By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved $14.5 billion in military aid Thursday for Israel, a muscular U.S. response to the war with Hamas but also a partisan approach by new Speaker Mike Johnson that poses a direct challenge to Democrats and President Joe Biden. In a departure from norms,
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — At least 15 people were injured after a gas explosion and fire on Thursday afternoon in the Village of Wappingers Falls, New York. Five of the individuals are first responders – one firefighter and four police officers – and of the other 10, eight are adults and two are children, Wappingers Falls
Continue ReadingWLNY By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — At least 15 people were injured after a gas explosion and fire on Thursday afternoon in the Village of Wappingers Falls, New York. Five of the individuals are first responders – one firefighter and four police officers – and of the other 10, eight are adults and two are children, Wappingers
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Across the nation, much of the debate around gun rights and restrictions centers on mental health. Many advocates on both sides agree that getting people with serious mental illness into treatment, and then preventing those who are dangerous from accessing guns, is key
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) — The gray film covering the faces of children rushed to Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza Thursday made it hard to distinguish between the living and the dead. After two Israeli airstrikes flattened an entire block of apartment buildings in the
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BLETCHLEY PARK, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says achievements at the first international AI Safety Summit will “tip the balance in favor of humanity” in the race to contain the risks from rapid advances in cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Sunak said agreements struck at the
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents on Thursday raided the home of a top fundraiser and longtime confidante to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who abruptly ditched a planned White House meeting and flew home from Washington. Agents searched the Brooklyn home of Brianna Suggs, a
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The CEO of the National Association of Realtors is stepping down nearly two months before his planned retirement. The move comes just two days after the trade group was dealt a punishing judgement in federal court over its rules on real estate agent commissions. The
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump says those involved in the case must not disclose possible jurors’ names as she set rules around conducting research into potential members of the jury. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said potential jurors will be brought to the courthouse in
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” has sold 1.1 million copies in the U.S. alone through its first week. “I poured my heart and soul into my memoir, and I am grateful to my fans and readers around the world for their unwavering support,”
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A third-grade student from Bella Vista Elementary School is being remembered as a “baseball angel” by the school community after a deadly car crash. A spokesperson for Palm Springs Unified School District confirmed the death and that a crisis team was on campus to assist students. Donations are now being accepted online and at the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer Walt Disney Co. said it will acquire a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion, a deal that will give Disney full control of the streaming service. Disney has run Hulu since 2019, when Comcast ceded its authority to Disney and effectively became a silent
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple’s sales remained on a downward slope during the summer, resulting in a full year of declining revenue at the technology trendsetter with a long history of steady growth that turned it into the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. The slight sales deterioration announced Thursday for the July-September
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Nelson Cruz says he is retiring at age 43 after hitting 464 home runs in 19 major league seasons. The seven-time All-Star announced his decision Thursday on The Adam Jones Podcast. “So this is the last we’re seeing of Nelson Cruz?” Jones asked. “I think so, yeah,” Cruz responded. Cruz was
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press SANT JOAN DESPÍ, Spain (AP) — It’s been a whirlwind last few months for newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí with memorable victories on and off the field. Bonmatí helped Spain win the Women’s World Cup and led Barcelona to the Champions League title. But amid the avalanche of
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court has determined the state’s attorney general engaged in attorney misconduct in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim. The case sparked national attention in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The final Beatles recording is here. Titled “Now and Then,” the almost impossible-to-believe track is four minutes and eight seconds of the first and only original Beatles recording of the 21st century. There’s a countdown, then acoustic guitar strumming and piano bleed into the unmistakable
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts State Police say a man killed a woman, left her body in a car in Boston, then boarded a flight for Kenya. Police say the body of 31-year-old Margaret Mbitu of Whitman was discovered about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in a parking garage at Logan International Airport. Investigators have identified the suspect
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street roared higher again on Thursday with hopes the Federal Reserve may finally be done with its market-rattling hikes to interest rates. The S&P 500 leaped 1.9% for its fourth straight winning day. It’s already up 4.9% this week and on pace for its
Continue ReadingBy DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The federal trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid has begun. Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison fired shots during the botched raid that went through Taylor’s apartment and into her neighbor’s dwelling. Hankison is charged with two federal
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