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Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation

Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation

JERUSALEM (AP) — Backed by a barrage of rockets, Hamas militants stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns, killing dozens and abducting others in an unprecedented surprise attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday.
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Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands

Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Policeman in Egypt kills 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at tourist site

Policeman in Egypt kills 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at tourist site

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian policeman opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israelis and one Egyptian, according to Egypt's Interior Ministry.
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American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing

American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing

BEIJING (AP) — American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed Sunday dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others remained missing, according to Chinese media reports.
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Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000

Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to over 2,000, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Hezbollah bombards Israeli positions in disputed area along border with Syria's Golan Heights

Hezbollah bombards Israeli positions in disputed area along border with Syria's Golan Heights

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group fired dozens of rockets and shells on Sunday at three Israeli positions in a disputed area along the country’s border with Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
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California governor vetoes bill that would have banned caste discrimination

California governor vetoes bill that would have banned caste discrimination

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have made California the first U.S. state to outlaw caste-based discrimination. Caste is a division of people related to birth or descent.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms.
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Man accused of killing 10 at Colorado supermarket in 2021 is ruled mentally competent to stand trial

Man accused of killing 10 at Colorado supermarket in 2021 is ruled mentally competent to stand trial

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in a 2021 rampage is mentally competent to stand trial. The decision allows the prosecution of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa to move forward.
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Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote along partisan lines Friday, agreed to hear a challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps after a newly elected liberal justice declined to recuse herself.
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