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Qatar announces deal to allow delivery of medicine to Israeli hostages, humanitarian aid to Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Qatar says it has mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas to allow the delivery of medication to the more than 100 Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza. The Gulf Arab countr...

Jan 16, 2024

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that served as a throwback to an earlie...

Jan 16, 2024

Suspect in Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged with the death of a fourth woman

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - An architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings was accused Tuesday in the death of a fourth woman, a Connecticut mother of two who vanished in 20...

Jan 16, 2024

Malta-flagged bulk carrier hit by missile in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks continue

JERUSALEM (AP) - A Malta-flagged bulk carrier sustained damage from a missile fired at it in the Red Sea on Tuesday, Greek officials said. Though no group immediately claimed responsibility for the at...

Jan 16, 2024

Vivek Ramaswamy announces he’s suspending his presidential bid after a disappointing finish in Iowa

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy said Monday that he is suspending his 2024 Republican presidential campaign after a disappointing finish in Iowa's leadoff caucuses. Ramaswamy, 38, endorsed his ri...

Jan 15, 2024

Why AP called Iowa for Trump: Race call explained

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump scored the first victory of the 2024 presidential primary season Monday with a sweeping and broad-based win in the Iowa Republican caucuses. The Associa...

Jan 15, 2024

Iowa's leadoff caucuses are underway after Donald Trump urged Republicans to give him a huge victory

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Voting began Monday night in the Iowa caucuses, where former President Donald Trump is aiming for a victory that sends a resounding message that neither life-threatening cold n...

Jan 15, 2024

North Korea scraps agencies managing relations with South as Kim Jong Un cites hostility with rival

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has abolished key government organizations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un said he ...

Jan 15, 2024

Mother Nature proves no match for Bills fans attending Buffalo's playoff game vs. Steelers

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - In the end, Mother Nature was no match for Bills Mafia. With the remnants of a lake-effect snowstorm moving north on Monday, the Bills' hearty fanbase took over, helping dig ...

Jan 15, 2024

AP VoteCast: Iowa caucusgoers want big changes, see immigration as more important than the economy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Iowa Republicans are headed to their state's caucuses Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy - a possible sign that cultural...

Jan 15, 2024