Florida wraps up special session to support Israel as DeSantis campaigns for president
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature has wrapped up a special session in a largely symbolic effort to support Israel in its war with…
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Disney reports sharp profit growth in the fourth quarter and an expansion of its cost-cutting drive
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Walt Disney Co. has reported sharp profit growth for its fiscal fourth quarter while…
Continue ReadingUN convoy stretching 9 kilometers ends harrowing trip in Mali that saw 37 peacekeepers hurt by IEDs
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says a 9-kilometer-long U.N. convoy withdrawing from a rebel…
Continue ReadingIsrael says it will maintain ‘overall security responsibility’ for Gaza. What might that look like?
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t elaborate when he said this week that Israel…
Continue ReadingMinnesota Supreme Court dismisses ‘insurrection clause’ challenge and allows Trump on primary ballot
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will stay on the Minnesota primary…
Continue ReadingBob Woodruff returns to Iraq roadside where bomb nearly killed him 17 years ago
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The physical pain of nearly dying when shrapnel from a roadside bomb in Iraq tore through his head…
Continue ReadingImmersive theater experience ‘Sleep No More’ will end its 13-year New York City run in January
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The “Macbeth”-inspired immersive theater experience “Sleep No More” that is hosted…
Continue ReadingThe Angels have hired Ron Washington, the 71-year-old’s first job as MLB manager since 2014
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels hired Ron Washington to be their new manager Wednesday, turning to a…
Continue ReadingThe Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence prevention office
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The deputy director of the new gun violence prevention office at the White House has been in…
Continue ReadingThe family of a Palestinian activist jailed for incitement says young woman’s account was hacked
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The family of a prominent Palestinian activist is fighting Israel’s arrest of the young…
Continue ReadingMaryland officials approve settlement to reform autopsy process after teen’s 2018 in-custody death
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have approved a settlement that includes reforms to the state medical…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers want President Biden to protect Palestinians in US from being forced home
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to take steps to protect…
Continue ReadingNational Zoo’s giant pandas fly home amid uncertainty about future panda exchanges
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The day that panda lovers have been dreading has finally come. The National Zoo’s three…
Continue ReadingWounded North Carolina sheriff’s deputies expected to make full recovery
LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — The sheriff’s office in a southeastern North Carolina county where two deputies were seriously wounded while…
Continue ReadingJudge sets bail for Indiana woman accused of driving into building she believed was ‘Israeli school’
By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis woman accused accused of backing her car into a building she believed held an…
Continue ReadingBlinken urges united future Palestinian government for Gaza and West Bank, widening gulf with Israel
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Wednesday for a united and…
Continue ReadingSuspect in custody in recent fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say a suspect is in custody in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader. Samantha Woll’s death has…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts to begin denying shelter beds to homeless families, putting names on a waitlist
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The number of homeless families seeking emergency shelter in Massachusetts is nearing a…
Continue ReadingJustice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi city over alleged civil rights abuses
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into alleged…
Continue ReadingNashville DA seeks change after suspect released from jail is accused of shooting college student
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville district attorney is calling on the Tennessee legislature to make it easier…
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