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Longtime AP international journalist Earleen Fisher, whose career spanned five decades, dies at 78

Jan. 29, 2025 17:36 PM EST

Earleen Fisher, an editor and writer whose career across five decades with The Associated Press gave her a front-row seat to some of the late 20th century's most chaotic and challenging news stories, has died. She was 78 and counted Yasser Arafat and the Dalai Lama among her interviews. ...

Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here's why the idea is rejected

Jan. 26, 2025 19:26 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip was met with a hard “no" Sunday from the two U.S. allies along with the Palestinians themselves, who fear Israel would never allow them to return. ...

Today in History: January 9, the iPhone makes its debut

Jan. 09, 2025 00:01 AM EST

Today is Thursday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2025. There are 356 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 9, 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at the Macworld conference in San Francisco. Also on this date: In 1861,...