Nation and World
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Israel fights Hamas deep in Gaza City and foresees control of enclave's security after war
Nov 06, 2023 10:00 pm - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel said Tuesday that its ground forces were battling Hamas fighters deep inside Gaza's largest city, signaling a major new stage in th...
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Blinken wraps up frantic Mideast tour with tepid, if any, support for pauses in Gaza fighting
Nov 06, 2023 12:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a grueling Middle East diplomatic tour on Monday in Turkey after only limited success in efforts to fo...
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Republican Peter Meijer, who supported Trump's impeachment, enters Michigan's US Senate race
Nov 06, 2023 12:00 am - LANSING, Mich. - Peter Meijer, a Republican who served one term in Congress before being ousted by voters following a vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump, announ...
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Australian and Chinese leaders welcome improved ties though disagreements remain
Nov 06, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - The leaders of Australia and China on Monday welcomed the improvement in relations between their countries in the past year and emphasized the importance of en...
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Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as Palestinian deaths surpass 10,000
Nov 06, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with airstrikes Monday, preparing for an expected...
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U.S. senators seek answers from Army after reservist killed 18 in Maine
Nov 06, 2023 12:00 am - LEWISTON, Maine - Two senators from Maine asked the U.S. Army inspector general on Monday to provide a full accounting of interactions with a reservist before he killed ...
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Judge chides Trump as ex-president testifies in civil fraud trial: 'This is not a political rally'
Nov 06, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The judge presiding over the civil fraud trial of Donald Trump admonished him to keep his answers concise, reminding him and the courtroom that "this is not a...
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Blinken meets Abbas in the West Bank in the latest stop on his diplomat push on the Israel-Hamas war
Nov 05, 2023 12:00 am - RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with P...
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Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage
Nov 05, 2023 12:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. - A few years ago, Tiffany Wilburn just didn't see the point in voting any longer. Her children didn't have proper school books, health insurance was expe...
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Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they're traveling to be living reminders
Nov 05, 2023 12:00 am - PARIS - The photo of the white-haired woman in a golf cart, wrapped in a purple blanket and flanked by a gunman, was among the first to emerge of the hostages seized dur...