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Palestinian officials say 32 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian medical officials said Wednesday that at least 32 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in southern Gaza. The European Hospital in Khan Younis said it...

Oct 01, 2024

Walz and Vance argue their running mates would reduce Middle East instability in VP debate

NEW YORK (AP) - Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday each pointed to the crises of the day as reasons for voters to choose their respective running mates for president, opening their vice presidential deb...

Oct 01, 2024

A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago was executed on Tuesday evening. Garcia Glenn White was pronounced dead at 6:56 p....

Oct 01, 2024

A plane carrying Brazil's president back home returns to Mexico City due to a technical problem

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's air force said Tuesday that the airplane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva experienced a technical problem after leaving Mexico City and will return to th...

Oct 01, 2024

A plane carrying Brazil's president back home returns to Mexico City due to a technical problem

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's air force said Tuesday that the airplane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva experienced a technical problem after leaving Mexico City and will return to th...

Oct 01, 2024

Hurricane Helene's death toll passes the 150 mark after South Carolina adds to its tally

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Tuesday that the remnants of Hurricane Helene killed 36 people in the state, which pushes the storm's overall death toll to 152. McMaster...

Oct 01, 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Claudia Sheinbaum took the oath of office Tuesday as Mexico's first female president in more than 200 years of independence, promising to protect an expanded social safety net and o...

Oct 01, 2024

Dead inmate identified as suspect in 1995 disappearance of 6-year-old Morgan Nick

ALMA, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas man who died in prison more than two decades ago has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of 6-year-old girl who went missing in 1995. Alma Police Chief Jeff...

Oct 01, 2024

French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) - France's TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South Ame...

Oct 01, 2024

Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities. The orders came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon in ...

Oct 01, 2024