JERUSALEM — The Israeli military campaign in Gaza, experts say, now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in history. In just over two months, the offensive has wreaked more destruction than the razing of Syria’s Aleppo between 2012 and 2016, Ukraine’s Mariupol or, proportionally, the Allied bombing of Germany...
Lone Student Gunman Kills 15, Injures 24 at University in Prague
PRAGUE — A lone gunman opened fire Thursday in a university building in downtown Prague, killing at least 15 people and injuring at least 24 in the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting, police and the city’s rescue service said. The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles...
Rudy Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy Days After Being Ordered to Pay $148 Million in Defamation Case
NEW YORK — Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia who said his targeting of them led to death threats that made them fear for their lives. Bankruptcy Filing In his...
UN Says More Than 1 in 4 People in Gaza Are ‘Starving’ Because of War
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — More than half a million people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — are starving, according to a report Thursday by the U.N. and other agencies that highlights the humanitarian crisis caused by Israel's bombardment and siege on the territory in response to Hamas'...
Israeli Police Are Investigating 19 Prison Guards in the Death of a 38-Year-Old Palestinian Prisoner
TEL AVIV, Israel — Nineteen Israeli prison guards are under investigation in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian security prisoner in their custody, police said Thursday. Thaer Abu Assab was found with “severe signs of violence" on his body, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, an advocacy group. He died...
Study Shows AI Image-Generators Being Trained on Explicit Photos of Children
Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built. Those same images have made it easier for AI systems to produce realistic and...
Federal Judge Blocks California Law That Would Have Banned Carrying Firearms in Most Public Places
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. The law signed by...
Ready, Set, Travel: The Holiday Rush to the Airports and Highways Is Underway
It's beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates. Travel over Christmas and New Year's tends to spread out over many days, so the peaks in the U.S. are likely to be lower than they were during...
More US Auto Buyers Are Turning to Hybrids as Sales of Electric Vehicles Slow
DETROIT (AP) — America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years, spurred by buyers determined to reduce carbon emissions and save on fuel. But so far, while EV sales are growing, their pace is falling well short of the industry’s...
Oklahoma Judge Rules a Man Who Wrongfully Spent Nearly 50 Years in Prison for Murder Is Innocent
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. Glynn Simmons, 71, who was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned...