By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An assessment by French military intelligence indicates the most likely cause of the deadly explosion at Gaza City’s al-Ahli hospital was a Palestinian rocket that carried an explosive charge of about 5 kilograms (11 pounds) and possibly misfired, a senior French military official said Friday. Several rockets
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7 and began killing and abducting people. More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed since the Hamas attack — mostly civilians slain during the incursion that also
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US and its allies have been urging Israel to be strategic and clear about its goals if and when it launches a ground invasion of Gaza, warning against a prolonged occupation and placing a particular emphasis on avoiding civilian casualties, US and
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general has filed a lawsuit to stop what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school. Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed the lawsuit Friday with the state Supreme Court against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board. The board voted 3-2 in June to approve the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin; South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican presidential candidate; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas; Cindy McCain, executive director of the United Nations World Food Program. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.; former Vice President Mike Pence,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Marine Board is seeking participants for its Boater Survey, formerly known as the “Triennial Survey of Boat Use.” Did you go fishing, crabbing, hunting, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, drift boating, stand-up paddleboarding, cruising, sailing, or enjoy towed watersports, or any other activity from a boat this year? Then you’re
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday temporarily froze the gag order she issued on Donald Trump in the former president’s federal 2020 election subversion criminal case. In a brief order, Chutkan, who is overseeing the case against Trump in Washington, DC, said she was
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teachers in Portland, Oregon, have voted to go on strike, their union announced Friday, in another sign of a growing national organized labor movement that’s seen thousands of workers in various sectors walk off the job this year. The Portland Association of Teachers’ strike would start Nov. 1 unless an agreement
Continue ReadingBy DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, says the U.S. is welcomed in the Indo-Pacific and should do more to counter China’s influence there. Speaking at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York on Friday, Emanuel described Japan as an essential player in U.S.-led alliances and
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of October 23-29. Daly Estates Drive between Caleb Place and Capella Place for a sewer infrastructure installation, full road closure with local access only, Oct. 23 – 27. Ongoing Closures: Newport Corridor Improvements Project – Outfall Improvements – The final
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has won new certification of its financial health. Standard & Poor’s has become the first of the three major international ratings agencies to upgrade the formerly struggling country’s credit rating to investment grade. The one-notch upgrade, from BB+ to BBB-, is expected to significantly boost market confidence in the Greek
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is doubling down on Iowa, ramping up his visits to the state as he looks to prove he can compete in the battle to mount the strongest primary challenge to GOP front-runner former President Donald Trump. CNN obtained a recording of
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Norma tocó tierra este sábado como un huracán categoría 1 al sur de Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, informó la Comisión Nacional del Agua (Conagua) en un comunicado. El huracán se ubica a 270 kilómetros al suroeste de Altata, Sinaloa, y presenta vientos máximos sostenidos de 130 km/h, rachas de 155 km/h
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s new health plan for low-income adults has enrolled only 1,343 people through the end of September about three months after launching. The Georgia Department of Community Health has projected up to 100,000 people could eventually benefit from Georgia Pathways to Coverage. But the nation’s
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The battle over how to teach reading has landed in court. With momentum shifting in favor of research-backed strategies known as the “science of reading,” states and some school districts have been ditching once popular programs amid concerns that they aren’t effective.
Continue ReadingSEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A pilot from France who disappeared while hiking California’s towering Mount Whitney was found dead after falling about 1,000 feet off a cliff. The National Park Service says the hiker was identified as Tom Gerbier of Fontenay-sous-Bois, France. Gerbier started out early Tuesday and was reported missing when he
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain told members that all three automakers have now offered record contracts but that the union will continue its strike in a push for even better deals. “We’ve looked at the companies’ offers,” he told members on a
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Michigan businessman Perry Johnson on Friday ended his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “With no opportunity to share my vision on the debate stage, I have decided at this time, suspending my campaign is the right thing to do,” he said in a statement. Johnson, a longshot
Continue ReadingBy Tony Cabrera Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A Los Angeles Chargers super fan who went viral for her intense reactions during Monday Night Football is shutting down speculation she’s a paid actor. Merianne Do was caught on camera several times showing a range of emotions as the Chargers
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE, MELISSA PEREZ WINDER and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan said Friday she’s doing well following two weeks in captivity after she and her mother were abducted in Israel by Hamas and held in Gaza. Uri Raanan of Illinois told The
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