Nation and World
-
Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal for Gaza after Israel orders Rafah evacuation ahead of attack
May 06, 2024 6:59 am - JERUSALEM — Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel o...
-
After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'
May 05, 2024 8:12 am - NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills th...
-
Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance
May 05, 2024 8:11 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne has been battered by fighting, drone footage obtained overnight by The Associated Press shows. The village has be...
-
Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list
May 05, 2024 8:10 am - Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database. As of Saturday...
-
Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston
May 05, 2024 8:10 am - HOUSTON — High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes,...
-
Edgy calm on campuses follows arrests and deals to end student protests
May 05, 2024 8:06 am - An edgy calm held on many college campuses Friday after more than two weeks of chaotic protests, following police crackdowns on encampments of demonstrators and a growing...
-
What is Zionism? The movement college protesters oppose, explained.May 05, 2024 6:00 am - “Zionism” - the word is everywhere at pro-Palestinian protests. Lists of rules in campus encampments say “No Zionists.” Signs compare Zionism to racism or fascism. Many J...
-
As internet data centers multiply, efforts to control them are growing
May 05, 2024 6:00 am - A backlash against internet data centers has triggered a wave of laws around the country to restrain the rapidly growing industry that uses massive amounts of energy to m...
-
The tech billionaires who helped ban TikTok want to write AI rules for Trump
May 05, 2024 6:00 am - Two years ago, Jacob Helberg, a little-known tech industry adviser, convened a dinner between lawmakers and a small group of Silicon Valley insiders on Washington’s Embas...
-
Biden gas station stop misrepresented on social mediaMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - President Joe Biden, while campaigning in Pennsylvania last month, made a stop at a Sheetz gas station and convenience store to pick up sandwiches for construction worker...