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The Pentagon says US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea. Houthis claim attacking 2 ships

Dec. 03, 2023 12:21 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. Yemen's Houthi rebels later claimed attacks on two ships they described as being linked to Israel, but did not acknowledge targeting a U.S. Navy vessel....

Israel orders more people in crowded southern Gaza to evacuate as heavy bombardment shifts there

Dec. 03, 2023 11:48 AM EST

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Sunday ordered more evacuations in and around Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis, followed by heavy bombardment, as the military's offensive shifted to the southern half of the territory where Israeli officials assert that leaders of the Hamas...

Harris focuses on shaping a post-conflict Gaza during a diplomatic blitz in Dubai with Arab leaders

Dec. 02, 2023 14:30 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a speed round of diplomatic talks with Arab leaders on Saturday where she focused on shaping the outlook for a post-conflict Gaza while calling on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians from the...

Three officials have left a pro-DeSantis super PAC in the group's latest shake-up, AP sources say

Dec. 02, 2023 23:09 PM EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three senior members of a super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis left the group on Saturday, the latest sign of instability within the 2024 hopeful's political operation just six weeks before the Iowa Republican caucuses. Kristin Davison parted ways...

Michigan vs Alabama, Washington vs. Texas in College Football Playoff; unbeaten Florida St left out

Dec. 03, 2023 12:33 PM EST

Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were selected to the College Football Playoff on Sunday, making Florida State the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the four-team field. The final season of the four-team playoff before it expands to 12 next year...

Venezuelans vote in a referendum to claim sovereignty of a large territory under dispute with Guyana

Dec. 03, 2023 11:12 AM EST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans are voting in a referendum Sunday called by President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over a large swath of neighboring Guyana, arguing the oil- and mineral-rich territory was stolen when the border was drawn more than a century ago. ...

Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health

Dec. 03, 2023 12:24 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health. Under a brown haze over Dubai, the COP28 summit moved past two days of lofty rhetoric and calls for unity from top leaders to concerns...

Philippine president blames foreign militants for a bombing that killed 4 Christian worshippers

Dec. 03, 2023 04:51 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on alert. ...

The fatal stabbing of a German tourist by a suspected radical puts sharp focus on the Paris Olympics

Dec. 03, 2023 11:33 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — A bloodstain by a bridge over the Seine river was the only remaining sign on Sunday of a fatal knife attack 12 hours earlier on a German tourist, allegedly carried out by a young man under watch for suspected Islamic radicalization after serving prison time for preparing a violent...

Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ is No. 1 at the box office with $21 million debut

Dec. 03, 2023 11:42 AM EST

Beyoncé ruled the box office this weekend. Her concert picture, “ Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” opened in first place with $21 million in North American ticket sales, according to estimates from AMC Theatres Sunday. The post-Thanksgiving, early December box...

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An Israeli raced to confront Palestinian attackers. He was then killed by an Israeli soldier

Dec. 03, 2023 12:41 PM EST

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Seconds after Palestinian gunmen began shooting up a busy Jerusalem bus stop last week, Yuval Castleman raced toward the scene and opened fire on the attackers — only to be shot and killed by an Israeli soldier who apparently suspected he was also an assailant. ...

Michigan vs Alabama, Washington vs. Texas in College Football Playoff; unbeaten Florida St left out

Dec. 03, 2023 12:33 PM EST

Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were selected to the College Football Playoff on Sunday, making Florida State the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the four-team field. The final season of the four-team playoff before it expands to 12 next year...

Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health

Dec. 03, 2023 12:24 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health. Under a brown haze over Dubai, the COP28 summit moved past two days of lofty rhetoric and calls for unity from top leaders to concerns...

The Pentagon says US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea. Houthis claim attacking 2 ships

Dec. 03, 2023 12:21 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. Yemen's Houthi rebels later claimed attacks on two ships they described as being linked to Israel, but did not acknowledge targeting a U.S. Navy vessel....

Kyiv investigates allegations Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers

Dec. 03, 2023 12:15 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials on Sunday launched an investigation into allegations that Russian forces killed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers — a war crime if confirmed — after grainy footage on social media appeared to show two uniformed men being shot at close range after...

Israel orders more people in crowded southern Gaza to evacuate as heavy bombardment shifts there

Dec. 03, 2023 11:48 AM EST

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Sunday ordered more evacuations in and around Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis, followed by heavy bombardment, as the military's offensive shifted to the southern half of the territory where Israeli officials assert that leaders of the Hamas...

Father of Palestinian American boy slain outside Chicago files wrongful death lawsuit

Dec. 03, 2023 11:59 AM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in what authorities allege was a hate crime has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Oday Al-Fayoume filed the lawsuit last month against the suburban Chicago landlord charged in the attack that left his...

Here's why the UAE, the autocratic COP28 host, has to allow limited protests at the summit

Dec. 03, 2023 11:45 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Participants at the United Nations' COP28 climate talks Sunday found themselves greeted by the rarest sights in the United Arab Emirates — public protests. From the largest demonstration seen in the UAE since the start of the raging...

Italy refuses Munich museum's request to return ancient Roman statue bought by Hitler

Dec. 03, 2023 11:43 AM EST

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s culture minister is refusing a request by the German State Antiquities Collection in Munich to return an ancient Roman statue that embodied Hitler's Aryan aesthetic, calling it a national treasure. The Discobolus Palombara is a 2nd-century Roman copy of a...

Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ is No. 1 at the box office with $21 million debut

Dec. 03, 2023 11:42 AM EST

Beyoncé ruled the box office this weekend. Her concert picture, “ Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” opened in first place with $21 million in North American ticket sales, according to estimates from AMC Theatres Sunday. The post-Thanksgiving, early December box...