Israel is testing out flooding the Hamas tunnels. Here’s what it could look like scaled up
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Seven weeks into Israel’s ground operation in Gaza, one of the key challenges facing the Israeli military is…
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Mexico’s president inaugurates first part of $20 billion tourist train project on Yucatan peninsula
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has inaugurated the first part of the pet project of his administration, a tourist train that runs in a…
Continue ReadingUS returns to Greece 30 ancient artifacts worth $3.7 million, including marble statues
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The United States is returning to Greece 30 ancient artifacts, including marble statues, armor helmets and breastplates,…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing US territory located in the Caribbean.…
Continue ReadingVillage council member in Ukraine sets off hand grenades during a meeting and injures 26
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A village council member in western Ukraine has critically injured himself and at least two dozen other people by detonating…
Continue Reading‘Militia enthusiast’ gets over 4 years in prison for attacking police with baton during Jan. 6 riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Michigan man described by prosecutors as a self-professed militia leader has been…
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‘We come running to load those toys’: A fun delivery day arrives for Les Schwab NewsChannel 21 Toy Drive
It was a busy Thursday for Les Schwab employees, gathering all the toys that were donated to the annual Toy Drive the company hosted with NewsChannel…
Continue ReadingNawaz Sharif Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Personal Birth date: December 25,…
Continue ReadingAfter 40 witnesses and 43 days of testimony, here’s what we learned at Trump’s civil fraud trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After hearing from 40 witnesses over 2½ months, Judge Arthur Engoron…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Britain’s Prince Harry. Personal Birth date: September 15, 1984 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingFIFA Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), international soccer’s governing…
Continue ReadingMother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect
By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Virginia…
Continue ReadingMexico closes melon-packing plant implicated in cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak that killed 8 people
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Health Department has ordered the temporary closure of a melon-packing plant implicated in salmonella infections…
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‘The grant money means a lot’: Roundhouse Foundation of Sisters awards nearly $1.5 million to 104 rural organizations
The Roundhouse Foundation began bolstering organizations that serve and support rural and Tribal areas of Oregon in 2002. This fall, the foundation…
Continue ReadingCourt revives lawsuit over Connecticut rule allowing trans girls to compete in school sports
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of Connecticut’s policy letting transgender girls compete in girls high school…
Continue ReadingNew York’s Metropolitan Museum will return stolen ancient sculptures to Cambodia and Thailand
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will return 16 pieces of ancient…
Continue ReadingKansas’ top court says a GOP election law is vague and revives a lawsuit against it
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a law making it a felony to impersonate an elections…
Continue ReadingBull on tracks disrupts trains between Newark and New York
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A loose bull in New Jersey’s largest city found its way onto train tracks, snarling rail traffic for a while Thursday…
Continue ReadingFamily hopeful after FBI exhumes body from unsolved 1969 killing featured in Netflix’s ‘The Keepers’
By LEA SKENE Associated Press CENTREVILLE, Md. (AP) — The family of a woman who disappeared in 1969 after going Christmas shopping at a suburban…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani’s contract with the Dodgers could come with bonus of mostly avoiding California taxes
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — If $700 million wasn’t enough, Shohei Ohtani’s record-setting contract with the…
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