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Israel’s Netanyahu ‘determined’ to continue Gaza offensive

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against calls from the United States to wind down the operation that has left hundreds dead. Netanyahu’s tough comments marked the first public rift...
New York attorney general says Trump Organization probe is now criminal

NEW YORK — The New York attorney general’s office said Tuesday that it is conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business empire, expanding what had previously been a civil probe. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the company is no longer purely civil...
U.S. encouraging Israel to wind down Gaza offensive

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and administration officials have encouraged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials to wind down the bombardment of Gaza, a person with knowledge of the discussions said Tuesday, as the Israeli and Palestinian death tolls mounted and pressure grew on Biden to move...
Justice Department drops subpoena for information on Devin Nunes parody Twitter accountVideo

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has withdrawn a subpoena filed in the final weeks of the Trump administration that sought information about a Twitter user who parodied Rep. Devin Nunes, according to people familiar with the matter. The California Republican has spent years seeking to unmask such anonymous users and...
Study: Climate change added $8 billion to Sandy’s damages

Climate change-triggered sea level rise added $8 billion in damage during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, one of nation’s costliest weather disasters, a new study said. During Sandy — a late fall freak combination of a hurricane and other storms that struck New York and surrounding areas — the seas were almost...
Groups ask judge to block Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law

INDIANAPOLIS — Abortion rights groups asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block a new Indiana law that would require doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment for potentially stopping the abortion process. The lawsuit filed with the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis argues that the...
Virginia: Ex-gynecologist gets 59 years on fraud conviction

NORFOLK, Va. — A former gynecologist in Virginia who was convicted on fraud charges for performing unnecessary surgeries and procedures was sentenced Tuesday to 59 years in prison. Dr. Javaid Perwaiz also was ordered to pay $18.5 million to insurance companies that covered the procedures, news outlets reported. The former...
Biden reverses Trump changes to bank antidiscrimination law

NEW YORK — The Biden administration said Tuesday it will repeal changes made by the Trump administration to a law aimed at stopping banks from discriminating against racial minorities and the poor. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, one of the nation’s bank regulators, said it plans to...
Darwin’s Arch loses its top due to erosion in Galapagos

QUITO, Ecuador — The famed Darwin’s Arch in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top, and officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone. Ecuador’s Environment Ministry reported the collapse on its Facebook page on Monday. The rock structure — 141 feet high, 230 feet long and 75 feet wide...
Shooting targeting party bus in California kills 2, wounds 3

OAKLAND, Calif. — Someone opened fire on a party bus on a San Francisco Bay Area freeway early Tuesday, killing two women and wounding at least three others, authorities said. The passengers were celebrating a woman’s 21st birthday when the bus was attacked around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 580...
FBI investigates Asian-American teen’s death as hate crime

DENVER — The FBI has revealed that it is now investigating the 2017 death of an Asian-American teen in Colorado as a possible hate crime. The federal agency said in a statement Monday to KCNC-TV that it was probing the death of Maggie Long a “hate crime matter.” Long’s death...
EU seeks Mideast cease-fire, concerned conflict will spread

BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers called Tuesday for a cease-fire to end days of heavy fighting between the Israeli armed forces and Palestinian militants, but said that a longer-term political solution must be found to end decades of conflict between them. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed in...
Prosecutor says N.C. deputies justified in shooting of Black man

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — North Carolina sheriff’s deputies were justified in their fatal shooting of a Black man in April because the man ignored their commands and drove his car directly at one of them before they fired any shots, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Andrew Brown Jr.’s actions caused deputies...
Unruly passenger on JFK flight prompts emergency landing

A flight out of Kennedy Airport made an emergency landing after an unruly, foul-smelling passenger refused to wear a mask, snorted a white powder, groped a woman and uttered racial slurs, according to reports. The suspect was taken into custody when the JetBlue flight to San Francisco made an unscheduled...
Tennessee to mandate bathroom signs about transgender use

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee will become the first state in the United States to require businesses and government facilities open to the public to post a sign if they let transgender people use multiperson bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms associated with their gender identity. Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed...
Tennessee man admits hate crime in attack on Muslim girls

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man who harassed two teenage Muslim girls and then swung a knife and attacked their father has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime. Christopher Beckham, 35, of Nashville, appeared in court last week to enter the plea, the Justice Department said Monday in a...

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