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FILE - Logan Clegg talks with defense attorney Maya Dominguez at his trial at Merrimack County Superior Court, Oct. 3, 2023, in Concord, N.H. The man who was living in a tent in the woods in New Hampshire was convicted of murder Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 in the fatal shooting of a retired couple who had gone out for a walk. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool, File)

Man living in woods convicted of murder in shooting deaths of retired New Hampshire couple

A man who was living in a tent in the woods has been convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a retired New Hampshire couple who were out for a walk. After deliberating for a day and a half, the … more

By KATHY McCORMACK | 10/23/23

People help evacuate a Palestinian woman following Israeli airstrikes that targeted her neighbourhood in Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Two weeks ago she was thriving. Now, a middle-class mom in Gaza struggles to survive

Yousra Abu Sharekh's life was turned upside down within days after Israel declared war on Gaza days after Hamas' bloody rampage over two weeks ago. The 33-year old mother spends her days securing … more

By SAMYA KULLAB and NAJIB JOBAIN | 10/23/23

The granddaughter of an 85-year-old Israeli woman who was kidnapped by Hamas and taken to Gaza said she was increasingly worried about her grandmother's health. (October 18).

Trying to keep hope alive, families share stories about loved ones abducted in the attack on Israel

Last week’s news of the release of two hostages is offering some hope to the families of the more than 200 people the Israeli military says were taken hostage by Hamas militants. Judith and Natalie … more

By The Associated Press | 10/23/23

FILE - This 2020 photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey shows the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica. No matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a key and sizable chunk of Antarctica is essentially doomed to an "unavoidable" melt, a new study found. (David Vaughan/British Antarctic Survey via AP, File)

Even with carbon emissions cuts, a key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse, study says

A new study says no matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a key and sizable chunk of Antarctica is essentially doomed to an unavoidable melt. The study's lead author says the full … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 10/23/23

FILE - Mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker takes part in a Democratic primary debate at the WPVI-TV studio in Philadelphia, April 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Outcome of key local races in Pennsylvania could offer lessons for 2024 election

Local elections in Democratic strongholds at both ends of Pennsylvania next month could show how voters feel about progressive candidates and issues such as abortion and crime ahead of the 2024 … more

By BROOKE SCHULTZ | 10/23/23

FILE - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a meeting of the Economic Club of New York, Oct. 19, 2023, in New York. The yield on the 10-year Treasury has reached 5%. It's the first time since 2007 that the centerpiece of the global financial system has been that high, with impacts far beyond Wall Street. Treasury yields have been climbing rapidly, with the 10-year yield rallying from less than 3.50% during the spring and from just 0.50% early in the pandemic. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)

The yield on a 10-year Treasury reached 5% for the 1st time since 2007. Here's why that matters

The yield on the 10-year Treasury has reached 5% for the first time since 2007. That matters for everyone, not just Wall Street. Treasury yields have been climbing rapidly, with the 10-year yield … more

By STAN CHOE | 10/23/23

Court orders Russian-US journalist to stay in jail another 6 weeks

A Russian court has ordered a Russian-American journalist who was detained last week on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent to remain in custody until early December, her employer … more

By The Associated Press | 10/23/23

FILE - President Joe Biden looks on as Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 9, 2022, in Washington. The Biden administration is designating 31 “tech hubs” in 32 states and Puerto Rico to help spur innovation and create jobs in the specific industries that are concentrated in these areas. “I have to say, in my entire career in public service, I have never seen as much interest in any initiative than this one," Raimondo told reporters during a Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, conference call to preview the announcement. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

President Joe Biden is naming 'tech hubs' for 32 states, Puerto Rico to help industry, create jobs

The Biden administration is designating 31 so-called tech hubs that reach 32 states and Puerto Rico. The hubs are designed to help spur innovation in specific industries that are concentrated in … more

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE | 10/23/23

Israel bombs market in Gaza, killing at least 10

Live updates | Israeli warplanes strike targets ahead of expected ground offensive in Gaza

Israeli warplanes are striking targets across Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive in the besieged Hamas-ruled territory. Fears of a widening war have grown as Israel struck targets in the … more

By The Associated Press | 10/23/23

Greg Schneider, research museum collections manager for the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's division of reptiles and amphibians, holds a jar containing snake specimens Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. They are part of a donation from Oregon State University that could make Michigan's collection of snake specimens the largest held by any research institution in the U.S. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens

The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of reptile and amphibian specimens, including many snakes. Research collections manager Greg Schneider estimates the … more

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | 10/23/23

FILE - President George W. Bush signs legislation banning so-called partial-birth abortions, Nov. 5, 2003, in Washington, as from left, House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Ill., Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., obscured, and Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, watch. As campaigning escalates in Ohio's fall fight over abortion rights, a new line of attack from opponents suggests "partial-birth" abortions would be revived if a proposed constitutional amendment passes. But the procedure has been banned nationwide for over 15 years. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

This procedure is banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio's abortion amendment?

With Election Day closing in, anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion procedure that was once … more

By JULIE CARR SMYTH | 10/23/23

Palestinian medics surround a baby wounded in an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Khan Younis, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza's hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at risk

Doctors in the Gaza Strip say dwindling fuel supplies are putting dozens of premature babies hooked up to incubators at risk of imminent death. The U.N. health agency estimates there are 130 … more

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and SAMYA KULLAB | 10/22/23

Officers with the Frederick County Sheriiff's Dept. SWAT Team search for suspect Pedro Argote at the former Garden State Tannery plant in Williamsport, Md. on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Washington County Sheriff Brian Albert said authorities are “actively working” to apprehend 49-year-old Pedro Argote for the “targeted attack” of Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson. (Ric Dugan/The Frederick News-Post via AP)

Search for suspect in fatal shooting of Maryland judge continues for a fourth day

A manhunt for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Maryland judge continued for a fourth day Sunday as authorities completed a search of an area where the suspect’s car was found. Officials said … more

10/22/23

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad, left, her expedition leader Bonnie Stoll, right, and staff from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital watch "Rocky," a rehabilitated green sea turtle, crawl into the Atlantic Ocean Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, from a beach in Key West, Fla. The turtle release was part of a weekend 10th anniversary celebration commemorating Nyad's successful 2013 swim from Cuba to Key West, ending at the same beach. Rescued in January and taken to the Turtle Hospital, "Rocky" required an eight-hour intestinal surgery, breathing treatments, a blood transfusion and months of medications to survive. At age 64, Nyad came ashore on Labor Day 2013 after swimming nearly 111 miles across the Florida Straits from Havana. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

Diana Nyad marks anniversary of epic Cuba-Florida swim, freeing rehabilitated sea turtle in the Keys

A decade after swimming nonstop for more than two straight days from Cuba to Florida, Diana Nyad has returned to the Key West beach where she completed her epic journey. Nyad and her former support … more

10/22/23

President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, meet with victims' relatives and first responders who were directly affected by the Hamas attacks, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Blinken says US is ready to respond to escalation or targeting of US forces during Israel-Hamas war

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States is ready to protect American forces or personnel in the Middle East should the Israel-Hamas war escalate as he expects. Blinken says the U.S. … more

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE | 10/22/23

These images provided by the City of La Vergne shows La Vergne Police Officers Ashely Boleyjack and Gregory Kern. Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 for the estranged son of Nashville's police chief as the suspect in the shooting of the two police officers outside a Dollar General store. (City of La Vergne via AP)

Manhunt continues for Nashville police chief's son suspected in shooting of 2 Tennessee officers

Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store. Authorities said … more

10/22/23

The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on Saturday to let desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians for the first time since Israel sealed off the territory following Hamas' bloody rampage two weeks ago.

Live updates | Israel says it's stepping up attacks on the Gaza Strip

Aid deliveries have begun moving into the besieged Gaza Strip, two weeks after the militant group Hamas rampaged through southern Israel and Israel responded with airstrikes. Separately, Israel said … more

By The Associated Press | 10/22/23

Live updates | Israel plans to step up attacks on the Gaza Strip

Aid deliveries have begun moving into the besieged Gaza Strip, two weeks after the militant group Hamas rampaged through southern Israel and Israel responded with airstrikes. Separately, Israel said … more

By The Associated Press | 10/21/23

Michigan tight end Colston Loveland (18) is stopped by Michigan State defensive back Malik Spencer, right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Michigan State shows Hitler's image on videoboards in pregame quiz before loss to No. 2 Michigan

Michigan State showed Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a pregame quiz on videoboards before playing No. 2 Michigan, and later apologized for the inappropriate content provided by an outside source. … more

10/21/23

A Detroit synagogue president was fatally stabbed outside her home. Police don't have a motive

Police say a Detroit synagogue president has been found stabbed to death outside her home. Cpl. Dan Donakowski says a statement from Mayor Mike Duggan identified the victim as Samantha Woll. … more

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