By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza on Monday, battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, raising Palestinian fears of another painful standoff and evacuation of a medical
Continue ReadingAirbnb has named Ron Klain, former White House Chief of Staff for President Joe Biden, as its chief legal officer. Klain was President Biden’s chief of staff during his first two years in office. He was previously chief of staff to then-Vice President Biden. He held the same position under Vice President Al Gore at
Continue ReadingAirbnb has named Ron Klain, former White House Chief of Staff for President Joe Biden, as its chief legal officer. Klain was President Biden’s chief of staff during his first two years in office. He was previously chief of staff to then-Vice President Biden. He held the same position under Vice President Al Gore at
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy has erupted in outrage over the death of a young woman, allegedly at the hands of her possessive ex-boyfriend. It’s the latest in a series of cases of domestic violence that has claimed the lives of more than 50 women so far this year in Italy. Police in Germany over the
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press QUSRA, West Bank (AP) — When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants’ deadly attack on southern Israel, Palestinians say a different kind of war took hold in the occupied West Bank. Overnight, the territory was closed off. Towns were raided, curfews imposed, teenagers arrested, detainees beaten,
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet While getting divorced can be emotionally and financially overwhelming, financial experts say focusing on a post-divorce plan for your money can contribute to overall recovery. First, adjusting to your new cash flow, which can include new expenses and lower household income, might mean creating a new budget or delaying other
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The new head of ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Monday that he would launch an investigation into the firing of co-founder Sam Altman and work to reform the company’s management following a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world. The developments come after a weekend of
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The new head of ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Monday that he would launch an investigation into the firing of co-founder Sam Altman and work to reform the company’s management following a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world. The developments come after a weekend of
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting erupted Monday around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, as Israel pressed an offensive it says is aimed at eradicating Hamas and uprooting their militant infrastructure. A shell
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say more than 400,000 Afghans returned to their home country following the ongoing crackdown on illegal foreigners in the country. The chief spokesperson of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan also confirmed the number and told The Associated Press that the majority have been using the
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — For Kylie Ossege, the 19-year-old college student who survived two deadly mass school shootings in Michigan — one as a senior at Oxford High School in 2021 and another 14 months later as a freshman at Michigan State University — Blaze stands as a source
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles drivers returned to a much more normal commute Monday when an elevated stretch of a major freeway reopened well ahead of original estimates following a raging arson fire that shut down the roadway for more than a week. The section of
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles drivers returned to a much more normal commute Monday when an elevated stretch of a major freeway reopened well ahead of original estimates following a raging arson fire that shut down the roadway for more than a week. The section of
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Negotiators at United Nations–led talks in Nairobi, Kenya have failed to agree on how to advance toward the development of a global treaty to end plastic pollution. Environmental advocates say some oil-producing governments used stalling tactics designed to ultimately weaken the treaty. Delegates were expected to discuss
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have disrupted the Parliament’s session again to protest against what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists. Democratic lawmakers on Monday lit flares and piled chairs on top of each other in the middle of the hall the minute Prime
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Toymakers are tweaking original classic games or coming out with new ones that embrace an audience that’s been around for a while: people over 65 years old. The products are being marketed as a way for older folks to sharpen their brain skills as well
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Divine Bourrage is one of the top high school prospects in the country, juggling the stressful challenges of the ever-changing demands of the usually precarious recruiting landscape as she chases her dream of playing women’s college basketball. The transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rules that have
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Liberty arrived at the White House seeking justice. President Joe Biden presided over the annual White House Thanksgiving tradition of the turkey pardon Monday, sparing Liberty, a 42.5-pound turkey, and Bell, 42.1 pounds, in a brief respite from the global crises facing his administration. Liberty and Bell were roasted
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI and ROD MCGUIRK Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A volcano in Papua New Guinea has erupted and the Japan Meteorological Agency says it is assessing a possible risk of a tsunami for Japanese coasts. Mount Ulawun on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea erupted at around 3:30 p.m. Monday,
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Death in the wild is often brutal and violent. But for one small, birdlike dinosaur in the late Cretaceous Period, the end of its life was relatively peaceful — it
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