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Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a potential boost to Middle East ceasefire efforts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he authorized direct negotiations with ...

What to know about the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — In the hours after the U.S. and Iran announced a tentative ceasefire, Israel dramatically escalated its attacks in Lebanon against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The...

US stocks swing higher and oil prices trim their gains on hopes for the ceasefire with Iran

NEW YORK (AP) — Financial markets are moving cautiously Thursday, a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran, and U.S. stocks are rising even though oil prices ar...

Rutte the 'Trump whisperer' faces a fresh test as the US leader turns on NATO over Iran

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte declined to say Thursday whether President Donald Trump had repeated his threat to quit the military organization, saying only that the U.S....

Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages

RAINELLE, W.Va. (AP) — Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been stag...

Lebanon digs for survivors after Israeli attack kills over 300, as surprise word of talks emerges

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon reeled Thursday after the deadliest day of the renewed war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, with the death toll exceeding 300 people as m...

Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran, “a whole civilization,” ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing h...

How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex...

Former NYPD officer gets 3 to 9 years in prison for throwing a cooler that caused fatal crash

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police sergeant was sentenced Thursday to three to nine years in prison for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who then crash...

Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove

On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut show in Chi...

Appeals court judges raise questions about severity of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' four-year prison sentence

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal appeals court judges questioned during oral arguments Thursday whether a roughly four-year prison term given to Sean “Diddy” Combs for the hip-hop mogul 's conviction...

Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return

HOUSTON (AP) — Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for its upcoming “fireball” return and reflected on their historic journey around the moo...
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