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4 injured in suburban Philadelphia nursing home explosion file negligence lawsuit 01/05/2026 04:16pm • Four people hurt when an explosion ripped through a Pennsylvania nursing home two weeks ago sued the facility and a natural gas utility on Monday, claiming their negligence was to blame. Two workers at Bristol Health & Rehab Center LLC, a resident of the suburban Philadelphia facility and a cont Editorial Roundup: United State 01/05/2026 03:43pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 1 The Washington Post on Trump's new humanitarian aid package to the U.N. The Trump administration will always couch even its most reasonable decisions in the most dramatic terms possible, and so it was with a State Departmen International aid groups grapple with what Israel's ban will mean for their work in Gaza 01/04/2026 07:33pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Israel���s decision to revoke the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations this week has aid groups scrambling to grapple with what this means for their operations in Gaza and their ability to help tens of thousands of struggling Palestinians. The 37 gr From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact 12/31/2025 03:35pm • The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led ��� for the first time ��� by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations abou Former US Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado, dies at 92 12/30/2025 11:09pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former senator and U.S. representative of Colorado known for his passionate advocacy of Native American issues, died Tuesday. He was 92. Campbell died of natural causes surrounded by his family, his daughter, Shanan Campbell, confirmed to The Associated P Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026 12/30/2025 01:43pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israel on Tuesday said it had suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and CARE, from operating in the Gaza Strip for failing to comply with new registration rules. Israel says the rules are aimed at preventing Hamas and other mil 41 young men die in South Africa from circumcision procedures during initiation ceremonies 12/30/2025 12:48pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) ��� At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said Tuesday. Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young men that is practiced annua Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis 12/27/2025 12:11am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ��� For 10 hours a day, Rahimullah sells socks from his cart in eastern Kabul, earning about $4.5 to $6 per day. It's a pittance, but it���s all he has to feed his family of five. Rahimullah, who like many Afghans goes by only one name, is one of millions of Afghans who rely Veterans Affairs Department reimposing near total abortion ban 12/26/2025 10:37am • The Veterans Affairs Department is reimposing a near total ban on abortions for veterans and their families after a Justice Department memo from the Office of Legal Counsel last week asserted that it's against federal law for the VA to provide them in most instances.VA press secretary Pete Editorial Roundup: United States 12/24/2025 03:01pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 23 The Washington Post on conservatism and free markets When American conservatives abandon free-market principles, there���s no telling what follows. The Heritage Foundation has been illustrating this the past few months. One Editorial Roundup: United States 12/23/2025 05:31pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 12 The Wall Street Journal on Pete Hegseth's ���Zombie Reaganism��� You almost have to admire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth taking the stage at the Ronald Reagan presidential library and immediately opening fire. ���Most who Appointments of two key cabinet roles will trigger another special election in House District 17 12/23/2025 10:41am • Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday announced two additional cabinet appointments, tapping longtime Del. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax, to serve as Virginia���s next secretary of finance and public administrator Traci Deshazor as her secretary of administration, rounding out key leadership roles as s Bureaucratic mishap delayed gun license for accused Bondi Beach shooter in Australia 12/23/2025 02:38am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� A man accused of shooting dead 15 people at Sydney���s Bondi Beach in an antisemitic attack faced a lengthy delay in getting a gun license because of a bureaucratic mishap, not because he raised suspicions, a state government leader said on Tuesday. Sajid Akram, who was Scientists and data explain why Kenya's lakes are rising as thousands face an uncertain future 12/22/2025 02:59am • NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) ��� When Dickson Ngome first leased his farm at Lake Naivasha in Kenya���s Rift Valley in 2008, it was over 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from shore. The farm was on 1.5 acres (0.6 hectares) of fertile land where he grew vegetables to sell at local markets. At the time, the lake was Trump's 'A+++++' economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms 12/20/2025 09:06am • ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) ��� When Idalia Bisbal moved to this Pennsylvania city synonymous with America's working class, she hoped for a cheaper, easier life than the one she was leaving behind in her hometown of New York City. About three years later, she is deeply disappointed. ���It's worse than ever