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Israeli Security Cabinet approves plan to take over Gaza City in escalation of war

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says Israel's Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City. The decision taken early Friday marks another escalation o...

Aug 7, 2025

Administration asks Supreme Court to lift restrictions on Southern California immigration stops

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to lift a court order blocking immigration stops a judge found to be indiscriminate in Southern California. The emergency...

Aug 7, 2025

Suspect who 'ambushed' two Pennsylvania state troopers in shooting is dead, official says

THOMPSON, Pa. (AP) - A suspect who ambushed and shot two Pennsylvania state troopers Thursday died and the troopers were hospitalized, officials said. The attack took place in the rural area near Thom...

Aug 7, 2025

US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them with...

Aug 7, 2025

Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center

MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction of an immigration detention center - built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" - a...

Aug 7, 2025

Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River

EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) - Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Cpl. Dallas Th...

Aug 7, 2025

Senior FBI official who resisted Trump administration demands has been pushed out, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior FBI official who served as acting director in the first weeks of the Trump administration and resisted demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in the Jan. ...

Aug 7, 2025

Scherzer vs. Kershaw: A rare showdown between 3,000-strikeout pitchers

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Max Scherzer vs. Clayton Kershaw sounds like an enticing postseason matchup in October. Fans won't have to wait that long. The likely Hall of Famers square off Friday in a rare cont...

Aug 7, 2025

More Ukrainians now want a negotiated end to the war with Russia, new Gallup poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Kremlin said Thursday that a meeting in the coming days between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed on. Putin's foreign affairs advis...

Aug 7, 2025

Army sergeant shot 5 soldiers before he was tackled and arrested at Fort Stewart, officials say

FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) - A sergeant shot five soldiers Wednesday at one the country's largest Army bases before he was quickly tackled by other Fort Stewart troops, forcing a brief lockdown, officials...

Aug 6, 2025