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Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis

Sep. 08, 2024 11:28 AM EDT

ALLENBY CROSSING, West Bank (AP) — Three Israelis were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli officials said, in what appeared to be an attack linked to the 11-month-old war in Gaza. The military said the gunman approached the...

Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins

Sep. 08, 2024 02:16 AM EDT

KHIRBET ZANUTA, West Bank (AP) — An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence. Then, in a rare endorsement of Palestinian land rights, Israel’s highest court ruled this summer the displaced...

Georgia school shooting highlights fears about classroom cellphone bans

Sep. 08, 2024 07:32 AM EDT

Huddling for safety in classrooms as gunfire rang out, students at Apalachee High School texted or called their parents to let them know what was happening and send what they thought could be their final messages. One student texted her mother to say she loved her, adding, “I'm sorry I'm not the...

Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate

Sep. 08, 2024 08:48 AM EDT

MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — With just days to go before his first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump posted a warning on his social media site threatening to jail those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” this election, which he said would be...

Authorities search for shooter along I-75 in southeastern Kentucky with up to 7 people hurt

Sep. 08, 2024 09:49 AM EDT

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A manhunt was underway early Sunday as police searched for a gunman in a rural area of southeastern Kentucky near Interstate 75, according to authorities who said seven people were hurt in the shooting and a vehicle accident that accompanied the violence. The...

House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters

Sep. 08, 2024 07:33 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is heeding the demands of the more conservative wing of his Republican conference and has teed up a vote this week on a bill that would keep the federal government funded for six more months and require states to obtain proof of citizenship, such as a...

School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up

Sep. 08, 2024 10:10 AM EDT

Ylenia Aguilar raised her two sons in Arizona — first in Tucson and later Phoenix, so they’re no strangers to scorching heat. Just recently, Phoenix hit its 100th straight day at or above 100 F (37.8 C), shattering the record set in 1993. She remembers scary moments “seeing...

Pope arrives in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with a ton of humanitarian aid and toys

Sep. 08, 2024 12:01 PM EDT

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him a ton of medicine, musical instruments and a message of love for the people who live there. Francis flew...

Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain

Sep. 08, 2024 10:38 AM EDT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González fled into exile in Spain on Sunday after being granted asylum there, delivering a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his opposition campaign to end two decades of single-party rule. ...

Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain that can cause flooding

Sep. 08, 2024 09:21 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country's north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. Described by Vietnamese officials as one of the most...

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President Abdelmadjid Tebboune elected to serve second term leading gas-rich Algeria

Sep. 08, 2024 12:48 PM EDT

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria's presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years after pro-democracy protests led to the ouster of his predecessor. In a result that...

Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria’s presidential election, granting him a second-term

Sep. 08, 2024 12:46 PM EDT
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria’s presidential election, granting him a second-term.

Search is underway for a man who might be linked to the Kentucky highway shootings that wounded five

Sep. 08, 2024 12:40 PM EDT

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities searched a rugged and hilly area of southeastern Kentucky on Sunday for a man who they believe may be linked to the shooting of nine vehicles and wounding of five people on a busy highway. Although they said they could not yet name him a suspect in...

Harris turns to her favorite foods in effort show a more private side and connect with voters

Sep. 08, 2024 12:29 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the biggest challenges for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in the final stretch of the campaign is introducing herself to voters before her Republican rival, Donald Trump, has a chance to define her. Until her sudden election to the top of the...

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ jolts box office with $110 million opening weekend

Sep. 08, 2024 12:29 PM EDT

After 36 years of waiting, the juice is finally loose again in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” this time racking up a record-breaking $110 million in its premiere weekend. The long-awaited Tim Burton sequel is the third-best opening weekend of the year, only behind box office...

Temple or museum? How Diego Rivera designed a place to honor Mexico's pre-Hispanic art

Sep. 08, 2024 12:28 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In the 1940s, Mexican artist Diego Rivera had a dream: to build a sacred place to preserve and display his lifelong collection of pre-Hispanic art. The Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this month, is everything he hoped...

Coney Island's iconic Cyclone roller coaster reopens 2 weeks after mid-ride malfunction

Sep. 08, 2024 12:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The famed Cyclone roller coaster in New York City's Coney Island has reopened two weeks after a mechanical problem forced a mid-ride stop and people had to be helped off the attraction. The 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park returned to service Saturday...

Mother of Georgia shooting suspect called school to warn of emergency, aunt says

Sep. 08, 2024 12:11 PM EDT

The mother of the 14-year-old who has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of four people at his Georgia high school called the school before the killings, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, a relative said. Annie Brown told the Washington Post...

Wildfire east of LA threatens tens of thousands of homes and forces evacuations

Sep. 08, 2024 12:08 PM EDT

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of homes and buildings were threatened Sunday by an out-of-control wildfire burning in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region. ...

Tyreek Hill is briefly detained for a traffic violation ahead of Dolphins' season opener

Sep. 08, 2024 12:06 PM EDT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation while entering Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, hours before his team was set to open the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hill was seen on video posted to the...