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Israeli strikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza, medical officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian medical officials say two Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 14 people, including two children and a woman, most in an Israeli-declared humanitarian z...

Nov 11, 2024

Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake

PHOENIX (AP) - Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona's first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority. Galleg...

Nov 11, 2024

Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake

PHOENIX (AP) - Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona's first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority. Galleg...

Nov 11, 2024

Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz, China hawk, to be his national security adviser

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, a person familiar with the...

Nov 11, 2024

Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz, China hawk, to be his national security adviser

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, a person familiar with the...

Nov 11, 2024

Voters in Oakland oust Mayor Sheng Thao just 2 years into her term

Voters in Oakland, California, have ousted Mayor Sheng Thao just two years after she narrowly won office to lead the liberal San Francisco Bay Area city. The Associated Press called the race Monday. "...

Nov 11, 2024

Voters in Oakland oust Mayor Sheng Thao just 2 years into her term

Voters in Oakland, California, have ousted Mayor Sheng Thao just two years after she narrowly won office to lead the liberal San Francisco Bay Area city. The Associated Press called the race Monday. "...

Nov 11, 2024

New Zealand's leaders formally apologize to survivors of abuse in state and church care

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a "formal and unreserved" apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds ...

Nov 11, 2024

Rays' Wander Franco, who awaits sex abuse trial, arrested in parking lot altercation involving guns

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was involved in an armed altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic countryside and was arrested, police sai...

Nov 11, 2024

Trump names Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy in new administration

NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump is naming longtime adviser Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner, to be the deputy chief of policy in his new administration. Confirming the appointmen...

Nov 11, 2024