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Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says Palestinian death toll has passed 11,000

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says the Palestinian death toll in the war has surpassed 11,000 people. The ministry said Friday that 11,078 people had been killed...

Nov 10, 2023

Texas judge rules against GOP lawsuit seeking to toss 2022 election result in Houston area

HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas judge has denied a Republican effort to overturn election results in the nation's third-most populous county, a Democratic stronghold that's been beset by GOP efforts to dictate...

Nov 10, 2023

Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted in perjury case tied to purchase of Florida homes

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore was convicted on Thursday of charges that she lied about the finances of a side business to improperly access retirement funds d...

Nov 09, 2023

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is retiring, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity in 2024

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he won't seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily ...

Nov 09, 2023

Father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz released after his kidnapping in Colombia by ELN guerrillas

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's government announced Thursday that the father of Liverpool striker Luis Daz was released, 12 days after his kidnapping in northern Colombia by members of the guerril...

Nov 09, 2023

White House says Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in N Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in norther Gaza. The Biden administration says it has secured a sec...

Nov 09, 2023

In Wisconsin, old fashioneds come with brandy. Lawmakers want to make it somewhat official

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon. Now, state lawmakers want to make it somewhat official. A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old f...

Nov 09, 2023

Veteran Spanish conservative politician shot in face in Madrid street

MADRID (AP) - Veteran Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras has been taken to a hospital in Madrid after being shot in a street in the capital, police said Thursday. Police said he was...

Nov 09, 2023

Spain's Socialists to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support of new government

MADRID (AP) - Spain's Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region's failed secession bid in ...

Nov 09, 2023

French President Macron opens Gaza aid conference with appeal to Israel to protect civilians

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron opened a Gaza aid conference on Thursday with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians, saying that "all lives have equal worth" and that fighting terror...

Nov 09, 2023