JERUSALEM — The U.N. children's agency says a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza reached 189,000 children, surpassing its target and providing a "rare bright spot" in nearly 11 months of war. UNICEF said Wednesday that more than 500 teams deployed across central Gaza this week, administering the vaccine to children...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Resigns Ahead of Expected Reshuffling of Government Leaders
KYIV, Ukraine — Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine's most recognizable faces on the international stage, resigned Wednesday ahead of an expected reshuffling of government leaders. Russian strikes, meanwhile, killed seven people in a western city, a day after one of the deadliest missile attacks since the war began....
Phoenix Weathers 100 Days of 100-Plus Degree Temps as Heat Scorches Western US
PHOENIX — Cam Ferguson gets to his spot on the street adjacent to Chase Field — home of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks — about four hours before first pitch to set up his usual display of cold water, sports drinks, peanuts and candy. By game time, it's about 103...
JD Vance’s Catholicism Helped Shape His Views. So Did This Little-Known Group of Catholic Thinkers
ERIE, Pa. – Ohio Sen. JD Vance's 2019 conversion to Catholicism provided a spiritual fulfillment he couldn't find in his Yale education or career success. It also amounted to a political conversion. Catholicism provided him a new way of looking at the addictions, family breakdowns and other social ills he...
Pursuit Ends with Clovis Police Finding Toddler and Gun in Car
Two suspects, Aliza Vega-Estrada, 24, and Matthew Schwarz, 25, both of Fresno, were arrested Tuesday morning following a shoplifting incident and a brief police pursuit in Clovis, the Clovis Police Department reported. Officers responded to a call at a retail shopping center near Clovis and Herndon avenues shortly before 10:30...
What to Know About Israel’s Major Weeklong Raid in the West Bank City of Jenin
JENIN, West Bank — For more than a week, hundreds of Israeli forces have carried out the deadliest operation in the occupied West Bank since the war in Gaza began. Their focus has been the Jenin refugee camp — a bastion of Palestinian militancy that has grown more fervent since...
Angels’ Ben Joyce Throws a 105.5 Mph Fastball, 3rd-Fastest Pitch in the Majors Since at Least 2008
ANAHEIM — Los Angeles Angels rookie reliever Ben Joyce threw a 105.5 mph fastball on Tuesday night that was the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the third-fastest in the pitch-tracking era since 2008. Joyce's blazing fastball struck out Tommy Edman to end the Los Angeles Dodgers' half...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Wavers Following Worst Day in a Month
NEW YORK — Stocks are wavering on Wall Street Wednesday, a day after the market's worst performance in a month. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% in afternoon trading following a 2.1% drop a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 45 points, or 0.1%, to 41,982. The Nasdaq rose...
NFL Rookie QBs Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix Set to Start in Week 1
The days of rookie quarterbacks waiting their turns before taking over teams is long gone. For the third time in four years there will be three rookie quarterbacks starting the season opener. No. 1 draft pick Caleb Williams got the nod for Chicago, No. 2 pick Jayden Daniels for Washington...
Neighbor Charged With Murder of Couple Who Went Missing From California Nudist Resort
SAN BERNARDINO — A man was charged Tuesday with the murder of two of his neighbors in a Southern California nudist community. Michael Royce Sparks, 62, was charged with two counts of murder with special circumstances in the deaths of Stephanie Menard, 73, and her husband, Daniel, 79, court records...