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The Latest | Israel marks memorial day, as hundreds of …

5/13/2024
Israel’s leaders commemorated Memorial Day on Monday, a usually somber holiday that this year was almost entirely absorbed by the ongoing war in Gaza. At 11:00 A.M., sirens announced two …

A suspect is being sought in shooting death of an Ohio …

5/12/2024
EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer was shot and killed after being “ambushed” while answering a disturbance call over the weekend, and a suspect was being sought, authorities said …

Buddha's birthday: When is it and how is it celebrated …

5/11/2024
Buddha's birthday is an important holiday in several countries in Asia where there are large Buddhist populations. While the celebrations are largely similar in different countries, the date varies …

Local governments struggle to distribute their share …

5/11/2024
Local governments across the country are receiving money from opioid settlements, but not all of them know how to use it. Most towns and cities with populations over 10,000 are getting pieces of the …

Crews prepare for controlled demolition as cleanup …

5/11/2024
Crews are preparing to conduct a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. The explosives are expected to be detonated …

First person to receive a genetically modified pig …

5/11/2024
BOSTON (AP) — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery …

US special operations leaders are having to do more …

5/11/2024
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Forced to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine, U.S. special operations commanders are juggling how to add more high-tech experts to their teams while …

Honolulu agrees to 4-month window to grant or deny gun …

5/10/2024
Honolulu has agreed to approve or deny applications to carry guns in public within four months of submission in response to a lawsuit by residents who complained of delays of up to a year. The …

Rope team rappels down into a rock quarry to rescue a …

5/10/2024
NORTH CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — It was the barking that saved Rippy, a mutt that fell deep into a working rock quarry. After passersby and even a drone failed to locate the lost dog, rescue workers …

The Flores agreement has protected migrant children …

5/10/2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to try to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that provides court oversight of how the federal government cares for migrant children in …

Billy Graham statue for U.S. Capitol to be unveiled …

5/10/2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. House Speaker Mike …

Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while …

5/10/2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man who crashed a stolen police vehicle, survived gunfire from 11 police officers and then drove off and crashed another police cruiser — all while wearing handcuffs in a …