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Israel strikes southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in nearly a week

BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck the southern suburbs of Beirut early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported. The casualty count was not yet clear. The attack comes j...

Oct 15, 2024

Harris works to energize Black male voters and denounces Trump support of 'stop and frisk'

DETROIT (AP) - Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would try to "institutionalize" harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men...

Oct 15, 2024

Idaho revamps execution chamber so docs can access deep veins after failed lethal injection attempt

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho will begin using central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest or arm to execute prisoners by lethal injection if attempts to insert standard IV lines fail, the Idaho Departme...

Oct 15, 2024

Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay receive homophobic threats after Game 1 of WNBA Finals

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay received threatening homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. The emails went directly to Xargay'...

Oct 15, 2024

US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza within the next 30 days or it could risk losing access to U.S...

Oct 15, 2024

US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk weapons funding

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza within the next 30 days or it could risk losing access to U.S...

Oct 15, 2024

Israel assures US it won't strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, US officials say

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not hit Iranian nuclear or oil sites as it looks to strike back following Iran's missile barrage earl...

Oct 15, 2024

North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican, sued CNN on Tuesday over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website's message bo...

Oct 15, 2024

North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announced a lawsuit Tuesday against CNN over its recent report alleging he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website's m...

Oct 15, 2024

How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other's diplomats?

NEW DELHI (AP) - Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other's top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada. Cana...

Oct 14, 2024