The Associated Press

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The attack — which has renewed fears of anti-Islamic discrimination in the Chicago area’s large Palestinian community — has drawn condemnation from the White House.
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|By The Associated Press and NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press
Heavy bombardments were reported into Sunday in the south and parts of the north that had earlier been the focus of Israel's blistering air and ground campaign.
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The British military earlier said there had been a suspected drone attack and explosions in the Red Sea, without elaborating.
Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick
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|By The Associated Press and ASHRAF KHALIL
Kennedy Center Honorees Renée Fleming, Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal, Barry Gibb and Dionne Warwick will be honored with personalized tributes that include appearances and performances.
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|By The Associated Press and RONALD BLUM
Jim Leyland managed Pittsburgh, Florida, Colorado and Detroit from 1986 to 2013.
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Ballistics missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military said. The Iranian-backed Houthis claimed two of the attacks
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER
Manuel Rocha is accused of working to promote the Cuban government’s interests and more details about the case are expected to be made public at a court appearance Monday.
Michigan vs. Alabama, Washington vs. Texas in College Football Playoff; unbeaten Florida St left out
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|By The Associated Press and RALPH D. RUSSO
Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were selected Sunday and Florida State became the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the field.
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Not accounting for inflation, it’s the first time a film has opened over $20 million on this weekend in 20 years.
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A search continued Saturday for seven missing military personnel following the crash of an Osprey off the coast of southern Japan, and a body pulled from the ocean was formally identified.
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Workers at MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood Casino at Greektown and MotorCity Casino walked off the job Oct. 17.
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Another woman was critically injured in the stabbing.
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One of the occupants of the car was arrested on several warrants after the crash.
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The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on alert.
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Ron DeSantis completed his campaign promise to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties, crossing a symbolic but also tactical threshold by telling his audience in a central Iowa town “this should show you that I consider myself a servant, not a ruler.”
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press
A powerful earthquake that shook the southern Philippines killed at least one villager and injured several others as thousands scrambled out of their homes in panic.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 10:45 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE and CARA ANNA Associated Press
The United States has urged ally Israel to do everything possible to protect civilians.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 10:38 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer
Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. But will it really be the end?
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 7:26 PM CST
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Alabama is again the top dog in the Southeastern Conference — and perhaps headed to the College Football Playoff — after ending Georgia’s 29-game winning streak with a 27-24 victory over the No. 1 Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 6:52 PM CST
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A Los Angeles man already in custody in connection with another shooting investigation has been identified as the suspect in three recent killings of homeless men, police said Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 5:58 PM CST
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A Los Angeles man who was already arrested in another shooting investigation has been identified as the suspect in three recent killings of homeless men.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 4:26 PM CST
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Antonio Thomas had 27 points in Evansville’s 91-89 overtime win against Northern Iowa.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 3:24 PM CST
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Ron DeSantis promised to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties before the leadoff presidential caucuses in January and the Florida governor is set to complete that goal with an event later Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 3:10 PM CST
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Caitlin Clark had 24 points and 11 assists, and Kate Martin added 17 points, as No. 4 Iowa beat Bowling Green 99-65 on Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 12:27 PM CST
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The companies, which represent nearly half of global production, have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions by 2030.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 11:11 AM CST
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A protester was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, authorities said.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 10:20 AM CST
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When music requires her to cry, Japanese traditional dancer Naoko Kihara barely alters her expression. It’s her arms and torso that move like a slow-motion wave.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023 at 9:08 AM CST
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At least 26 people have been killed in the U.S. by Takata inflators since May 2009.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 11:06 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press
Thousands of people were crossing into the U.S. illegally through the area when the barrier was installed.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 10:52 PM CST
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Oklahoma State University said in a statement that it “is appalled at the disturbing display of animal cruelty."
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 8:07 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Trump’s request to dismiss the civil lawsuits that accuse him of inciting the violent mob on Jan. 6, 2021.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 8:02 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and MARK SHERMAN
O’Connor was an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 7:49 PM CST
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Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down the Republican’s bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 7:48 PM CST
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An incarcerated former gang member and FBI informant was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbing last week of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at a federal prison in Arizona.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 7:24 PM CST
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Los Angeles police are searching for a suspect in the fatal shootings of three homeless people in separate incidents around the city, authorities announced Friday.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 4:56 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and JULIA FRANKEL The Associated Press
In Israel, sirens warned of incoming rockets at several communal farms near Gaza, a sign that militants also restarted attacks.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 4:54 PM CST
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Walmart is the latest company to join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 4:53 PM CST
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Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 3:10 PM CST
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The majority rejected the claim by Robert Clark Geddes that his conviction for trespassing as a hate crime violated his free speech rights.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 2:01 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
The first-term Republican congressman was at grave risk of becoming just the sixth member of the House to be ousted by colleagues.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 1:26 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and ED WHITE
The former "Empire" actor now will have to finish a 150-day stint in jail that was part of his sentence
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 1:05 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and MATTHEW DALY
The new rules — required under Biden’s signature climate law approved last year — are likely to slow consumer acceptance of electric vehicles just as Biden is trying to ramp up sales to help meet his goal to cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 11:07 AM CST
|By The Associated Press and DAVID KOENIG and MICHAEL CASEY
Lawyers for the 14-year-old and her parents say that American “knew or should have known the flight attendant was a danger.”
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 10:35 AM CST
|By The Associated Press and JULIA FRANKEL
It was the latest in a series of signs that top Israeli commanders either ignored or played down warnings that Hamas was plotting the attack, which triggered a war against the Islamic militant group that has devastated the Gaza Strip.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 5:33 AM CST
|By The Associated Press and MANUEL VALDES
The whale has been spotted for the last three days swimming around Elliott Bay near Seattle. But on Thursday, the whale breached for about 40 minutes, also performing several pectoral fin slaps and dives.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 12:56 AM CST
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Bronny James has been cleared by doctors for a full return to basketball four months after suffering a cardiac arrest, and the Southern California freshman is expected to make his collegiate debut soon.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 10:59 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and MICHAEL PHILLIS
Millions of people consume drinking water from lead pipes, and the agency said tighter standards would improve IQ scores in children and reduce high blood pressure and heart disease in adults.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 10:58 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
There won’t be an audience, but the moderator is Fox host Sean Hannity, who has sparred with Newsom during past television appearances.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 10:47 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and MELANIE LIDMAN
Hamas freed two Israeli women Thursday afternoon and more hostage releases were expected to follow, the Israeli military said.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 9:17 PM CST
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Lori Vallow Daybell is wanted in Arizona to face charges of conspiring to kill her estranged husband as well as her niece’s ex-husband.