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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian authorities say at least 21 people were killed in a house fire in northern Gaza Strip. The fire broke out Thursday evening on the third floor of a three-story building in the crowded Jabaliya refugee camp. The Civil Defense in Gaza, which is run by the Palestinian militant

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers for Michigan’s former health director are urging an appeals court to quickly stop an effort to revive criminal charges related to the Flint water crisis of 2014-15. Nick Lyon’s defense team made the plea this week in response to a pledge by prosecutors to try to

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of people have marched through central Athens, accompanied by a heavy police presence, to mark the anniversary of a 1973 student uprising that was brutally crushed by Greece’s military dictatorship at the time. The anniversary is observed each year with marches to the U.S. Embassy and have often, though not

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Kurdish officials say a heating gas tank exploded in a residential complex in northern Iraq, killing six people. Reports said the explosion happened in the city of Sulimaniyah late on Thursday, It destroyed three homes and also injured 16 people. An unknown number were trapped under the rubble. Authorities said the

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge has sentenced a white Philadelphia police officer to 11½ to 23 months in prison in the 2017 fatal shooting of an unarmed Black motorist. It’s far less than the decades behind bars he potentially faced. Officer Eric Ruch Jr. shot and killed 25-year-old Dennis Plowden Jr. six seconds after arriving

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer General Motors expects its portfolio of electric vehicles to turn a profit in North America by 2025. That will come as it boosts battery and assembly plant capacity to build over 1 million EVs per year. CEO Mary Barra used the pledge to kick off the company’s investor day

By SAM MEDNICK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYSELIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — As violence escalates in Ukraine, human rights abuses have become widespread. The situation is particularly concerning in the southern region of Kherson, where villages were liberated from Russian occupation a week ago. The U.N. says it’s trying to verify allegations of nearly 90

By VASILISA STEPANENKO and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press PRZEWODOW, Poland (AP) — Since Russia invaded Ukraine more than eight months ago, Poland has aided its neighbor and millions of its refugees. The Poles acted both to ease the suffering of Ukrainians and to help guard against the war spilling into the rest of Europe. But

By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian investors are showing concern over President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s promises to sustain a massive welfare program, increase the minimum wage and boost health and education spending. Da Silva’s transition team on Wednesday night presented Congress with an outline of

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says the group will stick to its strict interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia. Thursday’s announcement underscores the Taliban’s intention to continue the hard-line policies they implemented since taking over the country more than a year ago. During their previous years in power

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. regulators approved a plan to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat that would be the largest dam removal and river restoration project in the world when it goes forward. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission vote

LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon is relaxing its requirement for all-white clothing to allow female players to wear colored undershorts to be more comfortable on their periods. Wimbledon’s strict policy about all-white attire for players is one of the best-known features of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament, but the All England Club on Thursday said it

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Refusing to concede, Kari Lake, the defeated Republican candidate for Arizona governor, said Thursday she is assembling lawyers and collecting evidence of voters having trouble casting ballots on Election Day as she considers her next move. Lake, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, traveled to the

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police in Rhode Island say DNA evidence and the use of forensic genealogy has led to an arrest in a 35-year-old sexual assault case. Authorities say 66-year-old Frank Thies was arrested last month in Indiana and faces charges of sexual assault and molestation. The victims were aged 11 and 13 in

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has executed a man for the torture killing of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 1993. Richard Stephen Fairchild received a lethal injection Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Attorneys for the 63-year-old had argued that Fairchild was abused as a child, was mentally

By KEN SWEET and MICHELLE CHAPMAN The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The man who had to clean up the mess at Enron says the situation at FTX is even worse, describing what he calls a “complete failure” of corporate control. The filing by John Ray III, the new CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — US regulators approved a major milestone in a plan to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat that would be the largest dam removal and river restoration project in the world when it goes forward. The Federal

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores began late last year. The walkouts coincide with Starbucks’ annual Red Cup Day, when the company gives free reusable cups to customers who order

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to address her plans with colleagues on Thursday in the wake of Democrats narrowly losing control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections. Pelosi’s decision to either seek another term as the Democratic leader or to step aside

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency starting Thursday in parts of western New York ahead of a potentially dangerous bout of lake-effect snow. The National Weather Service forecast up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) of snow or more through Sunday that “may paralyze” the hardest-hit communities, including