UNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. humanitarian official accused Israel on Wednesday of blocking the delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza, and the U.S. ambassador demanded that its government […]
Billie Jean King and 100 athletes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her Women’s Sports Foundation
NEW YORK — Billie Jean King started the Women’s Sports Foundation with a $5,000 check. She’s turned that investment into $100 million and a half century of helping girls and […]
Oil company Phillips 66 says it will shut down Los Angeles-area refinery
LOS ANGELES — Oil company Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it plans to shut down a Los Angeles-area refinery by the end of 2025, citing market concerns. The refinery accounts […]
Woman dies 2 days after co-worker shot her at Santa Monica College, police say
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A 54-year-old woman died Wednesday from injuries sustained earlier in the week when her co-worker shot her at California’s Santa Monica College, authorities said. Felicia Hudson […]
New Mexico governor rescinds emergency health order that suspended gun rights in playgrounds
SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that she has ended an emergency public health order that suspended the right to carry guns at public parks and […]
Biden eulogizes Ethel Kennedy as ‘hero’ who put her own stamp on country
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden eulogized the late Ethel Kennedy in deeply personal terms at a memorial service Wednesday, hailing the wife of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy as […]
Harris campaign calls plagiarism claims a partisan attack. Expert says it was ‘sloppy writing’
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign is dismissing accusations that she and a co-author plagiarized parts of a 2009 book on the U.S. criminal justice system as a […]
A man has been charged with murder in connection with an Alabama shooting that left 4 dead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A man has been charged in connection with a mass shooting outside a nightclub that left four people dead and wounded more than a dozen in Birmingham, […]
Georgians flock to cast ballots as early in-person voting begins
ATLANTA — Georgians aren’t waiting to vote, with what could be more than 10% of expected turnout casting ballots through Wednesday. More than 310,000 people voted on Tuesday, the first […]
Mexico’s former public security chief sentenced to more than 38 years in US prison for taking bribes from drug cartel
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