Shraga Tichover is hanging up his fatigues. After more than three decades as a reservist in the Israeli military, the paratrooper says he will no longer put his life on the line for a country slipping toward autocracy. Tichover is part of a wave of unprecedented opposition from within the...
DeSantis to Argue US Should Be Like Fla. Ahead of 2024 Bid
Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to position himself on Tuesday as a champion of conservative causes during a State of the State address that will likely be as much about his national ambitions as it is an assessment of Florida’s status in the wake of a pandemic and a series of crippling...
Chinese Minister Warns China, US on Course for Conflict
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that Beijing and Washington are headed for “conflict and confrontation” if the U.S. doesn't change course, striking a combative tone at a moment when relations between the rivals are at a historic low. In his first news conference since taking office late last...
Plunge in Border Crossings Could Blunt GOP Attack on Biden
A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic leader moves to reshape a broken asylum system that has dogged him and his predecessors. A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows some...
Derek Carr Agrees to 4-Year Contract With Saints
Former Fresno State and Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a four-year contract with the New Orleans Saints, a personal familiar with the agreement said Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement with the veteran free-agent QB had not been announced....
California Awaits Key Decisions From Slavery Reparations Task Force
Nearly two years into the California reparations task force’s work, the group still has yet to make key decisions that will be at the heart of its final report recommending how the state should apologize and compensate Black residents for the harms caused by slavery and discrimination. A vote possibly...
Trump Era Odd Couple, Kellyanne and George Conway, Are Splitting
Kellyanne Conway, a senior presidential adviser in the Trump White House, and her husband, attorney George Conway, a prominent critic of the former president, say they are divorcing. The Conways posted a joint statement on their Twitter accounts Saturday, which said in part that “we are in the final stages...
Shooting Erupts Near Site of Los Angeles Gun Buyback Event
At least five people were wounded in a shooting at a Los Angeles beach Saturday night, a few miles from the location of a gun buyback event held earlier in the day by police and a city official, authorities said. Lt. Sharon Brady of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Harbor...
Israeli Ministers Approve Bill on $270,000 Gift to Netanyahu
Israeli Cabinet ministers on Sunday advanced a bill that would allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep a $270,000 donation he received from a relative to pay for his legal bills as he fights corruption charges. The bill is part of a proposed overhaul of Israel's legal system by Netanyahu's...
Man Charged With Blowing up PG&E Transformers, Causing Blackouts
A 36-year-old man has been charged with blowing up two Pacific Gas & Electric transformers, causing blasts that knocked out power to thousands of utility customers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Peter Karasev's was arrested last Wednesday after investigators used surveillance camera footage and cell phone tracking to link...