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Jimmy Carter admirers across generations celebrate the former president's 99th birthday
ATLANTA (AP) — J. Edgar Hoover became the federal government’s top cop. Ellis Island was curtailed as a portal for immigrants to the United States. France hosted the first Winter Olympics. And a baby in rural Georgia became the first future American president born in a hospital. ...
Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian militant in the West Bank, saying he threw explosives
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, the latest death in a monthslong surge of violence in the occupied territory. The Israeli military said that soldiers late Friday shot two Palestinians who...
Today in History: September 30, James Dean dies at 24
Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2023. There are 92 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 30, 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision near Cholame, California. ...
Today in History: September 28, Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 28, the 271st day of 2023. There are 94 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 28, 1928, Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first effective...
Israel reopens the main Gaza crossing for Palestinian laborers after days of rising tensions
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel reopened a main crossing with the Gaza Strip on Thursday to allow thousands of Palestinian laborers to enter the country for the first time in over a week, a move that eased tensions between Israel and the Palestinian enclave. The opening of the...
Israel's High Court hears challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday heard a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister, which critics say is designed to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been working to reshape the justice system while he's on trial for alleged...
Russia accuses US of promoting ties between Israel and Arabs before Israeli-Palestinian peace deal
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of promoting Israel’s normalization of relations with Arab nations and circumventing the Arab Peace Initiative launched by Saudi Arabia in 2002, which calls for a settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before any...
6 Palestinian citizens of Israel are killed in crime-related shootings in the country's north
JERUSALEM (AP) — Five family members were killed in a mass shooting Wednesday in an Arab town in northern Israel, police and advocates said, the latest victims of a recent surge of gun violence within the country's Arab communities. Another Arab citizen of Israel was killed in a separate shooting...
US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is admitting Israel into a select group of countries whose citizens are allowed to travel to the United States without getting a visa in advance. The decision announced Wednesday comes despite Washington’s concerns about the Israeli...
Israel says it foiled Iranian plot to target, spy on senior Israeli politicians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel arrested five Palestinians in a plot allegedly hatched in Iran to target and spy on senior Israeli politicians, including Israel's far-right national security minister, the country’s internal security agency said Wednesday. The Shin Bet security service...
