Dozens Killed as Israeli Strikes Pound Lebanon, Health Ministry Says
The deadliest strikes hit the Bekaa Valley, in and around the historic city of Baalbek, overnight.
Child, 12, among the five killed in a plane crash shortly after takeoff
A 12-year-old boy was among five people killed after a small jet crashed moments after take-off in Phoenix, authorities said. The Honda HA-420 aircraft took off at around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, but struck a vehicle outside the airport minutes later and caught fire. Five people were on board the […]
At Least 10 Killed in Indonesia After Volcano Erupts
The authorities warned of more volcanic activity at Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, which has erupted dozens of times in the past few weeks.
RFK Jr., Whose Misinformation Helped Cause a Measles Outbreak That Killed 83 People, Says Trump Has Promised Him “Control” of “Public Health Agencies”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters at an event on Monday that Donald Trump has pledged to give him “control” of multiple federal health agencies in a second term, a move that would be not unlike putting a mass murderer in charge of the Justice Department. Speaking via livestream, the former third-party candidate said“The key […]
U.S. Says It Killed Islamic State Militants in Syria
Airstrikes on Monday targeted people who the military said were senior leaders of the group, which has sharply stepped up its attacks in Iraq and Syria.
Live Updates: Dozens Killed in Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza, Palestinian Officials Say
The Israeli military said it was looking into reports of the attack. The Palestinian Civil Defense, an emergency service, said at least 55 people were killed.
Lebanon says 60 killed in Israel strikes on Bekaa Valley in east
At least 60 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, the Lebanese health ministry said. Two children were among those killed in strikes which targeted 12 areas in the Baalbek region, officials said. And 58 people were wounded, the ministry said, adding rescue efforts were still under way in the […]
Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes have killed 22 people in northern Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, Palestinian medical officials said. The Gaza Health Ministry’s emergency service said that 11 women and two children were among those killed in the strikes late Saturday on several homes and buildings in the northern town of Beit Lahiya. […]
‘I traveled 8,000 miles for the camera that killed Polaroid’
It’s the kind of story that can form the foundation of a company’s identity and, if they’re lucky, the plot for their eventual fictionalized biopic: A brand dominating one kind of technology takes a bold, risky step into the great unknown so that it can lead its industry into the future. It’s a great story…when […]
Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza
Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorized vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel’s war with Hamas. The two employees told The Associated Press they were fired by phone call late Thursday, several hours after a lunchtime event they organized at Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Washington. Both workers […]