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Palestinian death toll passes 64,000, health officials say, as Israel and Hamas dig in on demands

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed in the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip, local health officials said Thursday, as Hamas and Israel reiterated their...

Sep 04, 2025

Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban say

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of bodies have been recovered from houses destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan last week, pushing the death toll to over 2,200, a Taliban government sp...

Sep 04, 2025

Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17

LISBON, Portugal (AP) - The death toll in the Lisbon streetcar crash has risen to 17, an emergency services official said Thursday. Two of the injured died overnight in a hospital, Margarida Castro Ma...

Sep 04, 2025

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

BEIJING (AP) - China's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. There were no immediate details on when they would meet. K...

Sep 04, 2025

Bill to let Texans sue out-of-state abortion pill providers heads to governor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A measure that would allow Texas residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers advanced to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott Wednesday, setting the state up to be the first to ...

Sep 03, 2025

Spanish Vuelta stage cut short because of disruption by pro-Palestinian protesters near finish line

BILBAO, Spain (AP) - The 11th stage of the Spanish Vuelta was cut short and finished without a winner because of a disruption by pro-Palestinian protesters near the finish line in the Basque Country c...

Sep 03, 2025

Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University

BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the reversal of the Trump administration's cuts to more than $2.6 billion in funding research grants for Harvard University. U.S. District ...

Sep 03, 2025

Landmark streetcar in Lisbon derails, killing 15 people

LISBON, Portugal (AP) - An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon's landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said. Five ...

Sep 03, 2025

Rubio says Venezuelan boat posed immediate threat, warns US military will continue targeting cartels

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday defended a U.S. strike on a boat operated by an alleged Venezuelan gang and warned that such operations "will happen again." Rubio said pr...

Sep 03, 2025

House rejects effort to censure New Jersey congresswoman

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has rejected a resolution to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., and remove her from a committee as she faces federal charges stemming from a visit to an immigration dete...

Sep 03, 2025