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18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Baluchistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani troops fought insurgents who set up roadblocks in the restive northwestern region, leaving 18 paramilitary security forces and 12 rebels dead in some of the heaviest ...

Feb 01, 2025

Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months

RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt (AP) - A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing to Egypt for treatment through Gaza's Rafah crossing on Saturday, the first opening of the border since ...

Feb 01, 2025

Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months

RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt (AP) - A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing to Egypt for treatment through Gaza's Rafah crossing on Saturday, in the first opening of the border sin...

Feb 01, 2025

A medical plane carrying a child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A medical transport jet transporting a child who had just completed treatment for a life-threatening condition, her mother and four others crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood ...

Feb 01, 2025

Hamas to release 3 male hostages, Israel to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Four Red Cross vehicles have arrived at a location in southern Gaza where Hamas is set to free hostages in its ceasefire deal with Israel. A total of three male hostages...

Feb 01, 2025

Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump's envoy

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicols Maduro after he met Friday with a senior Trump administrati...

Jan 31, 2025

A small plane has crashed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania governor says

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A small plane has crashed in Northeast Philadelphia as crews respond to a fiery scene Pennsylvania's governor said Friday. Gov. Josh Shapiro said he is offering all "Commonwealth r...

Jan 31, 2025

A small plane has crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, governor says

A small plane has crashed in Northeast Philadelphia as crews respond to a fiery scene late Friday, Pennsylvania's governor said. The crash site is less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from Northeast Phi...

Jan 31, 2025

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina put a third inmate to death in four months Friday as the state goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn't find lethal...

Jan 31, 2025

Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,000 more troops to bolster Trump's immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is readying orders for the deployment of at least 1,000 additional active duty troops to bolster President Donald Trump's expanding crackdown on immigration, U.S. offici...

Jan 31, 2025