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Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it's willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel indicated it was prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory's Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said willingness to discuss a cease-fire was fading. Israel faces international outrage...
Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Residents of central Tennessee communities slammed by deadly tornadoes this weekend described tragic and terrifying scenes in which one mobile home landed on top of another, roofs were ripped from houses and an entire church collapsed during a string of powerful storms...
Trump says he won't testify again at his New York fraud trial. He says he has nothing more to say
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial, posting on social media a day before his scheduled appearance that he “very successfully & conclusively” testified last month and saw no need to do so again. ...
Zelenskyy will meet Biden at the White House amid a stepped-up push for Congress to approve more aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up the pressure on Congress to provide billions more in aid to Kyiv in its war with Russia. The visit is intended “to...
In inaugural speech, Argentina's Javier Milei prepares nation for painful shock adjustment
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It wasn't the most uplifting of inaugural addresses. Rather, Argentina's newly empowered President Javier Milei presented figures to lay bare the scope of the nation's economic “emergency,” and sought to prepare the public for a shock adjustment with drastic...
Divers recover the seventh of 8 crew members killed in crash of a US military Osprey off Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Divers on Sunday recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan during a training mission. The Air Force CV-22 Osprey went down Nov. 29 just off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan...
Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia's Aceh region after weeks at sea
ACEH BESAR, Indonesia (AP) — Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, arrived at Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday morning after being adrift for weeks. One boat, which had been at sea for about one and a half...
Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Gerston Miranda and his wife were among thousands of migrants recently arriving at this remote area on Arizona's southern border with Mexico, squeezing into the United States through a gap in the wall and walking overnight about 14 miles (23 kilometers) with two...
Students and lawmakers gather at Philadelphia temple to denounce antisemitism
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Students, lawmakers and religious leaders joined forces Sunday at a temple in Philadelphia to strongly denounce antisemitism on college campuses and in their communities. The gathering at Congregation Rodeph Shalom came one day after University of Pennsylvania...
The Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani $700 million to hit and pitch — but also because he can sell
PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world's biggest sports stars, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes. ...
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Biden to host Hanukkah ceremony at the White House amid fears about rising antisemitism
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting a White House reception Monday to mark Hanukkah, celebrating the holiday as he has continued to denounce rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The president, first lady Jill Biden and second...
Teachers have been outed for moonlighting in adult content. Do they have legal recourse?
At a small rural Missouri high school, two English teachers shared a secret: Both were posting adult content on OnlyFans, the subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content. The site and others like it provide an opportunity for those willing to dabble in pornography...
Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions
DENVER, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks, at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents who don't want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state. The most ambitious wolf...
Holocaust survivors will mark Hanukkah amid worries over war in Israel, global rise of antisemitism
BERLIN (AP) — Holocaust survivors from around the globe will mark the start of the fifth day of Hanukkah together with a virtual ceremony as Jews worldwide worry about the Israel-Hamas war and a spike of antisemitism in Europe, the United States and elsewhere. Survivors can join...
Today in History: December 11, King Edward VIII abdicates British throne to marry Wallis Simpson
Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2023. There are 20 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield...
Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor
SUMY, Ukraine (AP) — Whenever 52-year-old Anna is agitated, she senses the chilling touch of a gun barrel between her brows — a haunting reminder of an encounter with a group of Russian soldiers on her street about a year ago. On that day, amid tears and screams, the soldiers...
The Golden Globe nominations are coming. Here's everything you need to know
After scandal and several troubled years, the Golden Globes are ready for a comeback. The revamped group, now a for-profit endeavor with a larger and more diverse voting body, is announcing nominations Monday for its January awards show. HOW TO WATCH THE GLOBE...
Biden heads to Philadelphia for firefighters and fundraising
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will join Philadelphia firefighters on Monday to announce federal funding that will reopen three fire companies, according to the White House. The companies — Engine 6, Ladder 1 and Ladder 11 — were decommissioned during the Great...
A day of 2 prime ministers in Poland begins the delayed transition to a centrist, pro-EU government
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The national conservatives who have ruled Poland for eight years are expected to finally relinquish power this week to a centrist bloc led by political veteran Donald Tusk. The transition will come in several steps over three days, starting Monday, nearly two...
AP PHOTOS: On Antarctica's ice and in its seas, penguins in a warming world
KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — When U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Antarctica in November to highlight a planet in peril to set the stage for global climate talks in Dubai, he went to see an accelerating ice melt, not penguins. But penguins were all around...
