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The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid

WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) - A ship carrying 200 tons of aid approached the coast of Gaza on Friday in a mission to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus that was intended to bring more assistance to all...

Mar 15, 2024

Tornado tears through Indiana community, causing 'many significant injuries,' police say

WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana State Police said there are "many significant injuries" after a tornado tore through the community of Winchester on Thursday, part of a storm system that also unlea...

Mar 14, 2024

Suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels strikes a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck a ship in the Red Sea early Friday, causing damage to the vessel, authorities said. The attack off the port city o...

Mar 14, 2024

Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile

WASHINGTON (AP) - For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat. But ahead of Tuesday's primary election, there's mounting a...

Mar 14, 2024

James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen's parents who were accused of failing to secur...

Mar 14, 2024

College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

ATLANTA (AP) - Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by all...

Mar 14, 2024

Russians head to polls in a vote set to extend Putin's rule. His foes are in jail, in exile or dead

Voters headed to the polls in Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule by six more years after he stifled dissent. The e...

Mar 14, 2024

Prosecutors say they're open to delaying start of Donald Trump's March 25 hush-money trial

NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors said Thursday they're open to delaying the start of Donald Trump's New York hush-money criminal trial to give the former president's lawyers time to review evidence that wa...

Mar 14, 2024

Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authorit...

Mar 14, 2024

Woman charged with buying guns used in Minnesota standoff that killed 3 first responders

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal authorities say a woman has been charged with illegally buying guns used in the killings of three Minnesota first responders in a standoff at a home in the Minneapolis subur...

Mar 14, 2024