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Child rights advocates ask why state left slain 5-year-old Kansas girl in a clearly unstable home 10/15/2023 09:07am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Zoey Felix's short life was filled with turbulence. Before the 5-year-old Topeka girl was raped and killed, worried neighbors say they saw her wandering, dirty and hungry. Police were called to her home dozens of times. Teachers raised alarms when she missed preschool. Records 4 charts show who will be hit the hardest as pandemic-era benefits end 10/15/2023 04:00am • (CNN) ��� Several Covid-19 pandemic-era benefits have recently expired, leaving millions of people without the economic assistance they���ve come to rely on. Congress passed a number of sweeping spending packages during 2020 and 2021, authorizing trillions of dollars in aid meant to provide econo Palestinian Americans watch with dread as family members in Gaza struggle to stay alive 10/14/2023 10:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� For the unforeseeable future, Laila El-Haddad has one mission: to get the voices of her fellow Palestinians, along with their pleas for help, out to the rest of the world. From her home office in Columbia, Maryland, El-Haddad frantically juggled phone calls this week from journalis Hunter Biden investigations lead to ethical concerns about President Biden, an AP-NORC poll shows 10/14/2023 08:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Ethical concerns are casting a shadow over President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection amid investigations into his son Hunter and an impeachment inquiry, with a poll showing that 35% of U.S. adults believe the president himself has done something illegal. An additional 33% say Germany beats US 3-1 in soccer exhibition as Reyna plays under Berhalter for first time since feud 10/14/2023 06:41pm • EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� Gio Reyna was noticeable with dyed blond hair in his first game back with Gregg Berhalter following the eruption of their family feud at last year's World Cup. Germany's offense in its first game under Julian Nagelsmann and a porous U.S. defense also stood out. Niclas F Far from Israel, Jews grieve and pray for peace in Shabbat services held as Israel-Hamas war rages 10/14/2023 04:50pm • Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for Shabbat services held amid the ongoing war ignited by Hamas militants' attack on Israel a week earlier. Rabbis led prayers of peace and shared grief with their congregations. At many synagogues security was tight. PITTSBURGH These Americans are enduring an agonizing wait for news about loved ones in Israel and Gaza 10/14/2023 04:49pm • (CNN) — In Columbus, Ohio, a 59-year-old cardiologist locked himself in his office to cry as he awaited news about his siblings and much of his extended family caught in the continual bombing in Gaza. ���It���s just too much to see, too much to tolerate,��� Dr. Aref Abou-Amro said. ���Just too A teen's death in a small Michigan town led the FBI and police to an online sexual extortion scheme 10/14/2023 03:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Last year, a teenager in a small Michigan town killed himself after an online chat turned to demands that he pay money to keep intimate photos secret. He was one of dozens of people targeted online by two men extradited from Nigeria to face charges, FBI director Christopher Wray Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert 10/14/2023 01:08pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats, police said. The French government started deploying 7,000 troops to increase security around the country after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected Islamic extremist The Israel-Hamas war reveals how social media sells you the illusion of reality 10/14/2023 12:51pm • New York (CNN) — As the Israel-Hamas war reaches the end of its first week, millions have turned to platforms including TikTok and Instagram in hopes of comprehending the brutal conflict in real time. Trending search terms on TikTok in recent days illustrate the hunger for frontline perspectiv Amid a mental health crisis, toy industry takes on a new role: building resilience 10/14/2023 10:13am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� As more children emerge from the pandemic grappling with mental health issues, their parents are seeking ways for them to build emotional resilience. And toy companies are paying close attention. While still in its early phase, a growing number of toy marketers are embracing MESH � Parents of Michigan school shooter lose bid to leave jail to attend his sentencing 10/14/2023 08:42am • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) ��� A judge turned down a request by two parents to leave jail and attend the sentencing of their son who killed four students at Michigan's Oxford High School. Judge Cheryl Matthews filed the one-page order Friday, according to online case entries in Oakland County court. Ethan France is deploying 7,000 troops after a deadly school stabbing by a suspected Islamic radical 10/14/2023 05:50am • ARRAS, France (AP) ��� France will mobilize up to 7,000 soldiers to increase security around the country after a teacher was fatally stabbed and three other people wounded in a school attack by a former student suspected of Islamic radicalization, the president���s office said Saturday. Some schoolc Colleges and universities work to balance safety with community connection 10/13/2023 11:33pm • After a mass shooting at Baltimore's Morgan State University that injured five people on Oct. 3, university president David Wilson said the school's proposing security upgrades, including a $6.4 million "security barrier" to protect the campus. This week, American University sent out a letter to AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape 10/13/2023 08:59pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) ��� Trapped in their cars, in homes or on the beach as flames, black smoke and embers swirled around them, people in the historic Maui town of Lahaina called 911, the one number that might send help or tell them what to do, where to go. A man sprayed water on his house as homes