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Ships face Houthi-claimed attack in Red Sea as officials say a US warship also fires in self-defense

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Commercial ships came under attack Sunday by drones and missiles in the Red Sea and a U.S. warship there opened fire in self-defense as part of an hourslong assault claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said.

Dec 3, 2023 1:03 PM Read more >

Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts and blankets nearby villages with ash

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted Sunday, spewing white-and-gray ash plumes more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the air and sending hot ash clouds several miles away.

Dec 3, 2023 9:58 AM Read more >

Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pounded targets in crowded southern Gaza on Saturday and ordered more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacuate, driving up the death toll as the United States and others urged it to do more to protect civi

Dec 2, 2023 10:35 PM Read more >

Police in Paris arrested a man who targeted passersby, killing 1, injuring 2 others, official says

PARIS (AP) — French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France's interior minister said.

Dec 2, 2023 6:06 PM Read more >

Authorities identify suspect in killing of 3 homeless men in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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, police said Saturday.

Dec 2, 2023 5:16 PM Read more >

7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines and tsunami warnings are issued

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.

Dec 2, 2023 12:07 PM Read more >

At UN Climate talks, oil companies pledge to combat methane; Environmentalists call it "smokescreen"

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year's United Nations cl

Dec 2, 2023 6:35 AM Read more >

Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 preside

Dec 1, 2023 7:35 PM Read more >

Israel’s war with Hamas resumes with airstrikes in Gaza after a weeklong truce ends

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war with Hamas erupted again Friday, as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired.

Dec 1, 2023 4:50 PM Read more >

Inmate stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times, charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say

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.

Dec 1, 2023 4:27 PM Read more >