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Middle East latest: Eight hostages are released from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

Jan. 30, 2025 13:14 PM EST

Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. This is the third round of exchanges in the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which is now in its...

Former US Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes and acting as agent of Egypt

Jan. 29, 2025 20:06 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt — crimes his lawyer said he’s been mocked for as “Gold Bar Bob.” The judge delivered the sentence after Menendez...

Today in History: January 28, explosion of the space shuttle Challenger

Jan. 20, 2025 00:03 AM EST

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2025. There are 337 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing all seven crew members including schoolteacher...