By BASSAM HATOUM and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BINT JBEIL, Lebanon (AP) — A civil defense official and Lebanese state-run media say four civilians have been killed by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon, three of them children. An Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said that one Israeli was also killed Sunday in a strike
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza fell under its third total communications outage since the start of the war on Sunday night, with Palestinian communications company Paltel saying all of its communication and internet services were down. Internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org reported a
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Pitcher Nick Martinez has become a free agent after San Diego and the right-hander declined options for 2024 and 2025. San Diego turned down options at $16 million annually and Martinez declined options at $8 million a year. Martinez made $10 million this year, when he went 6-3 with a 3.43
Continue ReadingCNN By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday he doesn’t know that a ceasefire is possible in the Israel-Hamas war with “an organization like Hamas” involved. “I don’t know how you can have a ceasefire, (a) permanent ceasefire, with an organization like Hamas, which is dedicated to turmoil and chaos
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — In one of his first moves after being elected House speaker, Mike Johnson promised to form a bipartisan debt commission to tackle what he termed “the greatest threat to our national security.” The announcement sent shivers down the spines of advocates for Social Security and Medicare. That’s because when
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include country superstar Chris Stapleton’s fifth studio album, Michael Fassbender playing a hitman in David Fincher’s “The Killer” and Tim Allen putting on his Santa suit for season two of “The Santa Clauses.” “The Buccaneers” is Apple TV+’s eight-episode series answer to “Bridgerton,” featuring attractive young
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to endorse Ron DeSantis for president, giving the Florida governor’s 2024 campaign a boost as he struggles to show progress against Donald Trump in the Republican primary, two people familiar with the matter said Sunday. DeSantis has pinned his chances
Continue ReadingBy Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday he doesn’t know that a ceasefire is possible in the Israel-Hamas war with “an organization like Hamas” involved. “I don’t know how you can have a ceasefire, (a) permanent ceasefire, with an organization like Hamas, which is dedicated to turmoil and chaos and
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tamirat Tola wasn’t thinking about breaking the New York City Marathon course record as he was running by himself in Central Park for the last few miles of the race. He just was focused on trying to win. The Ethiopian runner broke the 12-year old
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford won’t play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers because of a sprained ligament in his right thumb. Stafford was among the players the Rams (3-5) listed as inactive before Sunday’s game. The news wasn’t all bad for the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer This weekend, the box office felt the lack of what was supposed to be on the calendar. Moviegoers weren’t lacking for options: The video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy’s” repeated in first place, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is still going strong, Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla ” expanded nationwide,
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer This weekend, the box office felt the lack of what was supposed to be on the calendar. Moviegoers weren’t lacking for options: The video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy’s” repeated in first place, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is still going strong, Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla ” expanded nationwide,
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN Lewiston, Maine (CNN) — The signs were there: hearing voices, expressing paranoid thoughts and making threats so violent, extra patrols were sent to guard a military installation. Documents and information shared by authorities and law enforcement sources show for months, those who knew the US Army reservist who would eventually go
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Aaron Pellish and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos refused to take off the table a potential plea deal with the federal government and acknowledged mistakes in his handling of key issues outlined in the criminal indictments against him even as he forcefully defended himself. In a wide-ranging interview
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia set a course record to win the New York City Marathon men’s race on Sunday while Hellen Obiri of Kenya pulled away in the final 400 meters to take the women’s title. Tola finished in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 58
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Dozens were killed and many more injured in a blast at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip late Saturday, according to an official at a nearby hospital and eyewitnesses who spoke with CNN. The Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza said
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck two refugee camps in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing at least 53 people and wounding dozens, health officials said. The strikes came as Israel said it would press on with its offensive to crush the
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican primary at a pre-debate rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday night, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The DeSantis campaign is promoting Reynolds’ presence at the event on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post has named veteran media executive Will Lewis to serve as its new CEO and publisher, hoping to turn around a recent slump that has seen job cuts and a declining audience. Lewis is the former top executive at the Wall Street Journal
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Paradise Afshar and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — At least two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting early Sunday morning at a business in Tacoma, Washington, according to the Tacoma Police Department. Tacoma officers responded around 1:30 a.m. local time to a report of multiple shots fired inside
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