From Gaza to Kyiv, a Palestinian doctor lives between two wars
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In Ukraine, he is Alya Shabaanovich Gali. He’s a doctor with lines of patients waiting for him. To…
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For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Two back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran, both attributed to Israel and targeting high-ranking figures in Hamas…
Continue ReadingIsrael not invited to ceremony commemorating 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki
By Hanako Montgomery, Manveena Suri, Nodoka Katsura and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Israel will not be invited to this year’s peace ceremony…
Continue ReadingBoy, 17, charged with murder of three young girls in Southport attack
By Helen Regan and Maija Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — A teenage boy has been charged with murder after three young girls were killed in a stabbing…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris celebrates the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a ‘force of nature’ and a mentor
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday eulogized longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a “force of nature”…
Continue ReadingBrenton Doyle wraps up impressive July with go-ahead homer in 8th as Rockies beat Angels 2-1
AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brenton Doyle capped an impressive July with a towering home run in the eighth inning, Ezequiel Tovar…
Continue ReadingSenate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are heading home for the month after failing to advance a bill to expand the child tax credit and…
Continue ReadingScholarships help Lahaina graduates afford to attend college outside Hawaii a year after wildfire
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — College was the furthest thing from Keith Nove Baniqued’s mind after her family’s home burned down in…
Continue ReadingFall matchup set between ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and will face off…
Continue ReadingTrump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump is used to defending himself. But this week, the Republican presidential nominee has been put…
Continue ReadingTrump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire defeats US Rep. Bob Good in GOP primary recount
Associated Press/Report for America GOOCHLAND, Va. (AP) — Trump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire has defeated conservative U.S. Rep. Bob…
Continue Reading1 of last Republican congressmen to vote for Trump impeachment defends his seat in Washington race
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Congressional primary races in Washington state are attracting outsized attention. Voters in the 4th District will…
Continue ReadingChina doping controversy casts a shadow over Olympic swimming
By Simone McCarthy and Andrew McNicol, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Within 72 hours of the start of the Paris Olympics, star Chinese swimmer Zhang…
Continue ReadingVideo game performers protest unregulated AI use at Warner Bros. Studios
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 300 video game performers and Hollywood actors picketed in front of the Warner Bros. Studios building…
Continue ReadingVideo game performers protest unregulated AI use at Warner Bros. Studios
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 300 video game performers and Hollywood actors picketed in front of the Warner Bros. Studios building…
Continue ReadingWhat polling shows about the top VP contenders for Kamala Harris
Associated Press As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public…
Continue ReadingLogan Webb pitches 2nd career shutout in the Giants’ 1-0 victory over the Athletics
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched his second career shutout, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 1-0 victory over the…
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Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund announces a $50 million investment in affordable housing project in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Exciting news for Santa Cruz County: The Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund has announced its second major investment…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Carlotta has formed in the eastern Pacific, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Carlotta has formed in the eastern Pacific, but is moving away from Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says…
Continue ReadingPadres rough up Kershaw while Cease holds Dodgers in check in San Diego’s 8-1 win
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego’s Dylan Cease held the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers in check in his first start after…
Continue ReadingHong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Five years after Hong Kong’s massive anti-government protests erupted, the lives of many young people who…
Continue ReadingChina is restricting export of drones that can be used for military purposes and some drone features
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China will ban the export of all unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes or in terrorist…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia school ordered to remain open after effort to close it due to toxic groundwater fears
PADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) — A small West Virginia school will remain open after a judge sided with residents who fought a decision to relocate classes…
Continue ReadingJudge hears NFL’s motion in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case, says jury did not follow instructions on damages
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The judge who presided over the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL…
Continue ReadingJudge hears NFL’s motion in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case, says jury did not follow instructions on damages
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The judge who presided over the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL…
Continue ReadingHarris calls Trump’s false claims about race ‘the same old show’ of divisiveness and disrespect
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s false assertions about…
Continue ReadingCaptain in 2019 scuba boat fire ordered to pay about $32K to families of 3 of 34 people killed
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A scuba dive boat captain was ordered Wednesday to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of…
Continue ReadingCaptain in 2019 scuba boat fire ordered to pay about $32K to families of 3 of 34 people killed
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A scuba dive boat captain was ordered Wednesday to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of…
Continue ReadingBackup QB Joshua Dobbs seeks stability with the 49ers after whirlwind 2023 season with 3 teams
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Joshua Dobbs spent the 2023 season learning different NFL offenses on the fly. He hopes that…
Continue ReadingKansas stops enforcing a law against impersonating election officials
Associated Press Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is no longer enforcing a law making it a felony to impersonate election officials as it faces a…
Continue ReadingUniversity of California president to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, campus protests
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The president of the University of California announced Wednesday he would step down after five years of leading one of…
Continue ReadingUniversity of California president to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, campus protests
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The president of the University of California announced Wednesday he would step down after five years of leading one of…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts businesses with at least 24 employees must disclose salary range for new jobs
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed into law a bill requiring businesses with 25 or more employees to…
Continue ReadingGeorgia superintendent says Black studies course breaks law against divisive racial teachings
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state superintendent of schools said Wednesday that he believes a new Advanced Placement course in…
Continue Reading911 calls before Sonya Massey’s shooting include 1 from her mother asking officers not to ‘hurt her’
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Records released by Illinois authorities show that two emergency response calls were made from the home…
Continue ReadingBlack and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Black and other minority farmers are set to receive more than $2 billion in federal aid in response to…
Continue ReadingGOP primary voters in Arizona’s largest county oust election official who endured years of attacks
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has fought back against death threats, almost constant harassment and…
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Highway 101 north of Red Barn set to reopen after wildfire, according to Cal Fire
AROMAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire said they’re wrapping up efforts to put out a wildfire that burned along Highway 101 near the Red Barn. Eight…
Continue ReadingMaduro warns he’ll call for a ‘new revolution’ if forced by ‘North American imperialism’
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro warned Wednesday that he will not hesitate to call on the population for a…
Continue ReadingRams left guard Jonah Jackson day to day because of shoulder injury
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Jonah Jackson is day to day because of a shoulder injury. Jackson left…
Continue ReadingMinnesota man gets 20 years for fatally stabbing teen, wounding others on Wisconsin river
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A Minnesota man convicted in the slaying of a high school student and stabbings of four other people who were tubing on a…
Continue ReadingBiden is adjusting to a new reality, coming to terms with his departure from 2024 race
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was President Joe Biden’s first public appearance since he dropped out of the race, and the applause…
Continue ReadingJudge approves settlement in long-running lawsuit over US detention of Iraqi nationals
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge in Detroit has approved a settlement in a 2017 lawsuit that challenged the detention of Iraqi nationals who…
Continue ReadingMrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star, acknowledges past ‘inappropriate language’ as controversies swirl
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star and a philanthropic force with nearly unrivaled influence among young…
Continue ReadingRepublican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted reports $5 million in the bank ahead of 2026 run for Ohio governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has already squirreled away more than $5 million toward a bid for governor that’s more…
Continue ReadingAlabama, civic groups spar over law restricting assistance with absentee ballot applications
Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Opposing lawyers are battling in court over a new Alabama law that makes it illegal for outside parties to…
Continue ReadingGeorgia prosecutors committed ‘gross negligence’ with emails in ‘Cop City’ case, judge says
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has chastised state prosecutors for mishandling confidential emails between a defense attorney and…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan migrants in Mexico worry for their loved ones as political unrest roils their homeland
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Yenny Morales, 33, left her native Venezuela because she felt she had no other option. Her 9-year-old son has a…
Continue ReadingKhalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty
Associcated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States,…
Continue ReadingFederal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional, but the state’s cap on magazines over 10 rounds…
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