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Israel says Hezbollah struck sensitive air traffic base in the north and warns of 'another war' 01/08/2024 01:49am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah has struck an air traffic control base in northern Israel, the Israeli military said Sunday, and warned of “another war” with the Iran-backed militant group. The increase in fighting across the border with Lebanon as Israel battles Hamas militants in Gaza gave new 7 of 8 puppies found after being stolen in DC dognappings 01/07/2024 11:00pm • Seven of the eight American Bulldog puppies that were stolen over the weekend have been found, D.C. police said Sunday night. Authorities cited a "community member" who brought the pups to a district station. The eighth pooch is still being sought. Thank you to a community member who found se Tyre Nichols' family gathers for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him 01/07/2024 10:16pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One year ago, Tyre Nichols was driving home to have dinner with his family when he was pulled over by Memphis police who claimed the Black man was driving recklessly and yanked him out of his car. Officers hit him with a stun gun and pepper sprayed him, but he managed to get Snow hinders rescues and aid deliveries to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 161 people 01/07/2024 09:49pm • WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets Monday, a week after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 161 people. Heavy snowfall in Ishikawa Prefecture over the weekend and into the new week added to the urgency. After the New An Al Jazeera journalist is the fifth member of his family killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza 01/07/2024 09:36pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An apparent Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian journalists in southern Gaza on Sunday, including an Al Jazeera journalist who lost four close relatives earlier in the war. Hamza Dahdouh is the son of veteran Al Jazeera correspondent Wael Dahdouh, whose wife, two othe Young Palestinian girl killed when Israeli police fire at suspected attackers in West Bank unrest 01/07/2024 02:25pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Sunday opened fire at a pair of suspected attackers who rammed their car into a West Bank checkpoint, fatally shooting a young Palestinian girl in an adjacent vehicle, according to police and medical officials. The two suspects were also shot, while a young po Roy Calne, a surgeon who led Europe's first liver transplant, has died aged 93 01/07/2024 11:47am • LONDON (AP) — Roy Calne, a pioneer of organ transplantation who led Europe’s first liver transplant operation in 1968, has died aged 93. Calne’s family said he died late Saturday in Cambridge, England, where he was professor emeritus of surgery at Cambridge University. Born in 1930, Calne trai Massive vehicle pileup on southern California highway leaves 2 dead, 9 injured, authorities say 01/07/2024 09:41am • BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A crash involving dozens of vehicles along a foggy stretch of California's Interstate 5 in southern California has left two people dead and nine others injured. The pileup involving 35 cars happened around 7:30 a.m. Saturday west of Bakersfield, according to authorities Car Review: 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe: A well-executed performer that is a standard-bearer for internal combustion sports cars 01/07/2024 06:55am • Brian Armstead, Special Contributor A-M-G: Three letters that stoke fear in pretender performance cars, and instill worship in those who understand what the ultra-performance wing of Mercedes-Benz is all about. The Sierra Nevada Mountain range on the outskirts of Granada, Spain, served as the perfec As police lose the war on crime in South Africa, private security companies step in 01/07/2024 12:10am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken to an informal settlement where robbers accessed his mobile banking apps. “They had guns and demanded the PIN codes for my apps. They increased the withdrawal limits in my accounts and Today in History: January 7, Truman reveals US has developed Hydrogen bomb 01/07/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2024. There are 359 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 7, 1953, President Harry S. Truman announced in his State of the Union message to Congress that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb. On this dat Analysis: Maryland climate plan is comprehensive but lacks short-term legislative strategy 01/06/2024 11:31pm • By most accounts, the Maryland Department of the Environment's plan outlining the policy actions required to dramatically reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions is innovative and ambitious. But the 98-page document, released during the quiet days between Christmas and New Year's, lacks a coh Top global transportation leaders meet in DC for key conference 01/06/2024 02:31pm • Transportation leaders from around the world are coming to D.C. for one of the biggest conferences in the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is among the senior officials headlining the Transportation Research Board meeting, an annual event that brings together thousands o Md. authority supports overhaul of horse racing industry, starting with complete rebuild of Pimlico 01/06/2024 09:41am • An overhaul of Maryland’s horse racing industry is needed, a new report concludes, and the Preakness could find itself at a new state-of-the-art home in the next few years. The report released Friday from the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority, which was established last year, Health officials call for community help amid blood supply shortage 01/06/2024 07:28am • A blood shortage has health officials asking donors in the D.C. area to step up. "Not only are we challenged from a collection and donor perspective, but we do see increases in blood use this time of year as well," said Sean McCleary, vice president of professional services with Inova Health Syst