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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Longtime environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid, adding a ...

Oct 09, 2023

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes and battles to repel Hamas, with over 1,100 dead in fighting so far

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel intensified its bombardments of the Gaza Strip on Monday after declaring war and vowing to destroy the "military and governing capabilities" of the enclave's Hamas rulers, as I...

Oct 08, 2023

The US will send a carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel, two U.S. officials said Sunday. The USS Gerald R. Ford and i...

Oct 08, 2023

Policeman in Egypt kills 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at tourist site

CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian policeman opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israelis and one Egyptian, according to Egypt's Interior Ministry. Extr...

Oct 08, 2023

American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing

BEIJING (AP) - American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed Sunday dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others remained missing...

Oct 08, 2023

Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in tw...

Oct 08, 2023

Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000

ISLAMABAD (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 (...

Oct 07, 2023

Hamas fighters storm Israeli towns in surprise attack; Israel responds with deadly strikes on Gaza

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 at...

Oct 07, 2023

California governor vetoes bill that would have banned caste discrimination

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have made California the first U.S. state to outlaw caste-based discrimination. Caste is a division of people related to birth or...

Oct 07, 2023

Palestinian militants launch dozens of rockets into Israel. Millions of Israelis are told to shelter

JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched dozens of rockets toward Israel early Saturday, setting off air raid sirens across the country and raising the likelihood of a new rou...

Oct 06, 2023