NEW YORK (AP) — Just a day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon on Wednesday in what appears to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks targeting an extraordinary number of people. Both attacks, which many believe were carried out by […]
BEIRUT (AP) — Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine people – including an 8-year-old girl – and wounding several thousand, authorities said. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel for what appeared to be a sophisticated, long-range […]
Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world’s biggest stages, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 29. “Michaela touched so many lives around the world, including ours. She was an unforgettable inspiration to all […]
OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — The shooting that a 15-year-old critically injured At an Omaha high school on Tuesday, two boys got into a physical altercation before one shot the other in the stomach with a gun hidden under his hoodie, court documents show. The 14-year-old suspect appeared in court Wednesday afternoon and was charged as […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has long tried to plant misinformation in U.S. political discourse. Now it has a new approach: It is paying Americans to do the work. This week Charges against two employees of Russian state media over allegations that they paid a Tennessee company to create pro-Russian content has revived concerns about foreign […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah repelled heavy shelling early Sunday morning but refrained from triggering a widely feared all-out war, signaling that their most intense exchange in months is over. The cross-border attacks came as high-level talks on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas resumed in Egypt. Gaza This would […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has approved $20 billion worth of arms sales to Israelincluding numerous fighter jets and state-of-the-art air-to-air missiles, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Congress was briefed on the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs), 120mm tank ammunition, and high-explosive mortars […]
