By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the expansion of Israeli settlements and ongoing demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank are taking Israel further away from peace with the Palestinians. Yet, he said Monday that the U.S.-Israel relationship remains “iron-clad” and that the Biden
Continue ReadingBy Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Early one recent Friday morning, sanitation workers, homeless-outreach workers and LAPD officers arrived on a little street in the west of Los Angeles. Jasmine Avenue is lined with low-rise apartment blocks, an imposing Catholic Church, a school and a handful of dilapidated recreational vehicles. That morning on
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The mother of one of the four University of Idaho students who were fatally stabbed in an off-campus home last year said she won’t attend the trial of her son’s accused killer. “It doesn’t change the outcome,” Stacy Chapin, whose 20-year-old son Ethan was killed in the attack, told
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Monday to begin what could be a quiet stretch following weeks of gains that rallied Wall Street to the edge of what’s called a “bull market.” The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in early trading, and if it finishes the day
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A wealthy driver has been fined 121,000 euros ($129,544) for speeding in Finland, where such penalties are calculated on the basis of an offender’s income. The main newspaper for Finland’s Aaland Islands quoted Anders Wiklöf as saying in an article published Monday, “I really regret the matter.” Wiklöf was driving 82
Continue ReadingBy Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Nine zoo animals were rescued, and one is dead after a fire broke out at the Metro Richmond Zoo Sunday night, the zoo said in a statement. The fire started around 9:50 p.m. in the zoo’s workshop area and then spread to the animal hospital, feed storage room and
Continue Reading By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces are making a major effort to punch through Russian defensive lines in southeast Ukraine for a second day. Kyiv authorities say their forces are increasing offensive operations and making gains but suggest some of the Russian announcements were misinformation as speculation grows about a
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said Monday. EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said the ability
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HOLLIDAY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holliday woman was seriously hurt after a jet ski crash in Monroe County Sunday afternoon. Troopers say the crash happened at 4:20 p.m. on the South Fork Arm of Mark Twain Lake. Troopers say Michael Maubach, 20 crashed into Rance Wheeler, 18, while on the lake. Troopers say all passengers were
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street is relatively flat Monday following last week’s last surge propelled by U.S. jobs data that raised new questions about if or when a recession might arrive. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are essentially unchanged heading into a week
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DENVER (AP) — Staring down a 2-0 deficit in the NBA Finals, as the visitors in a hostile arena where no road team had prevailed in more than two months, the Miami Heat decided to do what they’ve done throughout the postseason. They found a way. Against all odds.
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian foreign ministry’s spokesman says his country will reopen its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia this week, restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift. State-run media reported on Monday that Iran’s Embassy in Riyadh, its consulate general in Jeddah, and office of the permanent representative of the country to the
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the U.K. government will house hundreds more asylum-seekers on barges. Two more barges will house about 1,000 migrants alongside one that’s set to be docked in Portland in southern England within the next two weeks. The move is meant to help save
Continue Reading NEBI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — A 3-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank last week has died of his wounds. Israel’s Sheba Hospital, which had been treating him, announced the death on Monday. The boy was shot in the head last Thursday near his village of Nebi
Continue Reading By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Germany and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen their defense cooperation and plan a joint military exercise with other countries in the region. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius discussed the growing ties in a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart, Prabowo Subianto, in Jakarta. Both ministers attended the
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A German court says it is giving an 82-year-old man a “very last warning” to avoid jail after he was found guilty of drug dealing, despite 24 previous convictions. The retired seaman, who said he wanted to improve his meagre 800-euro ($855) monthly pension by selling marijuana, was handed a suspended sentence
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The CEO of OpenAI says he is encouraged by a desire shown by world leaders to contain any risks posed by the artificial intelligence technology his company and others are developing. Sam Altman on Monday visited Tel Aviv, a tech powerhouse, as part of a
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a new media adviser who has tweeted critically against President Joe Biden. The Haaretz daily reported about the appointment late on Sunday. Gilad Zwick, a journalist with a conservative Israeli TV station, has in his tweets called Biden
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The next time you see a postal employee making deliveries, perhaps share a smile or kindly convey your gratitude for their hard work. Not only do they deal with an extraordinary volume of mail, but new data shows they also face a high number of dog bites. In fact,
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish commando battalion has arrived in Kosovo to assist in quelling recent violent unrest in the Balkan country. The Turkish Defense Ministry shared a video on Sunday showing troops wearing the insignia of the NATO-led Kosovo Force departing Turkey and arriving in Kosovo. The force is a peacekeeping mission that was
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