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Harris tells Netanyahu ‘it is time’ to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held by the militants in Gaza since Oct. 7 can return home. Harris said she had a “frank and constructive” conversation...
FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election
NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission has advanced a proposal that would require political advertisers to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads, though it is unclear whether new regulations may be in place before the November presidential election. The proposed rules announced Thursday...
Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies Thursday to start removing homeless encampments on state land in his boldest action yet following a Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces. This executive order directs state agencies “to move urgently to address...
A woman is killed and a man is injured when their upstate New York house explodes
LINCOLN, N.Y. — A woman was killed and a man was injured when their upstate New York house exploded, authorities said. The house exploded just after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the town of Lincoln in Madison County. Crews from several police and fire departments arrived at the scene and...
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage inches up to 6.78%, first uptick in 3 weeks
LOS ANGELES — Mortgage rates inched higher this week, keeping the average rate on a 30-year mortgage essentially flat and near the 7% range it’s been in most of this year. The rate rose to 6.78% from 6.77% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the...
NASA says chances are growing that astronauts may switch from Boeing to a SpaceX ride back to EarthVideo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — What should have been a quick trip to the International Space Station may turn into an eight-month stay for two NASA astronauts if they have to switch from Boeing to SpaceX for a ride home. There’s lingering uncertainty over the safety of Boeing’s new Starliner capsule,...
Uvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during 2022attack
UVALDE, Texas — A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School pleaded not guilty during a court appearance Thursday. Adrian Gonzales was one of the nearly 400 law enforcement personnel who responded to...
A year has passed since Niger’s dramatic coup. Life has become more dangerous and desperate
ABUJA, Nigeria — When a group of military officers appeared on state television in Niger one year ago to announce a dramatic coup, they said they deposed the West African nation’s elected government for two key reasons: its security and economic crises. But those challenges have persisted, even worsened. The...
NORAD says it tracked Chinese and Russian long-range bombers off AlaskaVideo
BEIJING — In the first such flights, two Chinese strategic bombers and two Russian long-range bombers were spotted flying together in a patrol near Alaska, prompting a joint U.S. and Canadian command to track and intercept the warplanes. The Chinese H-6 bombers and the Russian Tupolev Tu-95s were flying over...
NATO member Romania says more Russian drone debris from the Ukraine war has landed on its territory
BUCHAREST, Romania — Debris from what is believed to be a Russian drone landed in a rural area of Romania, the country’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in the latest apparent incident of drone wreckage from the war in neighboring Ukraine falling onto the NATO member’s soil. Since the war started...
DOJ files Boeing’s plea deal in 737 Max crashes
The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. The detailed plea agreement was filed in federal district...
Andrew Tate’s defamation lawsuit against human trafficking accuser can proceed, judge says
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A judge says controversial social media personality Andrew Tate‘s defamation lawsuit against a Florida woman who accused him of imprisoning her in Romania can move forward, but he threw out Tate’s allegations against her parents and some allegations against the woman. Palm Beach County Circuit Judge...
Hiker falls to death during storm on Yosemite’s iconic Half Dome
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A bucket-list climb to the top of Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome turned to tragedy for a young Arizona woman who fell to her death during a descent forced by a sudden storm that pounded the iconic granite monolith this month. Grace Rohloff, 20, an...
Park rangers in Canada search for stragglers in evacuation zone of two big wildfires
GRAND PRAIRIE, Alberta — Park rangers scoured the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park in helicopters Wednesday to look for stragglers still inside despite a mass evacuation aiming to move 25,000 visitors and residents away from two large wildfires. Searchers looking through the backcountry trails of Jasper National Park already had...
In fiery speech, Netanyahu vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza, denounces U.S. protesters
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “total victory” against Hamas and condemned American opponents of the war in Gaza on Wednesday in a scathing speech to Congress boycotted by dozens of Democratic lawmakers and protested by thousands seeking an end to the war and the humanitarian crisis created...
Delta CEO, in Paris for the Olympics, says outage-related cancellations should end Thursday
Delta Air Lines canceled significantly fewer flights Wednesday, and the airline’s chief executive said cancellations and delays stemming from a global technology breakdown should end by Thursday. The airline issued a message to customers from Ed Bastian while the CEO was in Paris to attend the Summer Olympics. In the...
Disney reaches tentative agreement with California theme park workers
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney has reached a tentative agreement with four unions representing thousands of workers at its California theme parks, including ride operators, candy makers and parking attendants. The coalition of unions said early Wednesday that its 14,000 workers will get to vote on the deal on Monday. No...
Strike at plant that makes truck seats forces production stoppage for Missouri General Motors
Production has halted at a Missouri General Motors plant that manufactures trucks and vans, the result of a strike at the company that supplies seats for the vehicles. About 480 workers at Lear Corp. in Wentzville walked out at midnight Sunday. The strike brought production to a standstill Monday at...
Thousands fill Washington’s streets to protest Israel’s war in Gaza during Netanyahu visitVideo
WASHINGTON — Thousands of people protesting Israel’s war in Gaza marched Wednesday in Washington, chanting “Free, Free Palestine” as they filled blocks of city streets and police used pepper spray on demonstrators while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress. Demonstrators calling for an end to the war that has...
Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says
WASHINGTON — The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday, revealing new details about a suspect he said had taken...
NASA telescope spots a super Jupiter that takes more than a century to go around its star
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and it has a super orbit. The planet is roughly the same diameter as Jupiter, but with six times the mass. Its atmosphere is also rich in hydrogen like Jupiter’s....
Prosecutor says the New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. The three-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court...
Whale surfaces, capsizes fishing boat off New Hampshire coastVideo
RYE, N.H. — Two fishermen are safe after a whale crashed onto their boat, capsizing it off the New Hampshire shore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The incident occurred Tuesday near Odiorne Point State Park in Rye. The two men, who were thrown overboard, said they had seen the...
Monday breaks the record for the hottest ever day on Earth
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. Provisional satellite data published by Copernicus on Wednesday showed...
Iowa law banning most abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
DES MOINES — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from being enforced. The Iowa Supreme...
