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Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says 11/24/2023 09:43pm • Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institutio On Day One of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners 11/24/2023 07:37pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages it held captive in Gaza for weeks, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison in the first stage of a swap under a four-day cease-fire that offered a small glimmer of relief to both sides. Israel — wrenched by the abduction of nearl 'We absolutely need to act immediately,' says UN chief during visit to Antarctica ahead of COP28 11/24/2023 06:41pm • KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — Ahead of international climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that's been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused global warming, to send the message that “we absolutely nee Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches, but global warming threatens their survival 11/24/2023 06:07pm • INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their labored crawl from the ocean to U.S. beaches to lay their eggs over the past several months. This year, record nesting was found in Florida and elsewhere despite growing concern about t Cleanup, air monitoring underway at Kentucky train derailment site 11/24/2023 03:14pm • LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials and crews with rail operator CSX were working Friday to remove train cars and spilled material at the site of a derailment that sparked a chemical fire earlier in the week and prompted home evacuations in a nearby small town. State officials said Friday th Dolphins rookie RB De'Von Achane and Jets veteran WR Allen Lazard inactive for Black Friday game 11/24/2023 02:07pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Miami Dolphins rookie running back De'Von Achane was inactive for the game Friday against the New York Jets, who were sitting veteran wide receiver Allen Lazard. Achane was questionable for the NFL's first game played on Black Friday after he aggravated the same knee i 'Travel Tuesday' emerges as a prime day for holiday, winter travel deals 11/24/2023 12:29pm • ▶ Watch Video: Travel experts detail some of the Black Friday and Travel Tuesday deals As the holiday shopping frenzy grips the nation, with over 180 million Americans poised to shop from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, the travel industry is carving out its niche with "Travel Tuesd Germany's leader vows to fix a spending crisis that's worsening gloom in the struggling economy 11/24/2023 12:02pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday promised quick action to fix a budget crisis after a court decision blew a large hole in the almost-finished plan for next year and threatened to disrupt spending on efforts to fight climate change and cushion the impact of high ene Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts 11/24/2023 10:53am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive rights take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. How and when their impacts are felt remains unclear. Existing abortion-related lawsuits are moving again through the c NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 11/24/2023 10:26am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ No evidence that DNA sequence used in Pfizer shot Gaza shrinks for Palestinians seeking refuge. 4 stories offer a glimpse into a diminished world 11/24/2023 08:01am • BEIRUT (AP) — Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with hardly any exits. Now the world for Palestinians there has shrunk to the size of whatever refuge they can find: a jammed shelter, a car, the walls of a shared apartment, or floors and benches in hospital corridors. The strip is 25 mile UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak 11/24/2023 07:32am • LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak, a worrying development that African scientists warn could make it more difficult to stop the disease. In a statement issue Seahawks can't overcome shaky first half, get humbled in 31-13 loss to 49ers 11/24/2023 01:42am • SEATTLE (AP) — Facing a tough division opponent on a short week, the Seattle Seahawks couldn’t afford to be sloppy, ineffective or get off to a slow start. That's exactly what happened for the first 30 minutes of Thursday night’s 31-13 loss to San Francisco that once again showed the gulf that The Afghan Embassy says it's permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from India 11/24/2023 01:20am • NEW DELHI (AP) — The Afghan Embassy in New Delhi is permanently closed, it announced Friday, due to challenges from the Indian government and a lack of diplomatic support. In a press release, it said the decision was already effective from Thursday and follows the embassy's earlier move to cease Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack that injured 3 children, one seriously 11/24/2023 12:11am • LONDON (AP) — Violent clashes broke out in central Dublin on Thursday evening, with vehicles torched and riot police attacked, after a 5-year-old girl was seriously injured in a knife attack earlier in the day that also saw a woman and two other young children hospitalized. Irish police said the g