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Wesley Bell defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush. A pro-Israel group spent $8.5 million to help oust her 08/07/2024 07:40am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St. Louis, marking the second time this year that one of the party’s incumbents has been ousted in an expensive contest that reflected deep divisions over the war in Gaz In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town 08/06/2024 11:28pm • WALLACE, La. (AP) — Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who've spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project. A representative from the company, Greenf The Latest: Harris and Walz debut at Philadelphia rally 08/06/2024 09:48pm • Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states. She introduced Walz at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia. Harris was the only candidate eligible to receive votes after no other candidate qual Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas chooses Oct. 7 mastermind as their new leader as wider war feared 08/06/2024 06:16pm • The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. The choice of the hardliner was a defiant move by Hamas, whose political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran last week in a pr Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall 08/06/2024 12:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of UN fires additional staffers after probe finds potential involvement in Oct. 7 attack on Israel 08/05/2024 06:32pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The United Nations said Monday it has fired additional staff members from its agency for Palestinian refugees after an internal investigation found they may have been involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack against Israel. The U.N. secretary-general’s office announced the move i Virginia's Noah Lyles wins Paris Olympics 100-meter by five-thousandths of a second over Jamaica's Kishane Thompson 08/04/2024 11:59pm • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles paced on the far end of the track, hands folded over the top of his head, wistfully looking up at a scoreboard that would, sooner or later, flash an answer he’s been seeking over three sweat-soaked years. Was all that toil since the last Olympics — all A North Carolina Republican who mocked women for abortions runs ad with his wife's own story 08/02/2024 05:33pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has been battered for months by his Democratic rival and other adversaries for seeking additional abortion restrictions beyond current state law and for past comments upbraiding women on the issue. “Abortion in t For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning 08/02/2024 11:50am • AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor charges she faces in court, and another for violations of the college's conduct code. It has kept the graduate student from For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning 08/02/2024 11:42am • AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor charges she faces in court, and another for violations of the college's conduct code. It has kept the graduate student from Prisoner Swap Latest: Freed Americans return to US soil and emotional welcome 08/02/2024 12:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed a 24-person prisoner swap on Thursday, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, accor Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran says 07/31/2024 11:50pm • Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday. No one immediately claimed responsibility but suspicion quickly fell on Israel, which has vowed to kill Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel t Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack 07/31/2024 03:12pm • BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region. At the head of its political hierarchy, he had little military role – but Israel marked him for death after the surprise Oct. 7 attacks Turkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the 'massacre law' 07/30/2024 11:39am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Legislators approved Tuesday a new law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from Turkey's streets that animal lovers fear will lead to many of the dogs being killed or ending up in neglected, overcrowded shelters. Some critics also argue that the law will be used to targ Parenting your parents: How to manage your loved ones' finances, on top of your own 07/30/2024 05:10am • Have you ever wondered when the best time is to step in and handle your aging parents’ finances? It can be difficult to talk about money with your aging parents. But experts say the sooner you do it, the easier it will be to protect their well-being. Amy Goyer, a caregiver expert with AARP,