March 28th, 2024

World News

Death toll in Gaza war passes 30,000, Health Ministry says

By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Gaza Health Ministry said Thursday that over 30,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war nearly five months ago. The deadliest violence in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict erupted when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 people, mostly ... Read More »

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Putin pays tribute to Russian national unity as fighting grinds on in Ukraine

By The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

MOSCOW (AP) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russian national unity amid the fighting in Ukraine in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month’s election he’s all but certain to win. Speaking to an audience of lawmakers and top officials televised live nationwide, Putin said that Russia was “defending its sovereignty and security and ... Read More »

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Strike on Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza kills and wounds dozens

By Wafaa Shurafa And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on February 29th, 2024

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An apparent Israeli strike on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday has killed and wounded dozens, according to a local hospital official. Dr. Jadallah Shafai, the head of the nursing department at Shifa Hospital, told the Al Jazeera network that around 50 people ... Read More »

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Firefighters seek to corral massive Texas wildfires before weekend of higher temperatures and winds

By Sean Murphy And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024

CANADIAN, Texas (AP) – The explosive growth of the second-largest wildfire in Texas history slowed as winds and temperatures dipped but the massive blaze was still untamed and threatening more death and destruction. The Smokehouse Fire is the largest of several major fires burning in the rural Panhandle section of the state. It has charred ... Read More »

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Flames menace multiple towns as wildfire grows into one of the largest in Texas history

By Sean Murphy And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024

CANADIAN, Texas (AP) – A cluster of wildfires that scorched the Texas Panhandle included a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, with flames moving with alarming speed and blackening the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches. An 83-year-old grandmother from the tiny town of Stinnett ... Read More »

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Texas man who long claimed innocence is executed for the slayings of 2, including cousin

By Juan A. Lozano And Michael Graczyk, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A Texas inmate who had long claimed his conviction more than 20 years ago was based on false testimony and questionable evidence was executed Wednesday evening for fatally shooting two people, including his cousin. Ivan Cantu received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:47 p.m. at the state penitentiary ... Read More »

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Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference

By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution. The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss. ... Read More »

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New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge

By Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates in a heavily contested election year when House races in the state could determine control of Congress. Lawmakers in the Democrat-dominated statehouse approved ... Read More »

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Supreme Court, moving quickly, will decide if Trump can be prosecuted in election interference case

By The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution. The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss. ... Read More »

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Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty’ his doctor says after president’s annual exam

By Darlene Superville And Will Weissert, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2024

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) – President Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that was closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection. “President Biden is a healthy, active, robust, 81-year-old male who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote ... Read More »

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