Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces bombarded cities, towns and refugee camps across Gaza overnight and into Thursday, killing dozens of people...
China’s Alibaba must face a US toymaker’s lawsuit over sales of allegedly fake Squishmallows
A judge in New York has ruled that Alibaba must face a lawsuit by a U.S. toymaker alleging that the Chinese ecommerce giant’s online...
Live updates | UN warns of impeded aid deliveries as Israel expands offensive in...
Fleeing Palestinians have packed into areas along Gaza's border with Egypt and the southern Mediterranean coastline, where shelters and tent camps are overflowing.The U.N....
Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of ‘Sarafina!’, is killed in a car...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema, the creator of the Broadway hit “Sarafina!”, has died in a car...
Stock market today: Trading on Wall Street muted as the end of the year...
Premarket trading is mixed in a low-volume trading holiday week on Wall Street.Futures for the S&P 500 were virtually unchanged before the bell Thursday,...
Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still...
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Before settling in New York City like thousands of other migrants this year, Abdoul, a 32-year-old from West Africa,...
Stigma against gay men could worsen Congo’s biggest mpox outbreak, scientists warn
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — As Congo copes with its biggest outbreak of mpox, scientists warn discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent...
Gypsy Rose Blanchard set to be paroled years after persuading boyfriend to kill her...
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years...
Gaming proponents size up the odds of a northern Virginia casino
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — With casinos popping up on Virginia's southern border, some lawmakers now want to explore whether wealthy northern Virginia should get...
As pandemic unfolded, deaths of older adults in Pennsylvania rose steeply in abuse or...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania recorded a steep increase in the deaths of older adults following an abuse or neglect complaint the last few...