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The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ends with a man in custody and his 4-year-old daughter safe
11/05/2023 02:57pm • BERLIN (AP) — The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter as a passenger, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl is safe. Hamburg police said that man had l
Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they're traveling to be living reminders
11/05/2023 09:00am • PARIS (AP) — The photo of the white-haired woman in a golf cart, wrapped in a purple blanket and flanked by a gunman, was among the first to emerge of the hostages seized during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. But Yaffa Adar’s granddaughter is afraid that the world’s memory of that harrowin
CB Xavien Howard and LT Terron Armstead active for Dolphins against Chiefs in Germany
11/05/2023 08:30am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard and left tackle Terron Armstead were active for Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Howard missed two games with a groin injury and his return gives Miami a formidable cornerback pairing with Jalen Ramsey on the other side. Howa
Inside the Joe Biden-Mike Johnson relationship: Greetings, briefings and clashes over foreign aid
11/05/2023 07:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside the White House Situation Room, new House Speaker Mike Johnson made clear to Biden administration officials his demands when it came to foreign assistance: Aid to Israel for its war against Hamas would have to be separated out from support for Ukraine, defending itself fro
US and Arab partners disagree on the need for a cease-fire as Israeli airstrikes kill more civilians
11/04/2023 11:23pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United States and Arab partners disagreed Saturday on the need for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip as Israeli military strikes killed civilians at a U.N. shelter and a hospital, and Israel said the besieged enclave’s Hamas rulers were “encountering the fu
Live updates | Palestinians report deadly Israeli airstrikes as US urges humanitarian pause
11/04/2023 10:18pm • The U.S. is trying to persuade Israel to take a humanitarian pause from airstrikes on Gaza, where Palestinians reported on Saturday that there were multiple fatalities across the besieged enclave. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making a new push to help civilians, and met with Arab foreig
Arab leaders push for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire now. Blinken says that could be counterproductive
11/04/2023 07:55pm • AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Arab leaders decrying the deaths of thousands of Palestinian civilians in the Israel-Hamas war pushed for an immediate cease-fire Saturday even as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that such a move would be counterproductive and could encourage more violence by the
New vehicles from Detroit's automakers are planned in contracts that ended UAW strikes
11/04/2023 02:01pm • DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis plans to build a new midsize pickup truck, along with battery-run versions of six Jeep, Ram and Dodge vehicles. Ford envisions at least three new electric vehicles that will preserve jobs at several factories. General Motors plans to build at least six new electric vehic
Phoenix finishes clearing downtown homeless encampment after finding shelter for more than 500
11/04/2023 01:38pm • PHOENIX (AP) — The city of Phoenix has successfully cleared out a massive downtown homeless encampment by Saturday's court ordered deadline by helping more than 500 people find beds in shelters and motels. The hundreds of tents that once lined blocks of streets in the area are now gone, with just
Kevin Harvick heads into final race of NASCAR career looking toward next phases of racing life
11/04/2023 06:00am • AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The plans to retire at the end of this year had been in place so long that every race weekend of Kevin Harvick's 23rd season felt fairly routine. Until it came time for the last one. As Harvick readied to return to Phoenix Raceway — a track where he was once practically
The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on 2 pieces of bread a day, UN official says
11/04/2023 02:38am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour the United Nations had stockpiled in the region, yet the main refrain now being heard in the street is “Water, water,” the Gaza director for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees sa
Israel's fortified underground blood bank processes unprecedented amounts as troops move into Gaza
11/04/2023 12:00am • RAMLA, Israel (AP) — Hours after Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, the country's new fortified, subterranean blood bank kicked into action. Staffers moved equipment into the underground bunker and started saving lives. The Marcus National Blood Services Center in Ramla, near Tel
Camilo Villegas finishes strong to take 36-hole lead in Mexico
11/03/2023 09:48pm • LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Camilo Villegas birdied his last three holes Friday and an 8-under 64 that allowed him to emerge from the pack on another low day of scoring and build a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the World Wide Technology Championship. Villegas was among a half-dozen players
Live updates | Israel rebuffs US push for humanitarian pause, says hostages must be released first
11/03/2023 08:53pm • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected U.S. calls for a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war, telling U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday “we are going full steam ahead,” unless the hostages held by Hamas are released. Blinken is on his third visit to Israel si
Ten Hag says Rashford going to a nightclub party after United's heavy City defeat was 'unacceptable'
11/03/2023 08:48pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says it was “unacceptable” for Marcus Rashford to go to a nightclub party after the team's humiliating 3-0 derby defeat at home to Manchester City on Sunday. Reports emerged the day after the match that the England international
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