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Torrential rains in northern Italy flood Milan and leave a man missing 09/05/2024 01:32pm • ROME (AP) ��� A wave of violent rainstorms battered northern Italy on Thursday, flooding the financial hub of Milan and raising fears for the life of a man who was swept away on a tractor in the Piedmont region. Footage by state TV RAI showed the wheel of the vehicle still visible inside the Orco c Massachusetts driver who repeatedly hit an Asian American man gets 18 months in prison 09/05/2024 12:48pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for threatening to kill a group of Asian Americans and repeatedly hitting one of them with his car. John Sullivan, a white man in his late 70s, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in April to a federal hate crim Munich police fatally shoot a man they believe was planning to attack the Israeli Consulate 09/05/2024 12:16pm • MUNICH (AP) ��� Police in Munich exchanged fire with a gunman near the Israeli Consulate in Munich on Thursday, fatally wounding him. Authorities said they believe he was planning to attack the consulate on the anniversary of the attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics. No one else was hurt in the shooto A M��ori king who urged racial unity in New Zealand is laid to rest and a new queen rises 09/05/2024 01:55am • NG��RUAW��HIA, New Zealand (AP) ��� They came in their thousands in the freezing dawn, parking cars far away and winding down rural roads on foot, children riding on their shoulders. They arrived in mourning black with crowns of ferns and kawakawa leaves, bone carvings or wedges of deep green pounam For many investors and intellectuals leaving China, it's Japan ��� not the US ��� that's the bigger draw 09/05/2024 12:54am • TOKYO (AP) ��� One by one, the students, lawyers and others filed into a classroom in a central Tokyo university for a lecture by a Chinese journalist on Taiwan and democracy ��� taboo topics that can't be discussed publicly back home in China. ���Taiwan���s modern-day democracy took struggle and bl Israel's Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza's border with Egypt 09/04/2024 11:13pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza���s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts. Netanyahu���s comments came as the United States is developing a Israel-Hamas war latest: UNICEF says polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is surpassing its target 09/04/2024 10:30pm • The U.N. children���s agency says a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza reached 189,000 children, surpassing its target and providing a ���rare bright spot��� in nearly 11 months of war. UNICEF said Wednesday that more than 500 teams deployed across central Gaza this week, administering the vaccine t A Checklist for Choosing the Best CCRC Facility 09/04/2024 08:00pm • Choosing the right continuing care retirement community (CCRC) is a major decision that can shape the next chapter of your life or that of a loved one. CCRCs offer everything from independent housing, such as cottages or apartments and assisted living to skilled nursing care and memory care options. The 15 Best Weekend Getaways From New York City 09/04/2024 08:00pm • New York City has been described in many ways, but "relaxing" isn't typically one of them. When you need a break from the hustle and bustle, relieve some stress by packing a bag and getting out of the city for a few days. To help you pick the right destination for your much-needed escape, U.S. News Teen arraigned on attempted murder in shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie says he is very sorry 09/04/2024 06:35pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� A 17-year-old high school senior charged with attempted murder in the daytime weekend shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was arraigned in juvenile court Wednesday and said through his attorney that he was sorry for what happened. The slight teen wor That photo of people wearing 'Nebraska Walz's for Trump' shirts? They're distant cousins 09/04/2024 06:26pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� A sister of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz says she doesn���t recognize the people wearing ���Nebraska Walz���s for Trump��� T-shirts in a photo that is making the rounds on social media. It turns out they are distant cousins. The photo shows eight smiling people New contract in hand, Tua Tagovailoa is becoming a more vocal leader for the Dolphins 09/04/2024 06:15pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) ��� Mike McDaniel has already seen improvement in Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa as the two enter their third year together. What's impressed Miami's coach the most has been Tagovailoa's comfort with stepping into a leadership role. "There���s certain guys that have an The suspect in the Chicago-area L train shooting will be held until trial, a judge rules 09/04/2024 06:06pm • MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) ��� The suspect in a mass killing on a Chicago-area transit train systematically shot three sleeping passengers at close range before before moving to a second train car and firing on a man who tried to shield himself, prosecutors said Wednesday. New details about the Labor Day sh Larson and Hendrick Motorsports in discussion on a 2025 return to Indianapolis 500 09/04/2024 04:19pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Make no mistake: Kyle Larson wants to run the Indianapolis 500 again next year. The deal he and Hendrick Motorsports signed with Arrow McLaren Racing was always a two-year deal, but 2025 was an option year that Larson said Wednesday is still being ironed out. If he had his w Mayor condemns GOP Senate race ad tying Democrat to Wisconsin Christmas parade killings 09/04/2024 04:06pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� The mayor of Waukesha on Wednesday condemned a campaign ad run by a Republican independent group that links Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin with the killings of six people at a 2021 Christmas parade in that Wisconsin city. Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly called the ad a ���piti