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Biden lands in Israel as Middle East turmoil grows following hospital explosion in Gaza

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - President Joe Biden touched down in Israel on Wednesday for a diplomatic scramble to prevent the war with Hamas from spiraling into an even larger conflict, a challenge that be...

Oct 18, 2023

Gaza's doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage grows

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Doctors in Gaza City faced with dwindling medical supplies performed surgery on hospital floors, often without anesthesia, in a desperate bid to save badly wounded victi...

Oct 18, 2023

Remains of at least 189 people removed from Colorado funeral home, up from 115, officials say

DENVER (AP) - The remains of at least 189 people have been removed from a Colorado funeral home, up from an initial estimate of about 115 when the decaying and improperly stored bodies were discovered...

Oct 17, 2023

Father and other family members are convicted in New Mexico kidnapping and terrorism case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Jurors on Tuesday convicted a father of terrorism charges in a case that stemmed from the search for a 3-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia and was found dead hundreds...

Oct 17, 2023

Voting for House speaker is underway as Republicans try to elect Rep. Jim Jordan, a Trump ally

WASHINGTON (AP) - Voting for House speaker is underway Tuesday as Republicans try to elect firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan, elevating a chief ally of Donald Trump to a center seat of U.S. power and showing ...

Oct 17, 2023

For the first time, Ukraine has used US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces

WASHINGTON (AP) - The longer-range ballistic missiles long sought by Ukraine have been delivered quietly by the U.S. and were being used on the battlefield against Russia on Tuesday, an official famil...

Oct 17, 2023

French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State

PARIS (AP) - France's anti-terror prosecutor said Tuesday that a suspected Islamic extremist declared allegiance to the Islamic State group before fatally stabbing a teacher in a school attack last we...

Oct 17, 2023

Versailles Palace evacuated again for security alert amid high vigilance in France against attacks

PARIS (AP) - The Palace of Versailles, one of France's most visited tourist attractions, is being evacuated for a security scare. It's the second time in four days the palace has had to close, with Fr...

Oct 17, 2023

Police shoot dead suspected extremist accused of killing 2 Swedish soccer fans on a Brussels street

BRUSSELS (AP) - Police in Belgium on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Tunisian extremist accused of killing two Swedish soccer fans in a brazen shooting on a Brussels street before disappearing into the ...

Oct 17, 2023

India's Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, says it is up to Parliament

NEW DELHI (AP) - India's top court refused to legalize same-sex marriages, with the chief justice of the country saying Tuesday that it was up to Parliament to create such a law. Chief Justice DY Chan...

Oct 17, 2023