By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is falling Wednesday following a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies. Worries about war in the Middle East are also dragging on the market. The S&P 500 was 0.9% lower in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, ISABEL DEBRE, RAVI NESSMAN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the first crack in a 10-day siege on the territory. Palestinians reeled from a massive blast at a
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Having lost the first vote to become House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan is trying again Wednesday on a second ballot that will test whether the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump can win over detractors or if his bid for the gavel is
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The US government assesses that Israel “was not responsible” for the blast at a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, according to the National Security Council, following President Joe Biden’s comments that a Palestinian militant group was behind the strike. A spokesperson for the
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says new U.S. sanctions are “directed at Hamas terrorists and their support network,” not at Palestinians. The U.S. on Wednesday announced sanctions against a group of 10 Hamas members and the Palestinian militant organization’s financial network in response to the surprise attack
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A U.S. judge says the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway had to tell prosecutors what happened to the teen as part of a plea deal. The disclosure came during a plea and sentencing hearing on Wednesday in Alabama. Joran
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration has moved a step closer to Senate confirmation. Michael Whitaker was endorsed Wednesday by a voice vote of the Senate Commerce Committee. Republicans supported the nominee during the committee meeting, indicating that Whitaker appears to have a clear path to final approval
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It’s been almost 20 years since American teenager Natalee Holloway vanished during a high school graduation trip to Aruba. Now, the prime suspect in her disappearance has admitted to killing her, said the judge who accepted his plea deal in a related US federal case. Here’s how the story
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create the world’s largest database of genomic information from the population. They hope to build a new “reference genome” to compare to full sets of DNA from individuals. Research shows less than 2% of
Continue ReadingCNN By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — With most of the world’s population residing in cities, it’s often challenging to understand how our actions affect remote and wild regions. For Call to Earth Day 2023, we will focus on the vital link between urban areas and wilderness, and shed light on the impact cities have
Continue ReadingBy Nadia Leigh-Hewitson and Woojin Lee, CNN (CNN) — Humans are causing alarming changes to the planet. Collectively, we are destroying ecosystems, polluting the ocean and altering our climate. As individuals, we can all play a role in making things better. On November 28, 2023, we’re holding the third annual Call to Earth Day. Celebrating
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel to (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Israel had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from Egypt, with the understanding it would be subject to inspections and that it should go to civilians and not Hamas militants. In
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, ISABEL DEBRE, RAVI NESSMAN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the decision was approved in light of a request from visiting U.S.
Continue ReadingELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Palace of Versailles and three airports in cities across France were evacuated for security reasons and temporarily closed Wednesday. The incidents were the latest in a spate of evacuations in the past five days around France. The former royal chateau of Versailles apologized to visitors for forcing
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Betsy Klein, Arlette Saenz, Kayla Tausche and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he plans to ask Congress for an “unprecedented support package for Israel’s defense” later this week. Behind the scenes, the Biden administration is telegraphing to members of Congress they might request upwards of $100
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — The intensifying rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to lay claim to the mantle of Donald Trump’s top challenger, playing out for weeks in closed-door meetings with donors, burst into the open amid the fallout from the deadly Hamas
Continue ReadingMax Scherzer is set for his 28th career postseason appearance and first with the Texas Rangers when he returns from injury and pitches Game 3 of the AL Championship Series on Wednesday night against the Houston Astros. Texas leads the series 2-0, and Scherzer will try putting the reigning World Series champion Astros on the
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have condemned Hamas’ attacks against Israel and all violence against civilians and urged humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. Wednesday’s vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 votes in favor, the United States against
Continue ReadingBy EMMANUEL IGUNZA AND MUNIR AHMED Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The widow of a prominent Pakistani journalist who was killed a year ago in Kenya has filed a lawsuit against an elite Kenyan police unit she accuses for the wrongful death of her husband. Javeria Siddique said she filed the lawsuit in Nairobi
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A coalition of three opposition parties who won Poland’s general election against the right-wing party that controlled the country for eight years have opened talks on forming a new government. Szymon Holownia, co-leader of the Third Way party, is urging the president to move swiftly in
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