Month: November 2023

By ZEKE MILLER, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in northern Gaza, the White House said Thursday, as President Joe Biden pressed Israelis for a multi-day stoppage in the fighting in a bid to negotiate

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent Belarusian dissident author who lives abroad says that his father has been arrested on unclear grounds after police broke into his parents’ apartment. Sasha Filipenko said Thursday that the seven police officers were armed with automatic weapons and they also took electronics and data files from the Minsk apartment.

The Associated Press HELMETTA, N.J. (AP) — After two days of searching for a suspect in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol who fled as federal agents approached his home, the FBI offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the New Jersey man. The FBI says it and other

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The nation’s top accident investigator said Thursday that a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a “clear warning sign” that the aviation system is under stress. “While these events are incredibly rare, our safety system is showing clear signs of strain that we

TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — Parks and schools have been closed in Southern California after officials found asbestos in the charred debris of a historic World War II-era blimp hangar. Orange County and the city of Tustin declared local states of emergency Thursday because of concerns about pollution from asbestos and other chemicals. The city closed

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Posters of the people being held hostage by Hamas after its attack on Israel last month have become visible all over the world. The posters are based on a template created by two artists in New York City to raise awareness and support. But as much

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant — although it’s far too soon to know if the man will ever see through his new left eye. An accident with high-voltage power lines had

By ED KOMENDA and LINDSEY WASSON Associated Press JEROME, Idaho (AP) — Behind the barbed wire, the little boy pressed his ink-covered index finger onto the mint-green exit card. And a photograph was snapped of his frightened face. Paul Tomita was four. It was July 4, 1943. Independence Day at Minidoka, a camp in the

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press In 2015 Heather McDonald launched her podcast “Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald” as a way to promote her stand-up comedy. The former writer and panelist on Chelsea Handler’s E! late night talk show “Chelsea Lately” has since released nearly 800 episodes that have has more than 200 million downloads. “Juicy