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Palestinian, Egyptian officials say Israeli tanks move close to Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt
Palestinian and Egyptian officials say Israeli tanks have entered the southern Gaza town of Rafah, reaching as close as 200 meters from its crossing with neighboring Egypt More »
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Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as ex-employee recounts reimbursements
The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial has fined him $1,000 and warned of jail time for future gag order violations More »
Columbia University cancels main commencement after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests
Columbia University is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests More »
Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations
Floodwaters in the Houston area are starting to recede, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall More »
Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and others
The New York Times and The Washington Post were awarded three Pulitzer Prizes apiece for work in 2023 that dealt with everything from the war in Gaza to gun violence, and The Associated Press won in the feature photography category for coverage of global migration to the U.S. The prestigious Pulitzer for public service was awarded Monday to ProPublica for reporting on the Supreme court that revealed how billionaires wooed justices with gifts and travel More »
A gene long thought to just raise the risk for Alzheimer's may cause some cases
For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease More »
An American soldier was arrested in Russia and accused of stealing, US officials say
An American soldier has been arrested in Russia and accused of stealing More »
After AP investigation, family of missing students enrolls in school
After AP's Pulitzer Prize-finalist investigation, a family of Atlanta kids struggling to enroll in school returned to class last month More »
Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide
A lawsuit alleges that child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades More »
Met Gala: Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez and more stars arrive at this year's garden fashion extravaganza
Attention all you fashionistas: It's almost Met Gala time More »
