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A serial killer set Detroit on edge. Police missteps over 15 years allowed him to roam free 12/22/2023 11:23am • DETROIT (AP) — The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be murdered, posing their nude or partially clothed corpses amid cheap booze pints, crumbling sheetrock and hypodermic needles. The slayings set Detroit on edge, prompting authorities to dispatch crews on overtime to scou These numbers show the staggering losses in the Israel-Hamas war as Gaza deaths surpass 20,000 12/22/2023 08:22am • JERUSALEM (AP) — The latest conflict between Israel and Hamas is by far the deadliest and most destructive of their five wars since the militant group seized the Gaza Strip in 2007. The fighting erupted on Oct. 7 when Hamas carried out a surprise attack in southern Israel. Since then, Israel has u Live updates | Israeli strikes hit Gaza. The UN says half a million people there are starving 12/21/2023 11:44pm • Israel kept up its blistering campaign of airstrikes and ground operations across the Gaza Strip, where the United Nations says more than half a million people are starving because not enough food has entered the besieged territory. That's roughly one in four people in Gaza. Tens of thousands of dis Here are some ways you can reduce financial stress during the holidays 12/21/2023 12:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The holidays are supposed to be a joyful time, but they can also be financially stressful. With gifts, social gatherings and plane tickets home, the costs can start piling up. Household expenses continue to rise and many Americans are expressing concern about their financial future How to Finance Assisted Living 12/20/2023 07:00pm • Ask some senior living experts how to pay for assisted living, and they'll tell you, "Have money." While that clearly isn't a real answer, the truth is that the cost of care in this setting is significant. The average expense, according to Genworth Financial's Cost of Care survey from 2021, is about Live updates | Israel strikes hit Gaza as UN delays vote on a cease-fire resolution 12/19/2023 05:31pm • Israeli troops launched more deadly strikes in Gaza on Tuesday and raided two of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza’s north, while the U.N. Security Council delayed voting on a resolution to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza during some kind of a halt in the fighting. An Israeli strike on an apar Feel alone? Check out these quotes on what it's been like to be human in 2023 12/19/2023 01:44pm • To feel 2023 is to listen closely and think on the words of awe, dread, anger, disconnect, loss — and yes, love — that flowed from people directly involved in the world's most recent turns of history. To help tell the story, The Associated Press presents quotes from people around the world who s Live updates | UN delays vote on cease-fire resolution as US, Israel and Qatar hold new talks 12/18/2023 06:06pm • The U.N. Security Council has delayed voting on an Arab-sponsored resolution for an urgent cessation of hostilities in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants. The vote was pushed back to try to avoid another veto by the United States, Israel’s closest ally. The In Israel's killing of 3 hostages, some see the same excessive force directed at Palestinians 12/18/2023 03:14am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis were left stunned and speechless when three hostages held by Hamas were killed by Israeli forces in the middle of an active war zone after they waved a white flag and screamed out in Hebrew to show they did not pose a threat. For some, the incident was a shocking e AP's Lawrence Knutson, who covered Washington's transcendent events for nearly 4 decades, has died 12/17/2023 06:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawrence L. Knutson, a longtime Associated Press writer whose deep knowledge of the presidency, Congress and American history made him an institution in his own right, has died. He was 87. Knutson, who had prostate cancer and other health problems, died Saturday night in hospice European diplomacy steps up calls for Gaza cease-fire 12/17/2023 09:48am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Some of Israel’s closest European allies pressed for a cease-fire in the war with Hamas on Sunday, underscoring growing international unease with the devastating impact of the conflict on Gaza’s civilian population. The concerted push by top European diplomats comes before a v Frank DeFilippo, sage observer of Md. politics, dies at age 93 12/16/2023 09:17pm • Frank A. DeFilippo, a redoubtable chronicler of Maryland politics whose career dated back to the 1960's and included a stint as a weekly columnist for Maryland Matters that lasted through 2021, died on Saturday. He was 93. An announcement from Ruck Funeral Home in Towson said he "passed away peac Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 12/15/2023 01:32pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 12/14/2023 01:00pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov ‘Uniquely horrible choice:’ Few US adults want a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024, an AP-NORC poll shows 12/14/2023 12:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the presidential election no one is really jazzed about. Relatively few Americans are excited about a potential rematch of the 2020 election between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, although more Republicans would be satisfied to have Trump as their nominee than Democr