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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says 08/23/2024 04:24pm • Successive Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza have displaced 90% of its 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the top U.N. humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory says. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says she and President Joe Biden are working to end the w Google agreed to pay millions for California news. Journalists call it a bad deal 08/23/2024 02:26pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Google will soon give California millions of dollars to help pay for local journalism jobs in a first-in-the-nation deal, but journalists and other media industry experts are calling it a disappointing agreement that mostly benefits the tech giant. The agreement, which w Two freelance journalists reportedly killed with guerrillas in army raid on home in southern Myanmar 08/23/2024 01:01pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Two freelance journalists in the strife-torn nation of Myanmar were killed, one allegedly after being captured, when security forces raided the home of one of them in the southern state of Mon, colleagues and media reports said Friday. Win Htut Oo, 26, a freelancer working for DVB The Latest: Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic presidential nomination 08/23/2024 12:04am • The Democratic National Convention's fourth and final night Thursday is crescendoing with a speech from Vice President Kamala Harris. After a week of Democrats��� most prominent figures rallying the party faithful, Harris has accepted her party���s nomination for president during a speech where she Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in Gaza, Palestinian officials say 08/22/2024 11:38pm • Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed at least 16 people in the Gaza Strip. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital received the bodies, which were counted by an Associated Press reporter and included the remains of a woman and three children, after strikes overnight and into Thursday. Southern Arizona man arrested after alleged threats against Trump as candidate visited border 08/22/2024 10:38pm • BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) ��� A southern Arizona man was arrested for allegedly making death threats against Donald Trump on social media, authorities said Thursday, the same day the Republican former president and 2024 candidate was in the area to visit the U.S.-Mexico border. The Cochise County Sheriff' Surprise text focuses murder trial of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas reporter 08/22/2024 10:37pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� A surprise text ended a prosecutor���s questioning Thursday of a former Las Vegas-area politician standing trial in the killing of a veteran investigative reporter, after a long day of sometimes rambling testimony during which the defendant declared that he never killed anyone. In Venezuela���s Supreme Court certifies Maduro���s claims that he won presidential election 08/22/2024 09:42pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� Venezuela���s Supreme Court has backed President Nicol��s Maduro���s claims that he won last month���s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged. The ruling is the latest attempt by Maduro to blunt protests a Does Medicaid Pay for Assisted Living? What You Need to Know 08/22/2024 08:00pm • Medicaid, a joint federal and state health insurance program for low-income individuals, can help cover some costs associated with long-term care and assisted living. But who qualifies, and how much does Medicaid cover? We'll examine the ins and outs of Medicaid options so you can budget accordingly 'The answer is no': Pro-Palestinian delegates say their request for a speaker at DNC was shut down 08/22/2024 07:09pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Leaders of an ���Uncommitted��� movement, which garnered hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries across the nation in protest of the Israel-Hamas war, have been negotiating for weeks to secure a speaking slot for a Palestinian American at the Democratic National Conve Sudden fame for Tim Walz's son focuses attention on challenges of people with learning disabilities 08/22/2024 06:58pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� An unexpected highlight of the Democratic National Convention on Night Three was an outburst of pride from the son of vice presidential candidate Tim Walz. ���That���s my dad!��� 17-year-old Gus Walz could be seen exclaiming Wednesday night. He stood, tears streaming down his Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia 08/22/2024 02:51pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv's military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war. While in Ukrain Pakistani man to remain in officers' custody over misinformation that sparked rioting in the U.K 08/22/2024 08:08am • LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) ��� A court in Pakistan on Thursday allowed investigators to question a man in their custody for four more days about his role in spreading misinformation that sparked widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month, officials said. The court's decision came a day after autho Ex-politician testifies he's innocent in the killing of a Las Vegas investigative reporter 08/22/2024 01:41am • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� In his first words to a jury, a former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official declared Wednesday that he didn't kill an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him and his workplace conduct. Then he promised to tell them his story. ���This is the day I've been wa From cybercrime to terrorism, FBI director says America faces many elevated threats 'all at once' 08/22/2024 12:02am • BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) ��� The country is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an exclusive interview, adding that he is ���hard pressed to think of a time in my career where so many different k