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More than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry doesn't distinguish betwee...

Jun 11, 2025

South Korea halts loudspeaker broadcasts along border with rival North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military has shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda along the inter-Korean border, in a move aimed at easing tensions. The South resum...

Jun 11, 2025

Los Angeles imposes downtown curfew as protests against Trump's immigration crackdown continue

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles leaders imposed a downtown curfew through Wednesday morning to deal with protests against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, while the governor accused him ...

Jun 10, 2025

Authorities believe they spotted ex-soldier Travis Decker, who is wanted in deaths of 3 daughters

SEATTLE (AP) - Authorities say they believe they spotted Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters, in the remote backcountry of Washington state, after receiving a tip ...

Jun 10, 2025

Jack Ciattarelli, ex-state lawmaker backed by Trump, wins New Jersey Republican primary for governor

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Jack Ciattarelli, a former state lawmaker and small businessman, won the Republican primary in New Jersey's race for governor, cruising to victory with the support of President Do...

Jun 10, 2025

Arizona governor vetoes bill to ban teaching antisemitism in Arizona’s public schools

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a proposal that would ban teaching antisemitism at the state's public K-12 schools, universities and colleges and expose educators who violate the ne...

Jun 10, 2025

National Guard troops are now protecting ICE agents as they make arrests in LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) - National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that been limited to protecting federal proper...

Jun 10, 2025

Alabama executes a man by nitrogen gas for the beating death of a woman in 1988

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man convicted of killing a woman in 1988 was put to death Tuesday evening in the nation's sixth execution by nitrogen gas. Gregory Hunt was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m. ...

Jun 10, 2025

US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted Tuesday on federal charges alleging she impeded and interfered with immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center while Newark'...

Jun 10, 2025

Southern Baptists overwhelmingly call for a ban on gay marriage

DALLAS (AP) - Southern Baptists overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on gay marriage - including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide. They also ca...

Jun 10, 2025