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Jurors in New Mexico deliver split verdicts in kidnapping and terrorism case
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Jurors on Tuesday delivered split verdicts in a case that stemmed from the search for a 3-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia and was found dead hundreds of miles away at a squalid compound in northern New Mexico... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame, as Biden heads to Mideast
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by Palestinian militants. The health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jurors in New Mexico convict extended family on kidnapping charges; 2 convicted on terrorism charges
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Jurors have convicted four members of an extended family in a federal kidnapping case stemming from the search for a missing 3-year-old boy by agents who raided their squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018. Two of those on trial were also convicted on related terrorism charges. Jurors heard weeks of testimony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel denies involvement in Gaza hospital blast, says explosion caused by Palestinian rocket
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military says it had no involvement in an explosion that killed hundreds of people at a Gaza City hospital and that the blast was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket. The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza says an Israeli airstrike caused the blast, and that it killed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas says Israeli airstrike on Gaza hospital kills hundreds, as Biden heads to Mideast
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Health Ministry run by Hamas said an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds of people. If confirmed, the attack would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008. The health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Source: President Mahmoud Abbas cancels planned meeting with President Biden after hospital strike
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – A senior Palestinian official says President Mahmoud Abbas has canceled his participation in a meeting scheduled Wednesday with President Joe Biden and other Mideast leaders. Abbas was scheduled to join Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi at Wednesday’s summit in Amman, Jordan, where they are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot, but more voting likely
By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri And Stephen Groves, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as an unexpectedly numerous 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel. More voting is expected as Jordan works to shore up support to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas-run Health Ministry says Israeli airstrike on hospital kills hundreds
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Health Ministry run by Hamas said an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds. If confirmed, the attack would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008. The health ministry, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot, but more votes are ahead
By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri And Stephen Groves, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on Tuesday on the first ballot, as holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the majority needed to seize the gavel. More voting is expected as Jordan works to shore up support to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy for the job and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital, Health Ministry says
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds. If confirmed, the attack would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008. Photos from al-Ahli Hospital showed fire engulfing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza Health Ministry says death toll in Gaza City hospital blast rises to at least 500
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Hamas-run Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip says at least 500 people have been killed in an explosion that it says was caused by an Israeli airstrike. If confirmed, the attack on the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City it would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in ... Read More »
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