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Israeli troops stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility filled with hundreds of patients, including newborns, who have gone for days without electricity and with little food as fighting raged around them.

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Israel searches for Hamas in raid of key Gaza hospital packed with patients and stranded families

November 15, 2023 at 12:47 p.m.

Israeli troops stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility filled with hundreds of patients, including newborns, who have gone for days without...

Voting on the tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union appears to be too close to call as tallies at more factories were announced. The union on Wednesday hadn't posted final vote totals yet, but workers at several large factories who finished voting in the past few days have turned down the four year and eight month deal by fairly large margins. A factory in Arlington, Texas, with about 5,000 workers voted more than 60% in favor of the deal, however. Voting continues at Ford. The contract was passing overwhelmingly in early voting at Stellantis. The union’s vote tracker shows that 79.7% voted in favor with many large factories yet to finish.

Vote on tentative contract with General Motors too close to call as more tallies are reported

November 15, 2023 at 1:31 p.m.

Voting on the tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union appears to be too close to call as tallies at more factories were announced. The...

President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping opened their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year with a solid handshake. They both stressed communication, and Xi said "Planet Earth is big enough" for both countries to succeed. The two leaders stressed the importance of their relationship as global superpowers. They are meeting at a bucolic country estate outside San Francisco. They're looking to get communication back on track after a tumultuous year. Their talks Wednesday will have far-reaching implications for a world grappling with economic cross currents, wars in the Middle East and Europe, tensions in Taiwan and more.

Biden, Xi hold first talks in a year. Global conflicts, fentanyl and stable ties top their agenda

November 15, 2023 at 2:44 p.m.

President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping opened their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year with a solid handshake. They both stressed communication, and Xi said "Planet Earth...

The British government says it will still try to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda, despite the U.K. Supreme Court ruling that the contentious plan is illegal. Five justices on the country’s top court say asylum-seekers would be “at real risk of ill-treatment” because they could be sent back to their home countries once they were in Rwanda. The court cited Rwanda’s poor human rights record, including enforced disappearances and torture. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to stop migrants reaching Britain in small boats. He says the government will strike a treaty with Rwanda that will address the court's concerns.

UK top court says a plan to send migrants to Rwanda is illegal. The government still wants to do it

November 15, 2023 at 2:49 p.m.

The British government says it will still try to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda, despite the U.K. Supreme Court ruling that the contentious plan is illegal....

FBI Director Christopher Wray is making a fresh push to Congress to authorize a spy program that Biden administration says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks. The tool is called Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It's set to expire at the end of December unless the White House and Congress can cut a deal. Wray asked lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday to imagine what would happen if an attack occurred on U.S. soil that the FBI had not been able to disrupt because it didn't have the proper intelligence. Civil liberties advocates insist that changes are needed before the program is reauthorized.

A key US spy tool will lapse at year’s end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal

November 15, 2023 at 1:31 p.m.

FBI Director Christopher Wray is making a fresh push to Congress to authorize a spy program that Biden administration says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks....

Jonas Johansson stopped 24 shots for Tampa Bay, which dropped to 6-6-4. Colton Parayko and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for the Blues (8-5-1), who have won three straight.

Blues shut out Lightning, who fail to score yet again

November 15, 2023 at 1:29 a.m.

Jonas Johansson stopped 24 shots for Tampa Bay, which dropped to 6-6-4. Colton Parayko and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for the Blues (8-5-1), who have won three straight.

By JANIE HAR (Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping will meet at a historic country house and museum with lavish gardens for one-on-one talks aimed at improving relations between the two superpowers. The two leaders will meet Wednesday at Filoli, a secluded estate along Northern California’s coastal […]

Lush, private Northern California estate is site for Xi-Biden meeting

November 15, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.

By JANIE HAR (Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping will meet at a historic country house and museum with lavish gardens for...

House votes to prevent government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help

House votes to prevent government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help

November 14, 2023 at 8:49 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives...

By STEVE KARNOWSKI (Associated Press) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is making another attempt to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, saying new evidence shows that he didn’t cause Floyd’s death. In a motion filed in federal court Monday, Chauvin said he never would […]

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd

November 15, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.

By STEVE KARNOWSKI (Associated Press) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is making another attempt to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the 2020 murder of...

By KATE BRUMBACK (Associated Press) ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election said Tuesday that she expects his trial will be underway through Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025. Fulton County District Attorney […]

The Georgia district attorney who charged Trump expects his trial to be underway over Election Day

November 15, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.

By KATE BRUMBACK (Associated Press) ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election said Tuesday that...