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Heavy Israeli bombardment in Gaza City forces medical facilities to close as thousands flee

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Heavy Israeli bombardment shook Gaza City on Tuesday as thousands of fleeing Palestinians searched for shelter and medical facilities were forced to shut down in the l...

Jul 09, 2024

Appeals court orders release of woman whose murder conviction was reversed after 43 years in prison

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, but the state attorney general is sti...

Jul 09, 2024

Jannik Sinner loses to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon after getting treatment from a trainer

LONDON (AP) - Top-seeded Jannik Sinner was treated by a trainer and left the court during the third set, seemingly surged in the fourth and then faltered again in the fifth, eventually losing to Danii...

Jul 09, 2024

Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a 'hoax,' dies at 89

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change,...

Jul 09, 2024

Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader

BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli strike in Syria Tuesday killed a former personal bodyguard of the Hezbollah leader, an official with the Lebanese militant group said. The news came hours after an Israeli dro...

Jul 09, 2024

Indian nationals who were misled into joining the Russian army will be discharged, official says

India said Tuesday that its nationals who were "misled" into joining the Russian army will be discharged, a development that came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Moscow since t...

Jul 09, 2024

Rescuers search for dozens buried in an Indonesian landslide that killed at least 17 people

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Rescue workers searched for dozens of missing people Tuesday, digging through tons of mud and the rubble left by a landslide that hit an unauthorized traditional gold mining ...

Jul 08, 2024

Taylor Fritz comes back from two sets down to beat Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) - After Taylor Fritz deposited a backhand that Alexander Zverev didn't even chase, wrapping up the American's comeback from a two-set hole in Wimbledon's fourth round Monday, the men met a...

Jul 08, 2024

Officials in Multnomah County, home to Portland, Oregon, report 4 suspected heat-related deaths

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Authorities in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, said Monday that the county medical examiner was investigating four suspected heat-related deaths as the region ...

Jul 08, 2024

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday ...

Jul 08, 2024