Israel airstrikes in Gaza hit UN school, homes, kill 34 people

Associated Press 09/12/2024

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials…

US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus but …

Associated Press 09/11/2024

NEW YORK — The U.S. is remembering the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11, marking an anniversary laced this year with presidential campaign politics. Sept. 11 — the date when hijacked plane attacks killed nearly 3,000…

Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83

Associated Press 09/07/2024

RIO DE JANEIRO — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after months battling the effects of long…

US school shooting: Father of 14-year-old suspect arrested

Associated Press 09/06/2024

WINDER, Ga. — The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school was arrested Thursday and faces charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for letting his son possess…

Linkin Park reunites 7 years after Chester Bennington’s death

Associated Press 09/06/2024

NEW YORK — Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington. On Thursday, the band kicked off a livestream showcasing new singer…

Pope, Indonesia imam make joint call to fight violence

Associated Press 09/05/2024

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis joined the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque in pledging to work together to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment on Thursday, issuing a joint call for interfaith friendship…

Ukraine president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash

Associated Press 08/31/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the…

Houthi video shows Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker 

Associated Press 08/30/2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil…

Surf Church in Portugal: Surf before you worship at this church

Associated Press 08/29/2024

PORTO, Portugal — Porto takes pride in its beaches, old churches covered in blue-and-white tiles and its famous port wine named after the city in northern Portugal. It’s also home to a different kind of church —…

Kamala Harris: Her election would defy history

Associated Press 08/28/2024

NEW YORK — As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others in her position who have tried the same. Since…

Israel says it rescued hostage from underground tunnel in Gaza

Associated Press 08/28/2024

JERUSALEM — Israel said it rescued a hostage from an underground tunnel in Gaza on Tuesday, freeing one of the scores of people abducted during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that ignited the war in Gaza.…

Telegram: What it is, and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?

Associated Press 08/27/2024

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of…

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