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Israel stages heavy airstrikes in Lebanon. It says they are pre-emptive strikes against Hezbollah

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel launched a series of intense airstrikes in southern Lebanon early Sunday in what it said was a pre-emptive strike against the Hezbollah militant group, threatening to trigger a...

Aug 24, 2024

Israel says it is staging airstrikes inside Lebanon targeting the Shiite militia Hezbollah

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel launched airstrikes inside Lebanon early Sunday that its military said targeted positions of the Shiite militia Hezbollah. In a statement, the Israeli military accused Hezbolla...

Aug 24, 2024

Tropical Storm Hone steadily approaches Hawaii, threatening floods and fires

HONOLULU (AP) - Tropical Storm Hone, whose name is Hawaiian for "sweet and soft," drew near the islands Saturday with breezes that were expected to intensify - and increase the wildfire risk for drier...

Aug 24, 2024

German prosecutors don't rule out terrorism in knife attack at festival that killed 3

SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) - A prosecutor says a terrorist motive has not been ruled out in a knife attack in western Germany in which three people were killed and seven wounded. Markus Caspers told a new...

Aug 24, 2024

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state's first execution in more than 13 years. South Carolina was once one...

Aug 23, 2024

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state's first execution in more than 13 years. South Carolina was once one...

Aug 23, 2024

An attack at a festival in a German city leaves dead and wounded, report says

BERLIN (AP) - People were killed and injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the city of Solingen in western Germany, the news agency dpa reported. It wasn't immediately clear how many casualt...

Aug 23, 2024

An attack at a festival in a German city leaves dead and wounded, report says

BERLIN (AP) - People were killed and injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the Germany city of Solingen in western Germany, the news agency dpa reported. It wasn't immediately clear how many...

Aug 23, 2024

Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska voters will chose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban - a development likely to drive more v...

Aug 23, 2024

Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban - a development likely to drive more ...

Aug 23, 2024