Israeli airstrikes surge in Gaza, destroying homes and killing dozens at a time
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel escalated airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on…
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Stock market today: Asian shares slide after Wall St rout driven by high yields, mixed earnings
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares skidded Thursday in Asia after Wall Street tumbled as bond yields tightened their…
Continue ReadingFour years after fire engulfed California scuba dive boat killing 34 people, captain’s trial begins
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking justice for 34 people killed in a fire aboard a scuba dive…
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Two federally designated ‘Tech Hubs’ announced for Oregon, focused on microfluidics, mass timber
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas, announced…
Continue Reading2,000 children killed in Gaza, aid group says, as tempers flare at UN amid ceasefire calls
CNN By Helen Regan, Tara John, Kareem El Damanhoury and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Tempers flared at the United Nations…
Continue ReadingWashington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport
By Kathleen Magramo and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the…
Continue ReadingSweden closer to NATO membership after Erdogan sends accession protocol to Turkish parliament
By Gul Tuysuz, Jennifer Hansler and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — Sweden inched a step closer to joining NATO on Monday after Turkey’s…
Continue ReadingFew transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s long after midnight when the bustling operating room suddenly falls quiet —…
Continue ReadingBodies of 17 recovered after Bangladesh train crash that may have been due to disregarded red light
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Officials say the bodies of at least 17 people were recovered from a train crash outside the Bangladesh capital that may…
Continue ReadingIn court faceoff, Michael Cohen testifies against Trump in fraud trial. Trump shrugs: ‘Proven liar’
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a courtroom showdown five years in the making, Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingGeorgia prosecutors are picking up cooperators in the Trump 2020 election case. Will it matter?
By ERIC TUCKER and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sidney Powell was present for a now-infamous December 2020 meeting at the White…
Continue ReadingRepublicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker after Emmer’s withdrawal, desperate to end chaos
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their…
Continue ReadingOff-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off plane’s engines mid-flight said he was having a nervous breakdown, federal complaint shows
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Pete Muntean, Cheri Mossburg and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut down the engines…
Continue ReadingTennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican leaders are escalating their calls to reject millions of federal…
Continue ReadingGaza has oil markets on edge. That could build more urgency to shift to renewables, IEA head says
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Tensions from the war in Gaza could help accelerate the move away from planet-warming…
Continue ReadingIs Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system ironclad?
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket-defense system has…
Continue ReadingMayor says West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire and workers are ready to return
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — All of West Maui except for burned-out sections of historic Lahaina will reopen to tourism on…
Continue Reading40 years after bombing that killed Americans in Beirut, US troops again deploy east of Mediterranean
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Forty years after one of the deadliest attacks against U.S. troops in the Middle East, some warn…
Continue ReadingGarcía powers Rangers to first World Series since 2011 with 11-4 rout of Astros in Game 7 of ALCS
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Adolis García and these road-happy Rangers are not only tops in Texas, they’re best in the…
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Chavez-DeRemer intros bill to allow removal of hazardous trees near power lines on federal land without a timber sale
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), David Valadao (CA-24), and Jim Costa (CA-21) have introduced…
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