Hamas says its militants killed three people at Jerusalem bus stop
By Ibrahim Dahman and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said the attackers behind a Jerusalem bus stop shooting that killed three people on…
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Families reunite with 17 Thai hostages freed by Hamas at homecoming at Bangkok airport
By JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Seventeen Thai workers released from captivity by the militant Hamas group have been greeted by…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures continuing to cool
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure cooled last month, the latest sign…
Continue ReadingApplications for jobless benefits up modestly, but continuing claims reach highest level in 2 years
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Slightly more Americans filed for jobless claims last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Lavrov faces Western critics at security meeting, walks out after speech
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has faced…
Continue ReadingThe UK’s former health secretary testifies at COVID inquiry that he argued for an earlier lockdown
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British health secretary Matt Hancock has told the U.K.’s COVID-19 inquiry that Britain’s…
Continue ReadingPakistan police arrest 4 men in the death of a woman after a photo with her boyfriend went viral
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police in Pakistan have arrested four people who allegedly killed an 18-year-old woman in…
Continue ReadingOn 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought
By JAMEY KEATEN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly all the world’s nations finalized the creation of a…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival…
Continue ReadingBreaking the chains: Creator of comic strip ‘Mutts’ frees his Guard Dog character after decades
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Something is different on the comics pages this week. In the panels of “Mutts,”…
Continue ReadingThousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta says it has found and disabled thousands of fake Facebook accounts linked to China that…
Continue ReadingAutoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. says a six-week strike by the United Auto Workers union cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7…
Continue ReadingPressure builds to eliminate fossil fuel use as oil executive takes over climate talks
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pressure to phase out fossil fuels mounted Thursday on the oil company…
Continue ReadingPope says he has acute bronchitis, doctors recommended against travel to avoid change in temperature
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he is suffering from acute and infectious bronchitis. He told an audience on Thursday that doctors recommended he…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism on Thursday, the most…
Continue ReadingShane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65
By JILL LAWLESS and DAVE BRYAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues,…
Continue Reading4 migrants who were pushed out of a boat die just yards from Spain’s southern coast
By CIARÁN GILES and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Four migrants have died yards from shore in southern Spain after being forced…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Nov. 30: Israel, Henry Kissinger, Jerusalem shooting, Immigration, Covid-19
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season ends today as one of the busiest on record with 20 named storms, including…
Continue ReadingChina says US arms sales to Taiwan are turning the island into a ‘powder keg’
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese defense ministry’s top spokesperson has said that the U.S. should stop interfering in both Taiwan and the South…
Continue ReadingVehicle wanted in Chicago homicide crashes into Milwaukee school bus during police pursuit
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A vehicle wanted in connection with a homicide in Chicago smashed into a school bus while fleeing police in Milwaukee, sending…
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