By Rob Picheta, Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury, Abeer Salman and Paul Murphy, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an overnight strike in the Iranian capital Tehran, a major development that throws the war between Israel and the militant group into an unpredictable and dangerous new phase.
Continue Reading Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas’ top political leader was killed Wednesday by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risked escalating into an all-out regional war. Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge against Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel “will
Continue Reading Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chen Yulu never thought her home province of Hunan had any culture that she would be proud of, much less become an ambassador of. But these days, the 23-year-old is a self-proclaimed ambassador of nüshu, a script once known only to a small number of women in the south China.
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The staggering Chicago White Sox lost their 16th straight game, extending a franchise record, as Michael Massey homered and Michael Wacha pitched seven strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory. Bobby Witt Jr. ran his hitting streak to 12 games and had the first RBI in an
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — A closely watched measure of Chinese manufacturing activity remained negative in July as concern persists about the state of the world’s second largest economy. The National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday that the Purchasing Managers’ Index slipped 0.1 points to 49.4, It was the third straight monthly reading below 50, a level
Continue Reading Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Pham hit a pinch-hit grand slam in his first game back with the Cardinals and St. Louis beat the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Tuesday night. Pham’s blast off reliver Cody Bradford capped a five-run fifth. It was his first at-bat since being dealt to the Cardinals from the
Continue Reading By Celina Tebor and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are searching for a suspect who they say fatally shot a 43-year-old man in an “execution-type homicide” in the parking lot of a Philadelphia mosque as he was walking to a prayer service Tuesday. Philadelphia police on Wednesday identified the victim as Raheem Jefferson and
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared the water in Paris safe for swimming following days of concerns about elevated bacteria levels caused by heavy rains last week. The women jumped into the river near the majestic Pont Alexandre III around 8 a.m., with steady
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said. The landslides occurred after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages. Another 186 people were injured
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a man was ambushed, shot and killed while outside a North Philadelphia mosque. Philadelphia police say the 43-year-old man was headed to the mosque Tuesday evening when he was shot multiple times in the parking lot. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small says surveillance footage shows the victim walking with
Continue Reading Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says the recent heavy rains in northwestern North Korea flooded thousands of houses and a vast extent of farmland and left many residents homeless and living in makeshift tents. North Korea earlier said more than 5,000 people stranded in the northwestern in Sinuiju city and Uiju
Continue Reading Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi government has postponed an order to clear out camps in the country’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region that house thousands of people who fled when the Islamic State group seized their home areas a decade ago. Earlier this year, Baghdad ordered the camps to be closed by July
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By JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general’s efforts to keep him there. “I never gave up because my family never gave up,” Christopher Dunn said from the steps
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is the only White House hopeful who has qualified to compete for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Democratic National Committee made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday. Although no other major Democrat had indicated any plans to challenge Harris, the DNC’s announcement officially clears the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House’s executive chef has retired after nearly three decades of making meals and cooking up state dinners for five different presidents and their families. Cris Comerford is the first woman to hold the job, and is also the first person of color to be executive chef. Her last
Continue Reading AP Science Writer With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate change’s extreme weather. For several days it appeared they would lose — by ditching the swimming portion of triathlon races. It wasn’t until early Wednesday, after the men’s race had been postponed
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District has narrowed to a margin that is within the range of an automatic recount. Former Phoenix City Council member Yassamin Ansari leads former state lawmaker Raquel Terán by 89 votes, with 42,523 votes tallied and just a few hundred more to count.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)This is a week has an alert for excessive heat warning through Thursday with heat index being more than 105 degrees each day according to ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Dr. Chris Sampson — and emergency room doctor at University Hospital — warned that dizziness, nausea and a racing heart are initial signs
Continue Reading AP Health Writer The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday. The new recall includes 71 products made between May 10 and July
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, Stephanie Becker, Cheri Mossburg and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As the city of San Francisco prepares to fall in line with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order to clear homeless encampments, Los Angeles is pushing back, refusing to allow its jails to be used to hold those removed from encampments. Newsom,
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