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Son of Canadian presumed hostage in Gaza: ‘Military actions don’t solve anything’
OTTAWA – The son of a Canadian woman believed to be among those held hostage…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military…
More than 1,000 pay tribute to Maine’s mass shooting victims on day of prayer, reflection on tragedy
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — More than 1,000 people packed a cavernous church Sunday night, and…
Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Nearly three dozen trucks entered Gaza on Sunday in…
Live updates | Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, hospital damaged by nearby bombs
The Israeli military intensified airstrikes in Gaza on Sunday, including near its largest hospital, and…
Mission impossible? Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 3-week-old Israel-Hamas war enters what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Quebec public sector unions say they will move forward with strikes after new offer
QUEBEC – Three union federations representing more than 400,000 public sector workers announced Sunday they…
Internet, phone service gradually return after vanishing for most of Gaza amid heavy bombardment
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two days after cellular and internet service abruptly vanished…
On the anniversary of a deadly Halloween crush, South Korean families demand a special investigation
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Bereaved relatives of victims of last year’s devastating Halloween crush…
Macron vows to enshrine women’s rights to abortion in French Constitution in 2024
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron promised on Sunday to enshrine a woman’s right to…
Biden will visit a Minnesota family farm this week as top officials kick off stops in rural America
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit a family farm in Minnesota on Wednesday…
Doctors say we need the updated COVID-19 shot. So why haven’t we heard more about it?
When vaccines against COVID-19 first became available in Canada, public service announcements flooded radio and…
China’s foreign minister says Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco would not be ‘smooth-sailing’
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister considers that the road to an expected meeting between…
Israeli settler shoots and kills Palestinian harvester as violence surges in the West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Jewish settler shot dead a Palestinian man harvesting olives near the…
Boys graduate high school at lower rates than girls, with lifelong consequences
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — They attend the same classes with access to the same programs,…
Live updates | Israel pounds Gaza Strip, dismissing calls for cease-fire
Israel entered a new phase of its war on Hamas on Saturday, expanding its ground…
Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be ‘long and difficult’
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Saturday night that the…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be ‘long and…
EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint
About four decades ago, when the Environmental Protection Agency was first trying to figure out…
Israel says its war can both destroy Hamas and rescue hostages. Their families are less certain
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has sought to assure the public it can achieve…
Maine mass killing suspect had mental health issues, purchased guns legally, authorities say
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Police missed two clear opportunities to end a dragnet that locked…
Palestinian-Canadians worry for relatives as offensive in Gaza ramps up
MONTREAL – Moayed Salim expected his father to come home to Canada at the end…
Police were alerted just last month about Maine shooter’s threats. ‘We couldn’t locate him.’
Police across Maine were alerted just last month to “veiled threats” by the U.S. Army…
Former NYC jail guards avoid prison time for 8-minute delay in helping inmate who attempted suicide
NEW YORK (AP) — Two former New York City jail guards have avoided prison time…