Associated Press stories, Page 762
Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital and people trapped inside say they cannot flee
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Health officials and people trapped inside Gaza’s largest hospital rejected Israel’s claims that it was helping babies and others evacuate Sunday, saying fighting continued just outside the facility where incubators lay idle with no electricity and critical supplies were running out. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
House Republicans look to pass two-step package to avoid partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his proposal on Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown by extending government funding for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and continuing funding for others until Feb. 2. The approach is unusual for a stopgap spending bill. Usually, lawmakers extend funding...
Trump’s plans if he returns to the White House include deportation raids, tariffs and mass firings
NEW YORK — A mass deportation operation. A new Muslim ban. Tariffs on all imported goods and “freedom cities” built on federal land. Much of the 2024 presidential campaign has been dominated by the myriad investigations into former President Donald Trump and the subsequent charges against him. But with less...
Robert Morris rides pair of 4th-quarter touchdowns to win over Charleston Southern
DJ Moyer ran for 82 yards on 15 carries and Zach Tanner ran for two touchdowns and Robert Morris held off Charleston Southern for a 14-12 win Saturday. Tanner had early fourth-quarter scoring runs in a little more than a two-minute span of 1 and 25 yards to put the...
How researchers, farmers and brewers want to safeguard beer against climate change
MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. — On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle Goschie’s farm about an hour outside Portland, Ore. Goschie is in the beer business — a fourth-generation hops farmer. Fall is the off-season, when the trellises are bare, but recently, her farming team has been adding winter...
Former NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden, 5 others killed in crash in Houston
HOUSTON — A crash at a red light killed six people including former NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden in downtown Houston early Saturday. The two-vehicle crash occurred about 2 a.m. when a Chrysler 300, apparently “going very fast, high velocity,” ran the red light and collided with an SUV, Houston Police...
Without Jim Harbaugh, No. 2 Michigan grinds past No. 9 Penn State in 24-15 winVideo
Before the game, Blake Corum warmed up wearing a ski hat that summed up Michigan’s attitude right now: “Michigan vs. Everybody.” After the second-ranked Wolverines were done pummeling No. 9 Penn State, Corum wore a bloodied bridge of his nose and the satisfaction of knowing everybody is still winless against...
Texas police officer, suspect killed in a shooting; 2 others found dead
A Texas police officer was killed early Saturday in a shooting that left the shooter dead, a second officer wounded, authorities said. Two other people were later found dead inside a home in Austin, according to interim Police Chief Robin Henderson. An emotional Henderson, who paused often during a news...
Saints receiver Michael Thomas arrested after confrontation with construction worker
KENNER, La. — New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas is facing simple battery and criminal mischief charges following a confrontation with a construction worker, police said Saturday. Thomas, 30, was arrested without incident Friday night, was cooperative with investigators and was released later that night, Kenner police Lt. Mark McCormick...
Constitutional challenge to Georgia voting machines set for trial early next year
ATLANTA — The question of whether Georgia’s electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws that amount to a violation of voters’ constitutional rights to cast their votes and have those votes accurately counted is set to be decided at trial early next year. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg issued a...
Biden and Xi set to meet next week at the APEC summit — no detail too small to sweat
WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail. How they greet? If they eat? Where they sit? Will there be flowers? Bottled water or in a glass? “Pretty intense,” senior administration officials say of navigating...
Michigan without coach Jim Harbaugh vs. Penn State as court fails to rule on ban
STATE COLLEGE — No. 2 Michigan will be without coach Jim Harbaugh on Saturday against No. 9 Penn State after a judge did not issue a ruling on the school’s attempt to at least temporarily lift the Big Ten’s penalty against the Wolverines for a sign-stealing scheme. About 90 minutes...
Missile strike targets Kyiv as Russian train carriages derail due to ‘unauthorized interference’
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, as part of an overnight bombardment felt across the country, local officials said Saturday, while drones that Russian officials blamed on the Ukrainian military targeted areas around Moscow and the region of Smolensk. A ballistic missile was shot down as it...
In rare move, Pope forcibly removes leading U.S. conservative, Texas bishop
ROME — Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed from office the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and some of his priorities. A one-line statement from the Vatican said Francis had “relieved” Bishop Joseph Strickland of the...
U.K. police step up efforts to ensure a massive pro-Palestinian march in London remains peaceful
LONDON — London police have stepped up efforts to ensure a pro-Palestinian march on Saturday remains peaceful following a week of political sparring over whether the demonstration should go ahead on the weekend Britain honors its war dead. More than 2,000 officers, some called in from surrounding forces, will be...
Gaza’s main hospital goes dark as Israel battles Hamas outside, causing patients to die; Netanyahu rejects cease-fire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that the military will continue its battle against Hamas in Gaza with “full force,” in a rejection of growing international calls for a cease-fire. Netanyahu said in a televised address that a cease-fire would only be possible if...
Monmouth beats West Virginia, 73-65, behind Xander Rice’s career-high 30 pointsVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Xander Rice scored 20 of his 30 points in the second half, Jack Collins had 17 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double and Monmouth beat West Virginia, 73-65, on Friday night. Collins made Monmouth’s final field goal with 2 minutes, 58 seconds remaining...
Grant scores 22 as Duquesne downs Charleston 90-72
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Dae Dae Grant’s 22 points helped Duquesne defeat Charleston 90-72 on Friday night. Grant was 7 of 20 shooting, including 4 for 12 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Dukes (2-0). Kareem Rozier scored 20 points, going 6 of 9...
Clary, Baldwin, Wahab help Penn State pull away in 2nd half to beat Lehigh 74-65Video
UNIVERSITY PARK — Kanye Clary had 20 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 18 off the bench and Qudus Wahab added a double-double to help Penn State pull away in the second half to beat Lehigh, 74-65, on Friday night. Clary sank 8 of 14 shots with two 3-pointers for the...
4 men wounded in shootout over allegedly stolen car on Interstate 59 in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A confrontation over an allegedly stolen car in Birmingham, Alabama, ended Friday in a shootout on a busy interstate that wounded four people, including two who had life-threatening injuries, police said. The shooting took place shortly after 4:30 p.m. on southbound Interstate 59 near the 20th Street...
Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio’s new abortion rights amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four Ohio Republican state lawmakers are seeking to strip judges of their power to interpret an abortion rights amendment after voters opted to enshrine those rights in the state’s constitution this week. Republican state Reps. Jennifer Gross, Bill Dean, Melanie Miller and Beth Lear said in a...
Moody’s lowers U.S. credit outlook, though keeps triple-A rating
WASHINGTON — The credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service lowered its outlook on the U.S. government’s debt on Friday to “negative” from “stable,” citing the cost of rising interest rates and political polarization in Congress. Moody’s retained its top triple-A credit rating on U.S. government debt, though it is the...
Hollywood actors union board votes to approve the deal with studios that ended the strike
Board members from Hollywood’s actors union voted Friday to approve the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ executive director and chief negotiator, announced at an afternoon news conference that it was approved with 86%...
Spotlight on QBs Joe Burrow, C.J. Stroud as Bengals meet Texans
Joe Burrow and C.J. Stroud have some common ground beyond being NFL quarterbacks at the center of Sunday’s matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans. Call it the “Buckeye Bond.” An Ohio native, Burrow spent three years at Ohio State and earned a degree but didn’t play much football....
This time, Browns and Ravens should have starting QBs to face off
The Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns have relied on a similar formula for success this season: a star quarterback paired with one of the league’s top defenses. Lamar Jackson has been healthy and played every game so far. Deshaun Watson hasn’t — but he’s expected to be on the field...
