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More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza during ceasefire, Palestinian authorities say 06/17/2026 08:54pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip have killed 1,005 Palestinians since a ceasefire was reached between Israel and the militant group Hamas last October, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday. The enclave has seen near-daily strikes, as well as shelling and gun Teenager dies after being thrown from horse-drawn carriage in NYC's Central Park 06/17/2026 08:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A teenager thrown to the ground Wednesday when a Central Park carriage horse bolted away from its driver has died, according to police. The 18-year-old was riding in the horse-drawn carriage with three other passengers when the accident happened just before 3 p.m., according to the Former Egyptian doctor arrested after alleging abuses at hospital is released on bail, lawyer says 06/17/2026 08:48pm • CAIRO (AP) — A former Egyptian doctor was arrested at her home and released on bail Wednesday after posting testimony on social media detailing obstetric violence and mistreatment of women at a university hospital in Alexandria, where she had previously trained as a medical resident. Authorities r Mexican military brings down drone near South Korea's training camp, coach says it is 'unfortunate' 06/17/2026 08:37pm • GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican military forces intercepted and brought down a drone that flew near the South Korean national soccer team’s training camp ahead of its World Cup match against Mexico, a federal official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Military forces used specialized eq US is interested in a Polish offer for a permanent US military base, Polish official says 06/17/2026 08:28pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A senior Polish defense official said Wednesday that the United States has expressed interest in potentially establishing a permanent U.S. military base in Poland. Cezary Tomczyk, Poland's deputy defense minister, spoke to The Associated Press a day after the Polish governme Comedy trailblazer Tom Dreesen, Sinatra’s longtime opening act, dies at 86 06/17/2026 08:27pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Dreesen, who along with partner Tim Reid formed one of America's first interracial stand-up comedy duos and later spent years as Frank Sinatra's opening act, died Wednesday. He was 86. Dreesen died at his home in Los Angeles, according to publicist Lori De Waal. A cause o Microhistory pioneer Carlo Ginzburg, who gave voice to the marginalized, dies at 87 06/17/2026 08:22pm • ROME (AP) — Carlo Ginzburg, an Italian historian whose pioneering work transformed the study of the past by recovering the voices of marginalized people, died Wednesday at 87. The Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, where he was both a student and professor emeritus, said he died in the northern Ita Photos of ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting military conscription in Israel 06/17/2026 08:20pm • photos-of-ultra-orthodox-jews-protesting-military-conscription-in-israel Read the transcript of the deal between the US and Iran 06/17/2026 08:15pm • Senior U.S. officials on Wednesday read the memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists after days of secrecy over what is in the document. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to read the deal before a formal signing ceremony set for Friday. 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