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Amnesty International says genocide is occurring in Gaza, an accusation Israel rejects

CAIRO (AP) - Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attac...

Dec 04, 2024

Two children wounded and gunman dead after shooting at Northern California school

PALERMO, Calif. (AP) - Two children were wounded in a shooting Wednesday at a small religious K-8 school in Northern California and the shooter died from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot, sheriff's ...

Dec 04, 2024

Police say searchers in Pennsylvania don’t expect to find woman in sinkhole alive

UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - The search for a woman who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in western Pennsylvania is moving into a recovery effort after two days of searching produced no signs ...

Dec 04, 2024

French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962

PARIS (AP) - France's far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together to vote Wednesday a no-confidence motion prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign. The Na...

Dec 04, 2024

Israeli strike on a Gaza tent camp kills at least 21 people, hospital says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - A Palestinian health official said Wednesday that at least 21 people were killed by an Israeli strike on a camp housing displaced people in Gaza. Atif Al-Hout, the dir...

Dec 04, 2024

Israeli strike on a Gaza tent camp kills at least 21 people, hospital says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - A Palestinian health official said Wednesday that at least 21 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a camp housing displaced people in Gaza. Atif Al-Hout, the dir...

Dec 04, 2024

Trump considers DeSantis for the Pentagon with Hegseth under pressure over a series of allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nomination of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Pentagon, is under pressure as senators who would need to confirm him weigh a series of allegations ...

Dec 04, 2024

Trump considers DeSantis for the Pentagon with Hegseth under pressure over a series of allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nomination of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Pentagon, is under pressure as senators who would need to confirm him weigh a series of allegations ...

Dec 04, 2024

Democrat Adam Gray captures California's 13th US House District, ousting Republican Rep. John Duarte

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Democrat Adam Gray captured California's 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, unseating Republican Rep. John Duarte in the final U.S. House contest to be decided this year. Gray'...

Dec 03, 2024

South Korea's opposition party urges Yoon to resign or face impeachment over martial law decree

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's main opposition party on Wednesday urged President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign immediately or face impeachment, hours after Yoon ended short-lived martial law that ...

Dec 03, 2024