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The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward?

May. 10, 2024 03:41 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they're running out of space to maneuver as their views on the Gaza war diverge and their political futures hang in the balance. Their ties have...

Doncic scores 29 points as Mavericks top Thunder 119-110 to tie series at 1-1

May. 10, 2024 01:27 AM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Luka Doncic limped around the court, often grimacing as he played through a sprained right knee and a bloodied left knee. His shooting stroke was unaffected. He had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City...

Failure to oust Speaker 'MAGA Mike' Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump

May. 09, 2024 16:40 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was Donald Trump who bestowed the “MAGA Mike Johnson” nickname on the House speaker the day he won the gavel. It is the Republican speaker himself who is proving whether it sticks. Johnson survived an ouster vote this week by one of...

Men behind the doomsday seed vault in the Arctic win World Food Prize

May. 09, 2024 14:52 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin began thinking about ways to prevent starvation and protect the world's food supply, they came up with what Fowler called “the craziest idea anybody ever had” — a global seed vault built into the side of an Arctic mountain. ...

Cogent: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 09, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Cogent Communications Group Inc. (CCOI) on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $65.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Washington-based company said it had a loss of $1.38 per share. Losses, adjusted...

The Latest | Rafah's hospitals will run out of fuel in 3 days, WHO says

May. 08, 2024 22:43 PM EDT

The World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, with shortages already forcing one of three remaining hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down. The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been closed since Israel's...

Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor's hearing is canceled

May. 08, 2024 21:05 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police used pepper spray to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and arrested dozens of demonstrators on Wednesday just as city officials were set to appear before hostile lawmakers in Congress to account for their handling of the 2-week-old...

Slow to expand, internet casino gambling is the future of US betting, industry execs say

May. 08, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Internet casino gambling is legal in only a handful of states, but the industry is convinced it is the future of betting, even as some worry about cannibalizing physical casinos. Speaking Wednesday at the SBC Summit North America, a major gambling industry...

Vanda: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 08, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA) on Wednesday reported a loss of $4.1 million in its first quarter. The Washington-based company said it had a loss of 7 cents per share. The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $47.5...

House oversight committee cancels hearing with DC mayor over university encampment shortly after 33 protesters arrested

May. 08, 2024 09:20 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — House oversight committee cancels hearing with DC mayor over university encampment shortly after 33 protesters arrested.