Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel性视界传媒檚 expanding ground offensive crowded into an ever-shrinking area of the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war entered its third month. The United Nations warned that its aid operation is 性视界传媒渋n tatters性视界传媒 because no place in the besieged enclave is safe. The Israeli army said Friday that over the past day its forces had struck about 450 targets in the tiny, densely populated Gaza Strip. That signaled the continued intensity of a campaign that has already led to widespread civilian casualties and mass displacements. Israel also dropped leaflets over parts of Gaza with a biblical warning to Hamas leaders.
Israeli troops round up Palestinian men in northern Gaza as UN warns aid operation is 'in tatters'
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) 性视界传媒 The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge's ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.
The Texas Supreme Court has paused an order that allowed a pregnant woman to have an abortion despite the state's ban.
LAS VEGAS (AP) 性视界传媒 Fire alarms blared in the background of 911 calls that police released Friday, amplifying the terrified voices of students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as they hid inside locked offices and under desks while a gunman fired shots outside, killing three p…
European Union negotiators have clinched a deal on the world性视界传媒檚 first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules. The announcement paves the way for legal oversight of emerging technology used in popular services like ChatGPT that's promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of dangers to humanity. Negotiators from the European Parliament and the bloc性视界传媒檚 27 member countries overcame big differences on controversial points including generative AI and police use of face recognition surveillance. That allowed them to sign a tentative political agreement for the Artificial Intelligence Act. The law still needs final approval and wouldn't take effect until 2025 at the earliest.
Three University of Nevada, Las Vegas faculty members died this week and another was critically injured when a lone gunman walked onto campus and opened fire in the building housing the business school.
A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for killing four students, wounding more and terrorizing Michigan性视界传媒檚 Oxford High School in 2021. A judge Friday rejected pleas for a shorter sentence and ensured that Ethan Crumbley, 17, will not get an opportunity for parole. Life sentences for teenagers are rare in Michigan since the U.S. Supreme Court and the state性视界传媒檚 highest court said the violent acts of minors must be viewed differently than the crimes of adults.Judge Kwame Rowe性视界传媒檚 decision followed anguished remarks by families of the deceased and survivors who spoke about how the tragedy has affected them.
The United States has vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. Friday性视界传媒檚 vote came after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the first time invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter, which enables a U.N. chief to raise threats he sees to international peace and security. He warned of an 性视界传媒渉umanitarian catastrophe性视界传媒 in Gaza. U.S. Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood said halting military action would allow Hamas to continue to rule Gaza and 性视界传媒渙nly plant the seeds for the next war.性视界传媒 Around 1,200 people have died on the Israeli side, mainly civilians killed during Hamas性视界传媒 Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war. The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said the death toll in the territory has surpassed 17,400.
Actor Ryan O性视界传媒橬eal, who was nominated for an Oscar for the tear-jerker 性视界传媒淟ove Story性视界传媒 and played opposite his precocious daughter Tatum in 性视界传媒淧aper Moon,性视界传媒 has died. O性视界传媒橬eal's son Patrick said on Instagram that his father died Friday. No cause was given, but Ryan O'Neal was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012. In 1970s films such as 性视界传媒淧aper Moon性视界传媒 and Stanley Kubrick性视界传媒檚 性视界传媒淏arry Lyndon,性视界传媒 the actor used his boyish, blond good looks to play men who hid shadowy backgrounds. Twice divorced, O性视界传媒橬eal was romantically involved with actor Farrah Fawcett for more than two decades and remained by her side as she battled cancer. She died in 2009.
DALLAS (AP) 性视界传媒 Southwest Airlines flight attendants have voted down a contract offer reached by negotiators for the airline and the union.
A judge has voided the result of a Louisiana sheriff's election that was decided by a single vote and ordered a new runoff, saying there was evidence of a handful of illegally cast ballots. Democrat Henry Whitehorn was declared the winner in Caddo Parish last month after topping Republican John Nickelson by the slimmest of margins from more than 43,000 ballots cast. But Judge E. Joseph Bleich said in his ruling this week that it was 性视界传媒減roven beyond any doubt性视界传媒 that there were at least 11 性视界传媒渋llegal votes cast.性视界传媒 It is the country's second local election this year in which a judge has tossed out the result after a mayoral primary in Connecticut was marred by possible ballot stuffing.
Country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, helped create a free grocery in Nashville to offer dignity to low-income people when shopping for food. Now they're doing the same for the holiday season with a free toy store helping parents looking for gifts for their kids in a two-day event starting Friday. Stephanie Brodie shopped for games, instruments and clothes for her five grandchildren on Friday. She says being able to choose presents and groceries makes her feel empowered. In partnership with Belmont University, The Store has been providing food and groceries since 2020 and has expanded with additional financial and social services.
A federal judge is prohibiting the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw性视界传媒檚 ruling on Friday in San Diego preemptively blocks resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former president hasn性视界传媒檛 ruled out if elected to a second term next year. It ends a long-running lawsuit between the Justic Department and the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued over a 性视界传媒渮ero-tolerance性视界传媒 policy on illegal immigration that resulted in more than 5,000 children being separated from their parents at the border during the Trump administration.
New Mexico性视界传媒檚 congressional delegation has expressed outrage with the U.S. House leadership性视界传媒檚 move to block compensation for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War. Originally, the proposal expanded eligibility for compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, offering compensation to residents of New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Guam and Missouri 性视界传媒 as well as those in some parts of Arizona, Nevada and Utah 性视界传媒 who suffered the effects of nuclear testing or uranium mines and aren性视界传媒檛 covered under the current program. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that the House removed those provisions Wednesday.
Recent assaults on two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners have renewed concerns about whether the federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people in its custody safe. Derek Chauvin was stabbed nearly two dozen times in the law library at a federal prison in Arizona in November. The former Minneapolis police officer is serving more that two decades for murdering George Floyd in 2020. Larry Nassar was knifed repeatedly in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida in July. The ex-U.S. women性视界传媒檚 gymnastics team doctor is serving decades for sexually abusing athletes and possessing images of child sexual abuse. The incidents mean the Bureau of Prisons is again under scrutiny for failing to protect high-profile prisoners from harm.
Stock market today: Wall Street hits 2023 high as it mulls whether economy is too warm or just right
Wall Street climbed to its highest level in 20 months following a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to clinch its longest weekly winning streak in four years. The Dow and Nasdaq also gained 0.4%. Treasury yields rose more sharply following the report, which said U.S. employers added more jobs than economists expected last month. The strong data keep concerns about a recession at bay, but the worry is a strong economy could also give inflation more fuel. That pushed traders to curtail bets for how many times the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next year.
European leaders reach deal on the world性视界传媒檚 first comprehensive AI rules, offering a blueprint for scrutinizing the tech.
Ryan O'Neal, one of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1970s with 'Love Story,' 'Paper Moon' roles, dies at 82, son says.
The United States has vetoed a United Nations resolution backed by almost all other Security Council members and many other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. Supporters called it a terrible day and warned of more civilian deaths and destruction as the war goes into its third month. The vote in the 15-member council on Friday was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood criticized the council after the vote for its failure to condemn Hamas性视界传媒 attacks in Israel and to acknowledge Israel性视界传媒檚 right to defend itself. He declared that halting military action would allow Hamas to continue to rule Gaza and 性视界传媒渙nly plant the seeds for the next war.性视界传媒
MADISON, Wis. (AP) 性视界传媒 Faced with a demand from Republican lawmakers to axe diversity initiatives or go without raises and other funding, Universities of Wisconsin officials announced Friday that they've agreed to freeze hiring for diversity positions, drop an affirmative action faculty hiring…
U.S. regulators have approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease. Doctors hope the treatments can cure the painful inherited blood disorder that afflicts mostly Black people in the U.S. One treatment is the first based on CRISPR, the gene editing tool that won its inventors the Nobel Prize in 2020. The Food and Drug Administration approved the gene therapies on Friday, the agency's first for sickle cell disease. While doctors say these one-time treatments are promising, they point out there are still unknowns. For example, they don't know about possible long-term effects of the treatments.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) 性视界传媒 A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.
Judge orders 8-year ban on policies to separate children from parents who cross the US border illegally, ending lawsuit.
Dec. 1 - 7, 2023
Jonathan Majors begged accuser to avoid hospital, warning of possible 'investigation,' messages show
Michigan teen is sentenced to life in prison for killing 4 students at Oxford High School.
US vetoes UN resolution backed by vast majority of Security Council demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
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Atlanta police have arrested a woman who性视界传媒檚 accused of trying to burn down the birthplace of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta. A police statement says officers arrested the 26-year-old woman after responding to a report of vandalism in process at the two-story home in the historic Auburn Avenue Historic District early Thursday evening. Police say a preliminary investigation shows the woman had poured gasoline on the property before people at the site stopped her. The woman, whose name wasn't immediately released, was arrested on charges of second-degree attempted arson and interference with government property. The historic site is now a museum operated by the National Park Service.
Vladimir Putin has moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for at least another six years, announcing his candidacy in the presidential election next March that he is all but certain to win. Putin still commands wide support after nearly a quarter-century in power, despite starting an immensely costly war in Ukraine that has taken thousands of his countrymen性视界传媒檚 lives, provoked repeated attacks inside Russia -性视界传媒 including one on the Kremlin itself -性视界传媒 and corroded its aura of invincibility. Putin announced his decision to run in the March 17 presidential election after Friday's Kremlin award ceremony, when war veterans and others pleaded with him to seek reelection.
Health officials are releasing the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention性视界传媒檚 number is larger than previous studies have suggested. It is likely boosted by some of the patients with long COVID. Chronic fatigue is characterized by at least six months of severe exhaustion not helped by bed rest. There is no cure, and no blood test or scan to enable a quick diagnosis. Doctors have not been able to pin down a cause. Research suggests it is a body性视界传媒檚 prolonged overreaction to an infection.
French juvenile court convicts 6 teens for their roles in teacher's beheading by Islamic extremist.
An extremely rare white leucistic alligator has been born at a Florida reptile park. Gatorland Orlando said Thursday that the 19.2-inch female slithered out of its shell and into the history books as one of only a few known leucistic alligators, three of which are at the park. The park is asking for the public性视界传媒檚 help in the naming the blue-eyed alligator, which is descended from a nest of leucistic alligators discovered in the swamps of Louisiana in 1987. Leucistic alligators are the rarest genetic variation in the American alligator. They differ from albino alligators, which have pink eyes and a complete loss of pigment, according to Gatorland.
University of Nebraska officials have unveiled a plan for a $450 million renovation of its football stadium in Lincoln. That comes as the four-campus NU system faces a $58 million budget shortfall that threatens to cut academic programs. Critics say that sends the message that university and state leaders value the university's academic mission less than its football program that hasn性视界传媒檛 had a winning season since 2016. The Nebraska chasm reflects a broader struggle at colleges across the country that face declining budgets and political targeting from lawmakers. Meanwhile, news of multimillion-dollar payouts to fired college football coaches and billion-dollar athletic conference media contracts shows how much money is pouring into collegiate athletics.
Israel has designated a small slice of land along Gaza性视界传媒檚 Mediterranean coast as a safe zone. It says waves of people fleeing the war can find protection from airstrikes and receive humanitarian supplies for their families there. But the reality? The area of Muwasi is a makeshift tent camp where thousands of dazed Palestinians live in squalid conditions in scattered farm fields and waterlogged dirt roads. Roughly 8 square miles in southwest Gaza, Muwasi lies at the heart of a heated battle between Israel and international humanitarian organizations over the safety of Gaza性视界传媒檚 civilians.
Jonathan Majors begged accuser to avoid hospital, warning of possible 'investigation,' messages show
The actor Jonathan Majors once begged his former girlfriend not to seek medical attention following an incident that left her with a head injury, according to messages read in court on Friday. The messages show Majors warning his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, that a trip to the hospital might lead to 性视界传媒渁n investigation, even if you do lie and they suspect something.性视界传媒 Majors is on trial for allegedly assaulting Jabbari months later in the backseat of a car. Prosecutors say the attack was part of an escalating of pattern of abuse committed by the actor. Majors has denied all wrongdoing.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 性视界传媒 California is facing a record $68 billion budget deficit, state officials announced Thursday, forcing hard choices for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in his final term as he works to build his national profile.
A Pennsylvania man described by authorities as the lead defendant in a drug distribution and human smuggling case has pleaded guilty to federal crimes in Louisiana. Court records show that 47-year-old Carl Allison of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty Thursday in New Orleans. Sentencing was scheduled for March 28. The U.S. Justice Department said Allison faces a possible life sentence. An investigation began after a vessel owned by Allison became disabled last year in the Gulf of Mexico and was nearly capsized during a storm. U.S. Coast Guard officials found Honduran nationals and cocaine aboard the vessel, which was bound for the small fishing village of Cocodrie, Louisiana.
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates don't like where things are heading. The advocates say the proposed changes will artificially reduce their numbers by almost half, even as more people are living with new conditions from the COVID-19 pandemic. Census Bureau officials say the revised approach on its most comprehensive survey of U.S. life will conform to international standards. Bureau officials say disabilities occur across a continuum rather than as a stark choice. But advocates say they weren't consulted enough on the changes. If given final approval, the changes to the American Community Survey questions would be implemented in 2025.
Voters in Houston will elect the oldest big-city mayor in the U.S. this weekend when they choose between U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire, two Democrats in their 70s. That性视界传媒檚 well above the median age of around 35 in the nation性视界传媒檚 fourth-largest city. The choice between two septuagenarian candidates has frustrated some younger voters, who say it is difficult to connect with older candidates who might not share the same concerns. Jackson Lee and Whitmire have both touted their decades of experience in political office. But they also say the perspectives of younger voters are important to them and promise to include young people in their administration.
French actor Gerard Depardieu性视界传媒檚 behavior toward women has come under scrutiny in France after a documentary showed him repeatedly making obscene remarks and gestures during a 2018 trip to North Korea. The footage filmed by a professional film crew had never been seen by the public before it was included in the documentary that aired Thursday on national TV channel France 2. In it, Depardieu can be seen making groaning sounds and sexual comments, including about a 10-year old girl. The 74-year-old Depardieu was put under investigation in December 2020 for rape and sexual assault following allegations from actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018. The investigation is ongoing. Depardieu has denied any criminal conduct.
The funeral of The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has taken place in Ireland, attended by family, neighbors and friends including Johnny Depp and Nick Cave. Irish President Michael D. Higgins, former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and actor Aidan Gillen were also among hundreds of mourners at St. Mary of the Rosary Church in the town of Nenagh on Friday. Earlier, thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin as a horse-drawn 聽carriage bore MacGowan性视界传媒檚 coffin through the streets. MacGowan died Nov. 30 at the age of 65. The Pogues infused Irish traditional music with the spirit of punk rock in songs like 性视界传媒淚f I Should Fall from Grace with God性视界传媒 and Fairytale of New York.性视界传媒
Pope Francis has made his first public appearance outdoors since being stricken by bronchitis two weeks ago, which forced him to cancel a planned trip to the COP-28 climate conference in Dubai. The pope has been steadily recovering, and for the Dec. 8 holiday devoted to Mary kept a traditional appointment to pray at the Spanish Steps. He arrived in a black car, and blessed a crowd of onlookers before taking a seat in a chair facing a statue of the Madonna. Before his appointment at the Spanish Steps, Francis went to the St. Mary Major basilica to pray before one of his favorite icons to Mary. He entered the basilica in a wheelchair.
Michigan State University's Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the next president. Kevin Guskiewicz was voted in Friday morning. He's been the chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the past four years. He will take over a university that is now on its fifth leader since since former President Anna Lou Simon resigned in 2018 in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal. Michigan State has remained embroiled in controversy since. The previous president, Samuel Stanley Jr., resigned last October amid tension with the school性视界传媒檚 governing board.
French police address fear factor ahead of the Olympic Games after a deadly attack near Eiffel Tower
The bar was already high, but the security challenge ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games only grew with a knife attack last weekend that killed a tourist near the Eiffel Tower. Still, the assault at the hand of a suspected Islamic radical, a kind of invisible enemy, left law enforcement undaunted. The attack quickly raised concern in France and abroad about security for the Games that begin July 26 性视界传媒 in just over seven months. But law enforcement officials appear eager to push back the fear factor and show off a security-ready Paris. Bernard Bobrowska, inspector general of local police for the French capital says: 性视界传媒淲e are trying to make the invisible risk visible.性视界传媒
Fourteen years ago, Tony Shalhoub said goodbye to one of his most beloved creations 性视界传媒 the obsessive-compulsive private detective Adrian Monk. But the pandemic suddenly made us all catch up with Monk 性视界传媒 stocking up on antibacterial wipes and shuddering at the sight of crowded places. Viewers have caught up with Monk and so fans get another goodbye with the 90-minute 性视界传媒淢r. Monk性视界传媒檚 Last Case: A Monk Movie性视界传媒 hitting Peacock on Friday. Shalhoub suspects Monk has been embraced by legions of fans because he has flaws and insecurities, but manages to push through them. Says the actor: 性视界传媒淗e uses them and turns them into an asset."
An official menu for a state banquet signed by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been auctioned for $275,000. Boston-based RR Auction said the menu was for a banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 1956, commemorating the first state visit of Prime Minister Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy of Pakistan to China. The menu was signed in fountain pen by six influential Chinese statesmen, including Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai. The banquet featured foods from both nations and included delicacies such as 聽性视界传媒淐onsomm茅 of Swallow Nest and White Agaric,性视界传媒 性视界传媒淪hark性视界传媒檚 Fin in Brown Sauce,性视界传媒 and 性视界传媒淩oast Peking Duck.性视界传媒
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: The NCAA is not transferring medals won by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to Riley Gaines, another former Division I swimmer. The false claim grew from an article labeled as satire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not buy two multimillion-dollar yachts through proxies. They are still on the market. An explosion at a home in Arlington, Virginia, was not caused by a firefight with U.S. federal agents. No federal agencies were present at the scene when the house exploded.
The International Olympic Committee says some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The decision Friday removes the option of a blanket ban over the invasion of Ukraine. It confirms moves the IOC started one year ago to reintegrate Russia and its military ally Belarus into global sports. In March the IOC urged sports governing bodies to look at ways to let individual athletes compete. The IOC says eight Russians and three from Belarus in individual sports have so far qualified for Paris.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) 性视界传媒 A Texas judge on Thursday gave a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge over bans that more than a dozen states have enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned.