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All communications services are down across Gaza due to lack of fuel, provider says

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Palestinian telecoms provider Paltel says all communications services across Gaza are down due to a lack of fuel. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story ...

Nov 16, 2023

Ethics panel says it found 'substantial evidence' of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics panel said Thursday it has found "substantial evidence" of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred its findings to the Justice Depa...

Nov 16, 2023

The Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas has been approved by MLB owners, AP sources says

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved Thursday by Major League Baseball team owners, cementing the sport's first relocation since 2005, according to...

Nov 16, 2023

Russian court convicts a woman for protesting the war in Ukraine in latest crackdown on free speech

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar slogans and sentenced her to seven years in prison, Russian media...

Nov 16, 2023

Spain's Pedro Sánchez reelected prime minister despite controversy over amnesty for separatists

MADRID (AP) - Spain's acting Socialist prime minister, Pedro Snchez, has been chosen by a majority of legislators to form a new government in a parliamentary vote Thursday. Snchez was backed by 179 la...

Nov 16, 2023

A car struck a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo. Police reportedly arrested the driver

TOKYO (AP) - A vehicle crashed into a temporary barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, and reports say police arrested the driver. The alleged motive and whether the embassy was targ...

Nov 15, 2023

Police make arrests after protest outside Democratic HQ calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

WASHINGTON (AP) - Police in the nation's capital responded Wednesday night to a protest outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. U...

Nov 15, 2023

Blake Snell wins NL Cy Young Award, 7th pitcher to take home prize in both leagues

NEW YORK (AP) - Blake Snell won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday after leading the majors in ERA for the San Diego Padres, becoming the seventh pitcher to earn baseball's top pitching p...

Nov 15, 2023

Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher gets 21 months for marijuana use while owning a gun

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in prison for using marijuana while owning a firearm, which is illegal und...

Nov 15, 2023

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Wednesday calling for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip" after four failed attempts...

Nov 15, 2023