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Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 10,000, according to Health Ministry

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing war with Israel has jumped over 10,000.

Nov 6, 2023 7:01 AM Read more >

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A campaign urging Iran to free Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi said Monday that the activist has begun a hunger strike over the conditions of her imprisonment and the country's requirement that women wea

Nov 6, 2023 5:28 AM Read more >

Another ex-player is alleging Blackhawks' former video coach sexually assaulted him in 2009-10

CHICAGO (AP) — A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team's former video coach sexually assaulted him during the 2009-10 season and the Blackhawks responded inadequately to his complaint because it

Nov 5, 2023 10:48 PM Read more >

Gaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel's military announces it has surrounded Gaza City

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza came under the third total communications outage since the start of the war, while Israel's military announced late Sunday that it had encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two.

Nov 5, 2023 7:11 PM Read more >

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president, AP sources say

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov.

Nov 5, 2023 10:57 AM Read more >

Tola sets NYC Marathon course record to win men's race; Hellen Obiri of Kenya takes women's title

NEW YORK (AP) — Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia set a course record to win the New York City Marathon men's race on Sunday while Hellen Obiri of Kenya pulled away in the final 400 meters to take the women's title.

Nov 5, 2023 10:24 AM Read more >

German police say the hostage situation at Hamburg Airport is over. Man in custody, girl is safe

BERLIN (AP) — The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said.

Nov 5, 2023 8:02 AM Read more >

Chelsea's Emma Hayes expected to become US women's soccer coach, AP source says

MANCHESTER, England — U.S. Soccer is closing in on naming Chelsea’s Emma Hayes as the new coach of the women’s national team, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Nov 4, 2023 3:48 PM Read more >

Stellar women's field takes aim at New York City Marathon record on Sunday

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon women's record, which has stood for 20 years, could go down Sunday with one of the strongest fields assembled in the history of the race.

Nov 4, 2023 8:35 AM Read more >

Former Guinea dictator Camara, 2 others escape from prison in a jailbreak, justice minister says

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Gunmen stormed the main prison in Guinea's capital early Saturday and freed former dictator Moussa “Dadis” Camara, the country's justice minister said, announcing the closure of the West African nation's borders.

Nov 4, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >