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Foreign nationals among 14 killed after gunman opens fire in a Prague university. Over 20 wounded

PRAGUE (AP) - Foreign nationals were among at least 14 killed after a student opened fire at a university in Prague, authorities said Friday. More than 20 others were also wounded in one of the Czech ...

Dec 22, 2023

More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Health officials in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip say more than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas. The figure, amounting to nearly 1% of the ...

Dec 21, 2023

Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of a Black man who told them he couldn’t breathe

SEATTLE (AP) - A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges Thursday in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on...

Dec 21, 2023

Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case

NEW YORK (AP) - Rudy Giulian i has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia who said his targeting o...

Dec 21, 2023

UN report says more than 570,000 people in Gaza are now 'starving' due to fallout from war

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - A report released Thursday by the U.N. finds that more than half a million people in Gaza are "starving" because of not enough food entering the territory since the outbreak o...

Dec 21, 2023

Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague

PRAGUE (AP) - Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others. Police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of Thursday's ...

Dec 21, 2023

Shohei Ohtani is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 years

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most lucrative contract in professional sports history, baseball's two-way superstar put together...

Dec 21, 2023

EU court: FIFA and UEFA defy competition law by blocking Super League

BRUSSELS (AP) - UEFA and FIFA defied European Union competition law by blocking plans for the breakaway soccer Super League, the EU's top court ruled on Thursday. The case was heard last year at the C...

Dec 21, 2023

Custom made by Tulane students, mobility chairs help special needs toddlers get moving

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - At 19 months old, Elijah Jack, born with no femur bone in one leg and a short femur in the other, is unable to walk on his own like most toddlers his age. Another 19-month-old, Frey...

Dec 20, 2023

US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor 'Fat Leonard'

MIAMI (AP) - The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitiv...

Dec 20, 2023