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A top EU official says a ship is leaving for Gaza as test of new humanitarian corridor

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - A ship will head to Gaza on Friday carrying humanitarian aid, the European Commission president said, as international donors launch a sea corridor to supply the territory, whic...

Mar 08, 2024

Biden orders US military to set up temporary aid port for Gaza as famine threatens

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military Thursday to set up a temporary port off the coast of Gaza, joining international partners in trying to carve out a sea route to deliver ...

Mar 07, 2024

Biden using State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

WASHINGTON (AP) - Urging voters to reject "resentment, revenge and retribution," President Joe Biden used his State of the Union address Thursday to make his case for a second term to a dispirited ele...

Mar 07, 2024

Democrat Min to face Republican Baugh in California's competitive 47th Congressional District

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Democratic state Sen. Dave Min has advanced to the November general election in California's competitive 47th Congressional District. He'll face Republican Scott Baugh, a for...

Mar 07, 2024

Hong Kong proposes life terms for treason and insurrection in new national security bill

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong unveiled a new national security bill Friday that proposes up to life imprisonment for offenses like treason and insurrection, a move deepening worries over further erosion ...

Mar 07, 2024

United Airlines plane makes a safe emergency landing in LA after losing a tire during takeoff

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los Angeles on Thursday after losing a tire while taking off from San Francisco. Fire engines stood by at Los Angel...

Mar 07, 2024

Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria's northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the Wes...

Mar 07, 2024

Response to Uvalde elementary school shooting beset by 'many failures,' investigator says

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Uvalde police made "many failures" when responding to a gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school in 2022, the investigator who led the ...

Mar 07, 2024

Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's government said Thursday that it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Po...

Mar 07, 2024

Biden will announce a plan for a temporary port on Gaza's coast to increase flow of humanitarian aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast, increasing the flow of...

Mar 07, 2024