He saved the life of Hamas’s leader. Then they murdered his nephew
By Sophie Tanno and Tal Alroy, CNN (CNN) — Hamas’s surprise October 7 attacks stunned Israel. But not everyone was caught unaware. When he…
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NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in North Macedonia urge people to take care amid unusually high June temperatures
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia is suffering unusually high temperatures for June. Authorities have urged people to stay indoors…
Continue ReadingA US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye
By PATRICK WHITTLE and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine,…
Continue ReadingAuthorities arrest Alabama man wanted in connection with multiple homicides
MORRILTON, Ark. (AP) — An Alabama man wanted in connection with homicides in Oklahoma and Alabama has been apprehended in Arkansas. Arkansas State…
Continue ReadingAs France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign
By OLEG CETINIC and ELISE MORTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has…
Continue ReadingLebanese officials work to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus following Hezbollah threats
By BASSEM MROUE and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese government officials are working to maintain friendly relations…
Continue ReadingIndian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal granted bail after arrest in bribery case
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian opposition leader and New Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted bail by a court in the capital after he was…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term US mortgage rate falls again, easing to lowest level since early April
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Home loan borrowing costs eased again this week as the average rate on a 30-year mortgage…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates fall to their lowest level in almost three months
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level since early April, taking some pressure off…
Continue Reading‘Teflon Mark’ Rutte set to bring consensus-building skills from Dutch politics as next NATO chief
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Mark Rutte has gotten to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious…
Continue ReadingThousands in Kenya demonstrate against proposed new taxes
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of mostly young people have demonstrated Kenya’s capital and across the…
Continue ReadingAs millions sweat out the heat wave, blocks of lake ice keep these campers cool
By NICK PERRY, HOLLY RAMER and ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press SQUAM LAKE, N.H. (AP) — As New England baked in a heat wave Thursday, guests at…
Continue Reading580,000 glass coffee mugs recalled because they can break when filled with hot liquid
NEW YORK (AP) — Some 580,000 glass coffee mugs are being recalled across the U.S. after dozens of burn and laceration injuries were reported by…
Continue ReadingMark Rutte set to become NATO’s next secretary general after Romania drops long-held objection
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, is now set to become the next NATO secretary general.…
Continue ReadingTwo beluga whales evacuated from Ukraine arrive in Spain
By Lindsay Isaac and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Two beluga whales have been rescued from the besieged city of Kharkiv in Ukraine and taken to an…
Continue ReadingMike Pence’s foundation launches a $10 million election-year campaign to preserve Trump-era tax cuts
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence’s foundation is launching a $10 million…
Continue ReadingKenya anti-tax protests turn violent as government votes on controversial bill
By Larry Madowo, Caitlin Danaher and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Violent clashes between police and protestors have broken out in…
Continue ReadingRobert F. Kennedy Jr. fails to qualify for CNN’s debate. It’ll be a showdown between Biden and Trump
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to qualify for next…
Continue ReadingRapper Travis Scott arrested after Miami Beach police say he drunkenly yelled at people on a yacht
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Miami Beach early Thursday on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and public…
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