By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Two German states hold elections on Sunday at the halfway mark of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular national government, with polls showing the center-right opposition well ahead and Germany’s interior minister facing an uphill struggle in a bid to become governor of her home region. About 9.4 million
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Look up for the Draconid meteor shower this weekend, expected to peak October 8. Unlike many meteor showers, the Draconids aren’t ones you’ll have to stay up late to witness because the shower is most visible just after nightfall and throughout the evening hours, rather than the early morning.
Continue ReadingCNN By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Paul P. Murphy, Allegra Goodwin, Benjamin Brown and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people are believed to have been captured in Israel by Hamas fighters over the weekend. They are now being held in locations across Gaza, complicating Israel’s response to the militant group’s deadly
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday and exchanged fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, raising the prospect of a broader regional conflagration a day after an unprecedented surprise attack on southern Israel by Palestinian militants that killed at least
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to over 2,000, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group has fired dozens of rockets and shells at three Israeli positions in a disputed area along the country’s border with Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The group said its fighters on Sunday used a “large numbers of rockets and shells.” It said the attack was in solidarity with the
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000, says Taliban spokesman. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. ISLAMABAD (AP) — A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said.
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — D.J. Uiagalelei threw three of his five touchdown passes to Jack Velling and No. 15 Oregon State beat California 52-40 on Saturday night. The Beavers (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) struggled to slow down the Golden Bears (3-2, 1-2) for most of the night but did more
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday, a day after they broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and rampaged through nearby Israeli communities in an unprecedented surprise attack, while Israel’s retaliation strikes leveled buildings in Gaza and its prime minister said the
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, Shirin Faqiri, Helen Regan, Jessie Yeung and Caitlin Hu, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Israel has formally declared war on Hamas, setting the stage for a major military operation in Gaza as fighting continues to rage on Israeli soil. Tanks and personnel carriers could be seen on the move near the
Continue ReadingCNN By Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an unprecedented attack by air, sea and land on Saturday. The large-scale surprise assault has left at least 900 dead in Israel, prompting a lethal volley of retaliatory Israeli airstrikes
Continue ReadingSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Gevani McCoy ran for a touchdown and passed for another score, wide receiver Hayden Hatten threw his second touchdown pass of the season and Idaho beat Cal Poly 42-14 Saturday night. Idaho (5-1, 3-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 3 in the FCS coaches poll, has won three games
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Quarterback Taylen Green ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw for another and Boise State’s defense pitched a second-half shutout in the Broncos’ 35-27 rally over San Jose State on Saturday night. Quali Conley’s 6-yard scoring run gave the Spartans a 27-7 lead with 4:56 before halftime. In Boise State’s
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Merrill Kelly and Clayton Kershaw had their backs to each other in the outfield while they were long-tossing before Game 1 of the NL Division Series. “He kind of gave me a little acknowledgment and I gave it back,” Kelly said. Then Arizona went out
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and rampaged through nearby Israeli communities, killing at least 250 people and abducting others in an unprecedented surprise attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday. Israel responded with strikes in Gaza that killed 232 and
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dillon Gabriel knew he couldn’t take a sack as the pocket collapsed around him in the closing seconds of his Red River rivalry debut, the kind of big game he went to Oklahoma to play. Then he saw Nic Anderson in the back of the end
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.55 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Saturday and won the giant prize. The numbers drawn Saturday night were: 47, 54, 57, 60, 65 and red Powerball 19. The $1.55 billion prize is for a sole winner who is paid
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Alexander watches Paw Patrol with fervor, bowls his baby brother over with hugs and does everything with gusto. What the 3-year-old West Chicago toddler can’t do yet is speak more than a few words. His balance is wobbly and he isn’t able to tell his
Continue ReadingLARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Andrew Peasley threw three touchdown passes and nose tackle Cole Godbout had an interception in the final minute of the fourth quarter as Wyoming beat No. 24 Fresno State 24-19 on Saturday night, ending the second-longest winning streak in the nation at 14 games. Wyoming (5-1, 2-0 Mountain West), which had
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tourists at the Acropolis this holiday season can witness the resolution of one of the world’s most heated debates on cultural heritage. All they need is a smartphone. Visitors can now pinch and zoom their way around the ancient Greek site, with a
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