DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip have killed 1,005 Palestinians in the eight months since a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Hamas, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday. Related Articles Interim US-Iran deal …
More than 1,000 people have been killed by Israeli fire since the Gaza ceasefire, officials say Read MoreForty years ago, David Baerwald broke into the Top 40, co-writing and creating the David + David album “Welcome to the Boomtown.” It was fueled by his daily life. “Downtown Los Angeles was my muse,” Baerwald recalled in a recent …
David Baerwald cowrote hits with Sheryl Crow. Now he’s exploring the past Read MoreBy PHILIP MARCELO RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Rex Heuermann, a New York architect who discretely murdered women for at least 17 years until police realized that their deaths were the work of a serial killer, was sentenced Wednesday to life in …
Rex Heuermann is sentenced to life in prison for New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killings Read MoreNew research has found that the plague was already killing humans 5,500 years ago (Picture: Getty Images) The oldest strains of the plague were already ‘highly lethal’ thousands of years before the Black Death, according to new research. The Black …
Oldest strains of plague were killing people thousands of years before Black Death Read MoreJasmine had underage images of her shared online by her ex-boyfriend (Picture: Getty Images) When she was 16, Jasmine* wasn’t too fussed about Snapchat, the brand new social media app which, at the time, was all the rage. All her …
‘My explicit pics were leaked on social media at 16 – but I don’t back a ban’ Read MoreDonald Trump’s approval ratings remain underwater in most states, according to new polling just released (Picture: AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) When it comes to the polls, Donald Trump has something of a California problem. He has a New York problem …
The US states where Trump’s support has fallen furthest since returning to power Read MoreThe boy was pronounced dead at a holiday home in the village of Periana, pictured, in Spain (Picture: Alamy) A British four-year-old boy has reportedly died after falling into a swimming pool at a holiday home near the Costa del …
British boy, 4, dies after falling into a swimming pool at holiday home in Spain Read MoreFormer Merseyside Police Constable Gary Carson has been banned from policing (Picture: Merseyside Police) A shamed police officer befriended his elderly neighbour and used her card to buy McDonald’s, Starbucks and a Manscaped razor. Former Merseyside Police Constable Gary Carson …
Police officer used elderly neighbour’s card to spend £30,000 at McDonald’s and Tesco Read MoreStephen Ogilvie has woken up from an induced coma in hospital (Picture: Gofundme) The parents of the Belfast knife victim have said he may be left blinded by the attack that triggered fiery riots across the city. Stephen Ogilvie has …
Belfast victim Stephen Ogilvie has woken up from induced coma but faces challenges ahead, family say Read MoreA Cook County judge last week ordered a convicted felon to stay away from his girlfriend’s Uptown condo building and surrender any firearms. But on Monday night, the man allegedly returned to the building and fatally shot the condo board …
Felon shot by Chicago cop allegedly killed Uptown condo board president after being barred from building Read MoreA mayoral working group focused on anti-trans violence released its first report Tuesday, with recommendations for city agencies to create a “long-term strategy” to remove structural barriers for trans people. The report outlined policy changes on a wide range of …
Mayoral working group recommends policy changes reducing barriers for trans Chicagoans Read MoreTiptoeing around the potential of his own presidential run, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday said he plans to be “very involved” in the 2028 presidential election and called a roster of Democratic governors waiting in the wings “the best bench” …
Gov. Pritzker vows to be ‘very involved’ in 2028 presidential election, says Democrats have ‘lost our way’ Read MoreThe U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing one man and leaving two survivors, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest …
US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 1, leaves 2 survivors in the eastern Pacific Ocean Read MoreTwo Democrats appear headed for the November runoff election in California’s 24th State Senate District race. The Republican sitting in third place, based on unofficial primary election results, conceded this week that he would not be advancing to the general …
In SD-24, Democrats John Erickson and Brian Goldsmith appear headed to November runoff race Read MoreBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers stepped up their spending in May and surpassed expectations as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices cooled. Retail sales rose 0.9%, up from a revised 0.4% gain in April, according to new …
Retail sales up 0.9% in May from April as warm weather and cooling gas prices enticed spending Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is facing questions from senators Wednesday as he seeks to run an agency roiled by the administration’s threats to dismantle it. Hamilton led FEMA …
Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s embattled disaster relief agency faces questions from senators Read MoreBy STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is drifting Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear from the Federal Reserve in the afternoon about where it sees interest rates going. The S&P 500 added 0.1%, …
US stocks drift ahead of the Fed’s announcement on interest rates Read MoreBy MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The interim deal between the U.S. and Iran is supposed to usher in a two-month period that would address the most divisive issue between the longtime adversaries — Tehran’s nuclear program. …
Interim US-Iran deal leaves the thorniest issue still to be negotiated: Tehran’s nuclear program Read MoreA sea of low hanging clouds surrounds the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains as roofers stack roof tiles onto new homes under construction in Chino on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) One part of Southern California’s …
Southern California home to 3 fastest-growing US ZIPs – including No. 1 Read MorePreston had sustained around 40 traumatic injuries in 16 weeks The biological father of a murdered nine-month-old boy has said his son endured months of ‘terror at the hands of a monster’. Gary Nolan paid tribute to his son Preston …
Dad of murdered baby Preston says son ‘should have been alive on his birthday’ Read More