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'We are officially hostages.' How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas' hostage strategy 12/05/2023 01:36pm • NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — The Hamas attack on the kibbutz of Nir Oz started a little after 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 7 and lasted long into the afternoon, with dozens of militants rampaging unopposed through the community with an apparent mission: To capture as many civilians as possible. By the time the last Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 12/05/2023 01:28pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Missouri RB Cody Schrader wins Burlsworth Trophy 12/05/2023 12:05pm • BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Missouri running back Cody Schrader has won the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the nation's best player who started his Division I career as a a walk-on. Schrader, who walked on two years ago after transferring from Division II Truman State, leads Division I with 124.9 yards Florida discontinues manatee winter feeding program after seagrass conditions improve 12/05/2023 11:48am • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A two-year experimental feeding program for starving Florida manatees will not immediately resume this winter as conditions have improved for the threatened marine mammals and the seagrass on which they depend, wildlife officials said. Thousands of pounds of lettuce wer German man accused of forming armed group to oppose COVID measures arrested in Portugal 12/05/2023 11:03am • BERLIN (AP) — A German man accused of forming an armed group to oppose government measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 has been arrested in Portugal, German prosecutors said Tuesday. The 39-year-old man, whose name wasn't released, most recently lived in Bavaria and was charged in June, AI's future could be 'open-source' or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators 12/05/2023 09:56am • Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor. That's not to say they all want the same thing. Facebook parent Meta and IBM on Tuesday launched a new group called the AI Allianc Biography of the late Rep. John Lewis that draws upon 100s of interviews will be published next fall 12/05/2023 09:03am • NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming biography of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis will draw upon hundreds of interviews, along with the civil rights activist's FBI files and materials from a planned book that was never completed. Historian David Greenberg's “John Lewis: A Life” is scheduled for releas Brutal killings of women in Western Balkan countries trigger alarm and expose faults in the system 12/05/2023 06:28am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A man in Bosnia killed his wife and streamed the murder live on Instagram. In neighboring Serbia, 27 women were killed in gender-based attacks this year, despite efforts to raise awareness and reverse the trend. Activists in Kosovo say violence against women there is a “n A roadside bombing in the commercial center of Pakistan's Peshawar city wounds at least 3 people 12/05/2023 12:54am • PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb went off near a school in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding at least three passersby and damaging windows of a nearby bank and several shops, authorities said. The bombing happened in the commercial center of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtu Handcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital 12/05/2023 12:05am • SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three times a week, on average, a police car pulls up to a school in Wicomico County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. A student is brought out, handcuffed and placed inside for transport to a hospital emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation. Over the past eight years, th Live updates | Israel’s military calls for more evacuations in southern Gaza as it widens offensive 12/04/2023 11:55pm • Israel's military called for more evacuations in southern Gaza as it widened its offensive aimed at eliminating the territory's Hamas rulers. The war has already killed thousands of Palestinians and displaced over three-fourths of Gaza's 2.3 million residents, who are running out of safe places to g Governor rebukes Philadelphia protesters for chanting outside Israeli restaurant 12/04/2023 09:29pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Protesters marching in Philadelphia against the bombardment of Gaza chanted about genocide Sunday outside an Israeli-style restaurant, leading Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to call the demonstration “antisemitic.” In Philadelphia’s Center City and University City neighb How Do Pawnshop Loans Work? 12/04/2023 07:00pm • If you need cash right away and you own something of value, you might consider taking out a pawnshop loan. These secured loans are relatively quick and easy. You'll head to a pawnshop and bring your property as collateral in exchange for cash. But a pawn loan is different from other types of debts b The Rams are on a win streak and QB Matthew Stafford is barely getting touched. These are related 12/04/2023 06:55pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although most NFL teams are exponentially better when their starting quarterback is upright and healthy, it's been particularly true for the Los Angeles Rams over the past three seasons. Matthew Stafford has been safe and comfortable in the pocket lately, and it's no coincidence The Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake 12/04/2023 06:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The justices seemed by turns reluctant to break up an exhaustivel