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What is World Central Kitchen and how has it helped people in Gaza?

World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef Jos Andrs, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an apparent Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners...

Apr 02, 2024

3 children wounded in a school shooting in Helsinki, police detain a suspect

HELSINKI (AP) - A shooting at a school in southern Finland wounded three children on Tuesday and police said a suspect was detained. Police said they received an alert at 09:08 a.m. over a shooting in...

Apr 02, 2024

Aid group says Israeli strike kills 7 of its workers in Gaza, including foreigners

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An apparent Israeli airstrike killed six international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver, the aid group said Tuesday, hou...

Apr 01, 2024

Judge expands Trump's gag order after ex-president's social media posts about judge's daughter

NEW YORK (AP) - The judge in Donald Trump's hush-money criminal case expanded the former president's gag order Monday after the former president assailed the judge's daughter and made a false claim ab...

Apr 01, 2024

South Korea says North Korea has fired intermediate range missile into its eastern waters

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Tuesday test-fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast, South Korea's military said, adding to a series of wea...

Apr 01, 2024

Florida voters will decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize pot in November

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state's voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana, rejecting ...

Apr 01, 2024

Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions, but voters will soon have a say

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving voters a cha...

Apr 01, 2024

NCAA says a 3-point line was drawn 9 inches short at Portland women's regional by court supplier

The NCAA said Monday one of the 3-point lines on the court used for the women's basketball regionals at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, was 9 inches short of regulation, a mistake made by the contrac...

Apr 01, 2024

Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in Damascus, with deaths

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, Syrian state media said Monday. The Iranian Arabic-la...

Apr 01, 2024

Palestinians say Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after 2-week raid

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind a vast swath of destruction. Hundreds of p...

Apr 01, 2024