80 million launch last weekend, the
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” easily swatted away a pair of challengers to hold on to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, according to studio estimates Sunday. After its above-expectations $80 million launch last weekend, the
Continue ReadingBy MEHDI EL AREM Associated Press RAS ANGELA, Tunisia (AP) — Sore and sandblasted but triumphant, runner Russ Cook reached the northernmost point of Africa on Sunday, almost a year after he set off from its southern tip on a quest to run the length of the continent. Dozens of supporters gathered on a rocky
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Missouri this week plans to execute death row inmate Brian Dorsey for the 2006 murders of his cousin and her husband, but a clemency petition shows scores of people have asked Gov. Mike Parsons to spare his life, citing Dorsey’s rehabilitation and what they call an unjust death sentence.
Continue ReadingALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of a 3-year-old boy who authorities say shot himself with a handgun left unattended last month. Twenty-eight-year-old Jose Hilario Abreu of Allentown was arraigned Friday in the March 28 death of Elijah Abreu Borgen. Prosecutors
Continue ReadingBy Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Turner said Sunday that Russian propaganda has “absolutely” seeped its way to Congress, saying some of his Republican colleagues have repeated false claims on the chamber’s floor. “It is absolutely true we see, directly coming from Russia, attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine
Continue ReadingCNN By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Turner said Sunday that Russian propaganda has “absolutely” seeped its way to Congress, saying some of his Republican colleagues have repeated false claims on the chamber’s floor. “It is absolutely true we see, directly coming from Russia, attempts to mask communications that are
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing down yet another pivotal week of his speakership as he confronts both the threat of an ouster and mounting pressure to decide whether he will finally move ahead on aid to Ukraine, which he’s been pledging to pursue for months.
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man has been charged with setting a fire outside the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in Burlington, Vermont. Officials say Shant Soghomonian entered the building on Friday and went to Sanders’ third-floor office where security video showed him spraying a liquid on the door and setting
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant say the site has been attacked by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit. According to the plant authorities, there was no critical damage or casualties and radiation levels at the plant are normal. Later
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Hank Aaron refused to be intimidated by racist hate mail or threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record. Aaron’s teammates, including Dusty Baker, worried on his behalf even as the future Hall of Famer circled the bases following his record-breaking 715th homer on
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of the lowest
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