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Hezbollah fires about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in heaviest barrage in weeks
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the militant group's heaviest barrages in months, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts to halt the all-out...
Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (AP) — Israel’s yearlong crackdown against Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza is prompting many to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society, while some still find ways to dissent — carefully. Ahmed...
Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found after he was killed in what it described as a “heinous antisemitic terror incident.” The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin...
Somalia says 24 people have died after 2 boats capsized in the Indian Ocean
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Twenty-four people died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean, Somalia's government said Sunday. Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi said 46 people were rescued. “We are working tirelessly to...
The rising price of paying the national debt is a risk for Trump's promises on growth and inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has big plans for the economy — and a big debt problem that will be a hurdle to delivering on them. Trump has bold ideas on tax cuts, tariffs and other programs, but high interest rates and the price of repaying the federal government’s existing...
Moscow offers debt forgiveness to new recruits and AP sees wreckage of a new Russian missile
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist to fight in Ukraine. The measure, whose final version appeared on a government website Saturday, underscores Russia’s needs for military personnel in...
Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across US during Thanksgiving week
WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters through the U.S. issued warnings that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California,...
After Trump's win, Black women are rethinking their role as America's reliable political organizers
ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington. As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President...
Pakistani police arrest thousands of Imran Khan supporters ahead of rally in the capital
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police arrested thousands of Imran Khan supporters ahead of a rally in the capital to demand the ex-premier’s release from prison, a security officer said Sunday. Khan has been behind bars for more than a year and has over 150 criminal cases against...
Uruguay's once-dull election has become a dead heat in the presidential runoff
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans went to the polls Sunday for a second round of voting to choose their next president, with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff after failing to win an outright majority in last month's vote. ...
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Uruguay's once-dull election has become a dead heat in the presidential runoff
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans went to the polls Sunday for a second round of voting to choose their next president, with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff after failing to win an outright majority in last month's vote. ...
Hezbollah fires about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in heaviest barrage in weeks
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the militant group's heaviest barrages in months, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts to halt the all-out...
Gunmen in southeast Mexico open fire in a bar killing 6 and injuring 5 as violence spirals
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gunmen opened fire early Sunday at a bar in southeast Mexico, killing six people and injuring at least five others, according to local media reports. The shooting took place in the coastal province of Tabasco, which is struggling with a recent increase...
A man called 911 for help during a home invasion. Las Vegas police fatally shot him
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man called for police help during a home invasion before an officer fatally shot him, according to authorities and 911 calls. Brandon Durham called 911 early Nov. 12, saying he was hiding with his 15-year-old daughter after someone broke into his home,...
Poland's conservative opposition party taps historian as presidential candidate
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's conservative Law and Justice party, which is trying to regain its momentum after losing power last year, on Sunday chose historian Karol Nawrocki as its candidate for president ahead of next year's election. The decision caps a weekend during which...
Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of 'Love Connection' and 'Scrabble,' dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark...
Man wanted in fatal shooting of woman and infant in a car in Connecticut arrested in Puerto Rico
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested Saturday in Puerto Rico, officials said. The U.S. Marshals Service said they found Lance “Macho” Morales at a residence in the barrio of...
'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts
NEW YORK (AP) — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year. Jon M. Chu’s lavish big-budget musical...
Somalia says 24 people have died after 2 boats capsized in the Indian Ocean
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Twenty-four people died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean, Somalia's government said Sunday. Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi said 46 people were rescued. “We are working tirelessly to...
Matteo Berrettini gives Italy a 1-0 lead over the Netherlands in the Davis Cup final
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Matteo Berrettini put Italy ahead 1-0 against the Netherlands in the final of the Davis Cup on Sunday by beating Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2, setting up No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner for a chance to clinch the country's second consecutive championship in the team...
