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Strikes at hospitals in Gaza trigger exodus of thousands sheltering there

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians sheltering from the Israel-Hamas war at Gaza City’s main hospital fled south Friday after several reported strikes in and around the compound overnight.

Nov 10, 2023 10:33 AM Read more >

Judge declines to push back Trump's classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial , calling a request by the former president's defense lawyers to postpone the date “premature.

Nov 10, 2023 9:43 AM Read more >

Texas judge rules against GOP lawsuit seeking to toss 2022 election result in Houston area

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge has denied a Republican effort to overturn election results in the nation’s third-most populous county, a Democratic stronghold that’s been beset by GOP efforts to dictate how ballots are cast.

Nov 10, 2023 6:08 AM Read more >

Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted in perjury case tied to purchase of Florida homes

GREENBELT, Md.

Nov 9, 2023 4:14 PM Read more >

Father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz released after his kidnapping in Colombia by ELN guerrillas

BARRANCAS, Colombia (AP) — The father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz was released Thursday by members of a guerrilla group who kidnapped him in northern Colombia, the government announced, ending a 12-day ordeal for the family.

Nov 9, 2023 3:31 PM Read more >

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin won't seek reelection, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection in 2024 , giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP state.

Nov 9, 2023 2:52 PM Read more >

Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee, White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in northern Gaza starting on Thursday, the White House said, as President Joe Biden pressed Israelis for a multi-day stoppage in the fight

Nov 9, 2023 11:04 AM Read more >

Veteran Spanish conservative politician shot in face in Madrid street

MADRID (AP) — Veteran Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras has been taken to a hospital in Madrid after being shot in a street in the capital, police said Thursday.

Nov 9, 2023 8:09 AM Read more >

Spain's Socialists to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support of new government

MADRID (AP) — Spain's Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region's failed secession bid in exchange for its key backing of acting Spanish Pri

Nov 9, 2023 5:31 AM Read more >

French President Macron opens Gaza aid conference with appeal to Israel to protect civilians

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron opened a Gaza aid conference on Thursday with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians as it fights Hamas , saying “all lives have equal worth” and that fighting terrorism “can never be carried out witho

Nov 9, 2023 4:23 AM Read more >