By JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says that Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers are holding Israeli civilians and soldiers captive in the Palestinian enclave, marking major escalation in the fighting. The military confirmed Hamas claims that its fighters had kidnapped a number of Israelis after they infiltrated Israel’s
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday, killing dozens and stunning the country. Israel said it is now at war
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Rebeca Andrade of Brazil has denied Simone Biles a 22nd world title by winning the women’s vault competition ahead of the American superstar. A day after she became the most decorated gymnast in history, Biles hoped she could claim back the title she last won
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press Vermont State Police are asking the public, businesses and hunters near a state university campus to review their surveillance systems after a retired dean and professor who was married to best-selling author Ron Powers was found shot to death on a rail trail. Police said Friday that 77-year-old Honoree Fleming
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump is continuing his autumn push in Iowa with presidential campaign events planned in two of the leadoff caucus state’s larger cities. Trump’s expected afternoon stops Saturday in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids will be his third and fourth in a little more than two
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says at least 198 people have been killed and at least 1,610 wounded in the territory in Israel’s retaliation after a wide-ranging Hamas assault into Israel. The toll came as Israel has carried out a number of airstrikes
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, Alayna Treene, Jeff Zeleny, Daniel Strauss and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — On Saturday – 100 days before Iowa Republicans head to their caucuses – Iowa once again became the focal point of the GOP presidential race, with the ambitions of much of the field colliding in the Hawkeye State. It is
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making, and exactly what Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had feared. McConnell had warned that political support for Ukraine was in danger as a small but vocal contingent of fellow Republican lawmakers intensified their efforts
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The recent collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making. A small but vocal contingent of fellow Republican lawmakers intensified their efforts against sending U.S. money overseas for the fight against Russia. It’s just what Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had been warning
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The ruling Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea, catching the country off
Continue ReadingSHANGHAI (AP) — A senior American lawmaker, leading the first congressional trip to China in four years, said Saturday that the U.S. does not want to cut economic ties with the world’s second-largest economy but seeks a level playing field so that American companies can compete freely. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and five other
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO and DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. (AP) — If stones could talk, sing and tell stories, Yogi Trivedi believes the marble and limestone that adorn the spires, pillars and archways of the stunning Hindu temple in central New Jersey would compose a paean to the divine. The tales these stones
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — A band of House Republicans made a historic move this week to punish their own leader, sending the House into chaos by ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker. The unprecedented vote to oust McCarthy has only led to more turmoil in the days since as
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — The problem with social media in-jokes is they don’t stay funny for long. Someone takes them too seriously, then they become overblown commentaries on society as a whole, and then a media outlet goes and writes about them and drives it all into the ground. The concept of “girl
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed at least 15 and injured nearly 40 others in western Afghanistan on Saturday, said a spokesperson for the country’s national disaster authority. Mohammad Abdullah Jan said four villages in the Zenda Jan district in Herat province bore the brunt of the quakes and aftershocks. Dozens of houses
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The ad sounds like something out of the GOP 2024 playbook, trumpeting a senator’s work with Republicans to crack down on the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs into the U.S., getting tough on Chinese interests helping smugglers, and noting how he
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The ruling Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea, catching the country off
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A strong earthquake with several aftershocks has been reported from Herat province in western Afghanistan, according to an eyewitness. The United States Geological Survey says reported a pair of 6.3 magnitude earthquakes hit western Afghanistan Saturday. The USGS says the epicenter was 40 kilometers northwest of Herat city and followed by an
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The ruling Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea and catching
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Updated Post: 8:40 a.m. An official with the California Highway Patrol said officers received a call of a vehicle versus bicycle that happened on 66th Avenue, just east of SR-86 around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Officers arrived at the location and said they found a man who had been hit by a vehicle. He was pronounced
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