By WAFAA SHURAFA and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel renewed
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Three-time defending SailGP champion Tom Slingsby skippered Team Australia into the lead of the Spain Sail Grand Prix Cádiz on Saturday, finishing well ahead of his top rivals as he pursues his first victory of Season 4. Slingsby steered the Flying Roo foiling catamaran to finishes of 5-2-1 to
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and KATIE OYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.. (AP) — First came the darkening skies, then the crescent-shaped shadows on the ground, and finally an eruption of cheers by crowds that gathered Saturday along the narrow path of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun. It was a spectacular show for
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Some fled home with suitcases jammed with clothes and heirlooms and photographs. Some left with stacks of foam mattresses tied to car roofs. They took buses and vans and cars and carts pulled by donkeys. Many walked. Many had nothing with
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray has spoken to one of the nation’s largest police groups about how his agency works with police around the United States in tackling violent crime, fentanyl and gangs. During a speech Saturday to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Wray highlighted a
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A Florida executive whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Prosecutors say he misled investors in another of his companies, which made high-interest loans to small businesses. Carl R. Ruderman was chairman and chief executive officer of 1 Global Capital. Federal authorities say
Continue ReadingBy MELISSA PEREZ WINDER and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Judith Raanan and her teenage daughter, Natalie Raanan, were excited to travel to Israel to celebrate a relative’s 85th birthday and the Jewish holiday season, according to their rabbi. The pair had been sending updates as the trip progressed and
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Friday to make low-income Mexican residents living near the border eligible for in-state tuition rates at certain community colleges. The legislation applies to low-income Mexicans who live within 45 miles (72 kilometers) of the California-Mexico border
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Friday to make low-income Mexican residents living near the border eligible for in-state tuition rates at certain community colleges. The legislation applies to low-income Mexicans who live within 45 miles (72 kilometers) of the California-Mexico border
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani is withdrawing his offer to buy Manchester United, a person with knowledge of the process told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of confidentiality restrictions. Sheikh Jassim had been one of the
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, warning that the war might expand to other parts of the Middle East if Hezbollah joins the battle. Hossein Amirabdollahian said Saturday that would make Israel suffer “a huge earthquake.” He told reporters in
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — Police say three people are dead after an early morning shooting during a party in Denver. Officers were called to an industrial storefront where they found someone dead with gunshot wounds. Police later learned five other shooting victims went to local hospitals. Two of them were pronounced dead at the hospital. Police
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for Shabbat services held amid the ongoing war ignited by Hamas militants’ attack on Israel a week earlier. Rabbis led prayers of peace and shared grief with their congregations. At many synagogues security was tight. PITTSBURGH RABBI SAYS HAMAS ATTACK
Continue ReadingGLASTONBURY, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut police officer is suspected of being a serial burglar and committing 30 or more thefts in three states, including the community he had patrolled until recently. A newly unsealed warrant says former Glastonbury Police Officer Patrick Hemingway is believed to have targeted safes and cash registers at restaurants
Continue ReadingNORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the death of a Philadelphia steakhouse chef prosecutors say he intentionally killed during a drug-fueled, hit-and-run spree. The rampage involved multiple stolen cars and caused injuries and damage in two counties. Forty-three-year-old Kareem Welton also pleaded guilty Friday in Montgomery County Court
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been fleeing south through the battered streets of Gaza after the Israeli military told them to leave northern areas of the densely populated strip. Parts of the south are becoming even more crowded and overstretched, Gazans say, as waves
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Some kids in Houston got just a three-week summer break this year. In Richmond, Virginia, two elementary schools have added 20 days to the academic year. And in Indiana, students across the state have received more than 36,000 hours of tutoring over the past year, at no cost
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and KATIE OYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.. (AP) — First came the darkening skies, then the crescent-shaped shadows on the ground, and finally an eruption of cheers by crowds that gathered Saturday along the narrow path of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun. It was a spectacular show for
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Firefighters encountered an unexpected challenge while rescuing a dog trapped in a Tennessee cave: A black bear was also there. The dog, Charlie, spent three days trapped nearly 40 feet deep in an “extremely narrow cave shaft” on English Mountain in eastern Tennessee, according to a Facebook post from
Continue ReadingBy CHETAN NARULA Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav triggered a stunning Pakistan collapse and shared four wickets in India’s dominant victory over its archrival at the Cricket World Cup. The seven-wicket win in front of more than 100,000 fans at Narendra Modi Stadium was India’s eighth consecutive victory over
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