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At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 17.

Dec 25, 2023 3:36 AM Read more >

Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital's city hall

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Riot police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building on Sunday in protest of what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities durin

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Paramedics were convicted in Elijah McClain's death. That could make other first responders pause

BRIGHTON, Colo.

Dec 22, 2023 9:01 PM Read more >

Utah man is charged with killing 2-year-old boy, and badly injuring his twin sister

ROY, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who served two years in prison breaking a child's arm seven years ago was charged Friday with killing a 2-year-old boy and badly injuring his twin sister, Weber County prosecutors said.

Dec 22, 2023 3:37 PM Read more >

Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats

MADISON, Wis.

Dec 22, 2023 3:14 PM Read more >

Supreme Court rejects prosecutor's push to fast-track ruling in election subversion case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results.

Dec 22, 2023 2:46 PM Read more >

Authorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video shows

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Police who declined to confront an Army reservist in the weeks before he killed 18 people in the state's deadliest mass shooting feared that doing so would “throw a stick of dynamite on a pool of gas,” according to video releas

Dec 22, 2023 1:58 PM Read more >

UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.

Dec 22, 2023 11:22 AM Read more >

Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return

There were jitters, of course.

Dec 22, 2023 6:52 AM Read more >

Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, the White House said Friday, in his latest round of executive clemen

Dec 22, 2023 6:19 AM Read more >