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A look at the hostages whose remains are still inside Gaza 10/21/2025 05:39am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Palestinian militants have so far released 13 bodies of hostages that were held in Gaza for the past two years as part of the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war. The process of returning the bodies of the last 15 remaining hostages ��� as called for under the truce Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights 10/20/2025 11:37pm • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as lamps illuminated homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival symbolizing the victory of light over darkness. Diwali, derived from the word ���Deepavali,��� meaning ���a row of lights,��� is typically celebrate Learn about Diwali, the Festival of Lights 10/18/2025 12:59pm • Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India ��� and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world���s most populous nation and the diaspora. Over five days, people take part in festive gatherings, fireworks displays, feasts and pr Prince Andrew gives up his Duke of York title as Epstein allegations refuse to fade 10/17/2025 06:37pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Prince Andrew said Friday he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York and other honors after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines. Andrew, younger brother of King Charles III, said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace that ���the Merrifield Garden Center in Prince William County to close after $160 million data center sale 10/17/2025 05:00pm • A beloved Gainesville plant nursery and community fixture is set to close its doors at the end of the year following a $160 million sale to data centers. Merrifield Garden Center at 6895 Wellington Road in the Brentsville magisterial district ��� albeit with a Gainesville address ��� falls within Poetry helped R&B singer Jessie Reyez find her voice. Her latest book shares it with the world 10/17/2025 12:50pm • Long before Jessie Reyez was celebrated for her voice, poetry was the Toronto-bred musician's ���first love.��� The Grammy-nominated and Juno Award winner���s music often feels like spoken poetry, backed by a mix of R&B, hip-hop and Latin beats. When music, and the commercial demands of the ind A look at the hostages whose remains are still inside Gaza 10/16/2025 04:09pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Hamas freed the last 20 living hostages taken during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Hamas has returned the remains of nine hostages, but the process of returning the bodies of the last 19, as cal The Latest: Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom 10/14/2025 09:00pm • President Donald Trump awarded the nation���s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously to Charlie Kirk on Tuesday. Kirk was an activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation���s politics further to the right; he was killed last mon Trump honors Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday 10/14/2025 08:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded America's highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation's politics further to the right. Receiving the award on Kirk's behalf was Theodore Roosevelt library takes 'calculated risk' with remote North Dakota site 10/14/2025 04:17pm • MEDORA, N.D. (AP) ��� The day his young wife and mother died, Theodore Roosevelt wrote in his diary that ���the light has gone out of my life,��� and it was only through extended trips to the isolated Dakota Territory in the 1880s that he regained ���the romance" of living. A library examining the c In Iceland, a town still shaken by volcanic eruptions tries to recover 10/14/2025 09:01am • GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) ��� Vignir Kristinsson smiles as two women, the only customers all morning, enter his gift shop filled with handmade things of oak. After perusing decorations ranging from animals to kitchen cutting boards, one woman bought a small black-stained tree. After decades of making Blue Cash Preferred vs. Gold Card: Which American Express Card Is Best for Groceries? 10/12/2025 08:00pm • If you're in the market for a credit card that offers rewards on grocery purchases, you might be considering the American Express�� Gold Card and the Blue Cash Preferred�� Card from American Express. Both cards offer generous earning rates on groceries and other categories, plus a slew of benefits. Low-Income Senior Housing Options 10/12/2025 08:00pm • The statistics are grim: America is aging fast, and many people don't have the money to pay for the care and support they need as they age. According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau in 2024, 15% of older adults in America, about 9.2 million people, were living in poverty. In addition, Census Georgia school chief indicted for alleged kickback scheme in Illinois school district 10/09/2025 09:35pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The superintendent of Georgia's third-largest school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he ran a kickback scheme and stole money from his previous employer, a smaller school district in suburban Chicago. A federal grand jury in Chicago on Wednesday indicted Devon Ecuador's Noboa faces escalating protests over rise in diesel costs 10/09/2025 07:44pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) ��� Nearly three weeks of striking bus drivers and roadblocks by angry farmers in response to the government���s increase of diesel fuel costs have put Ecuador President Daniel Noboa in one of the tensest moments of his presidency. With no signs of dialogue after 18 days, one pro