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Minnesota Wild fire coach Dean Evason, assistant Bob Woods after losing 14 of their first 19 games

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild fired coach Dean Evason and assistant Bob Woods on Monday after losing seven games and 14 of their first 19 to start to the NHL season.

Nov 27, 2023 5:10 PM Read more >

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and free more hostages and prisoners

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, the Qatari government said, bringing the prospect of a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war and further exchanges of militant

Nov 27, 2023 11:56 AM Read more >

Live updates | Israel-Hamas truce will be extended for 2 more days, Qatar says

An agreement has been reached to extend the Israel-Hamas truce for another two days, the spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. Qatar, along with Egypt, has been the key mediator in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Nov 27, 2023 11:49 AM Read more >

Wilders ally overseeing first stage of Dutch coalition-building quits over fraud allegation

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A party ally of far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders on Monday quit his role in the building of a new governing coalition over fraud allegations, throwing the process of creating a new government into turmoil be

Nov 27, 2023 3:27 AM Read more >

Jalen Hurts runs for winning TD in overtime, Eagles rally past Josh Allen, Bills 37-34

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts walked off the Linc field with his arms extended in celebration as the Eagles crowd — which had booed the team off the field at halftime — went wild in appreciation for one more comeback, one more series of stupefying

Nov 26, 2023 9:24 PM Read more >

Curfew in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked the main military barracks and detention centers

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital and then overran detention centers, including a major priso

Nov 26, 2023 12:09 PM Read more >

Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce deal, while Netanyahu visits Gaza

The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was back on track Sunday as the militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first American, in a third set of releases under a four-day truce.

Nov 26, 2023 11:04 AM Read more >

Israel and Hamas complete 2nd day of swaps after tense delay, as Gaza cease-fire holds

AL BIREH, West Bank (AP) — Hamas militants on Saturday released 17 hostages, including 13 Israelis, from captivity in the Gaza Strip, while Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners in the latest stage of a four-day cease-fire .

Nov 25, 2023 9:14 PM Read more >

Pope Francis has a hospital checkup after coming down with the flu

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis went to the hospital Saturday for tests after he came down with the flu, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the Vatican said.

Nov 25, 2023 11:38 AM Read more >

Pakistani shopping mall blaze kills at least 10 people and injures 22 others

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A fire tore through a shopping mall in the southwestern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 10 people and injuring 22 others, police and local officials said Saturday.

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