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Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut

BEIRUT (AP) - The Israeli military said Friday it carried out a "precise strike" on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut. The Israeli army's spokesman, Daniel Hagari, made the announcement ...

Sep 27, 2024

Huge explosion rocks a southern suburb of Beirut

BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli airstrikes hit one of Beirut's heavily-populated southern suburbs on Friday as blasts were heard throughout the Lebanese capital. It was not immediately clear what the target was...

Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Joyce formed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm is located about 1,325 miles (2,130 kilometers) east of the northern Leewa...

Sep 27, 2024

Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says Israel will keep "degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations on Friday that his nation will "continue de...

Sep 27, 2024

Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine

NEW YORK (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Friday for a meeting with Donald Trump as public tensions have been rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invas...

Sep 27, 2024

Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says he came to refute lies he heard there this week from other leaders

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, took the U.N. General Assembly podium on Friday and said he was there to refute the...

Sep 27, 2024

University of Wisconsin revokes tenure of former porn-making chancellor who wanted to teach

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to revoke the tenure of a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic films, rejecting h...

Sep 27, 2024

Indicted New York City mayor could appear before a judge Friday

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's embattled and indicted mayor, Eric Adams, could make his initial court appearance Friday on charges that he accepted illegal campaign contributions and free overseas tr...

Sep 27, 2024

Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome

BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgium's prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups, demanding "concrete steps" to come clean with the past and ...

Sep 27, 2024

Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome

BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgium's prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups, demanding "concrete steps" to come clean with the past and ...

Sep 27, 2024