Month: September 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — Family members of an Israeli-American hostage who has ties to the Chicago area say he has been killed in the Gaza Strip. The family of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose mother is from Chicago, issued a statement early Sunday, hours after the Israeli army said it had located bodies in Gaza. Read more:

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (WJZY) — Pictures of a child’s car seat, melted and mangled, tell a terrifying story for a North Carolina family after investigators say a button battery, made of lithium, inside a children’s book caught fire underneath the car seat. Destiny Williams said she had just returned from church Sunday when it happened.

The Israeli military has identified the bodies of six hostages recovered from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip and says their militant captors killed them shortly before Israeli forces could rescue them. The army identified them as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23; Ori Danino, 25; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Almog Sarusi, 27; and Alexander Lobanov, 33; all of

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Jeremiyah Love broke a tie with a 21-yard touchdown run with 1:54 left and No. 7 Notre Dame beat No. 20 Texas A&M 23-13 on Saturday night in the opener for both teams. Love burst through the line and shed two would-be tacklers before waltzing into the end zone to give

JERUSALEM — The family of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin says he has been killed in the Gaza Strip. The family issued a statement early Sunday, hours after the Israeli army said it had located bodies in Gaza. “With broken hearts, the Goldberg-Polin family is devastated to announce the death of their beloved son and brother,

Governor Gavin Newsom called lawmakers into a special session Saturday to address spikes in gasoline prices. The move follows pushback Newsom received on a request to approve a series of bills that would cut energy costs for Californians and require petroleum refiners to maintain a stable inventory. Prices at the pump typically spike when refiners

Russian shelling in the town of Chasiv Yar on Saturday killed five people, as Moscow’s troops pushed ahead in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.

By Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — Some Oasis fans celebrated like a champagne supernova, while others looked back in anger on Saturday as online ticket sites strained under demand for the band’s first shows for 15 years. The Britpop-era behemoth led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher is scheduled to play 17 gigs

Washington opened its 2024 season Saturday night against Weber State with plenty of firsts to celebrate. Yet some things stay the same.

As it turns out, the late theatrics in Colorado Rapids games are not limited to Leagues Cup matches. The Rapids (13-9-5, fourth in Western Conference) looked down and out in their return to MLS play. FC Dallas’ super subs sank them, but Rapids forward Rafael Navarro brought them back to the surface. Darren Yapi, a

NFL Fellow 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel posted on social media that Pearsall is OK. Ricky Pearsall is expected to be OK, according to a social media post by teammate Deebo Samuel. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) By Associated Press August 31, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot Saturday during

Wordle was invented during the coronavirus pandemic by Josh Wardle, a New York-based software engineer who was simply looking for a game “for me and my partner to enjoy.” In October 2021, Wardle decided to release Wordle to the general public, and the game quickly became a hit across the English-speaking world, with some players

General Daily Insight for September 01, 2024 The planets are keeping themselves busy today. The Moon in Leo gets right down to business when it conjoins messenger Mercury. Next, change-maker Uranus spins retrograde in stable-minded Taurus, giving us time to acclimate to any recent changes. Retrograde Pluto will slip back into Capricorn at 8:10 pm

LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (13) looks on during the ReliaQuest Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers on January 1, 2024 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.  Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The USC Trojans face the LSU Tigers today in Week 1 of the 2024 NCAA college football season.  Each team is rebounding

President Biden announced late Saturday that the bodies of six Hamas-held hostages were recovered by Israeli forces in a tunnel under the Gaza city of Rafah, including that of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin.   “I am devastated and outraged,” Mr. Biden said. “Hersh was among the innocents brutally attacked while attending a music festival for peace