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July 31, 2024

AP News

  • UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment

    July 31, 2024, 12:18 a.m.

    GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, the release of dogs, and other forms of torture and mistreatment. ...

  • From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions

    July 31, 2024, 12:15 a.m.

    GJADER, Albania (AP) — Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy may see themselves transported to Albania beginning next month while their asylum claims are processed, under a controversial deal in which the small Balkan country will host ...

  • AM Prep-Cooler Copy

    July 31, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed legislation designed to protect children from dangerous online content. It’s pushing forward with what would be the first ...

  • AM Prep-Cyber Corner

    July 31, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    Google autocomplete results around Trump lead to claims of election interference With fewer than 100 days until the 2024 election, social media users are claiming that a lack of Google autocomplete results about former President Donald Trump and his attempted ...

  • AM Prep-Kickers

    July 31, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    White House chef retires after nearly 30 years, 1st woman and 1st person of color to have the job WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House’s executive chef has retired after nearly three decades of serving meals and state dinners to ...

  • AM Prep-Music

    July 31, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    Orville Peck duets with Willie Nelson NEW YORK (AP) – Orville Peck was in awe when Willie Nelson asked him to hang out on Nelson’s bus when they were on the same festival bill. Peck nearly fell through the floor ...

  • AM Prep-Segue

    July 31, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    Norah O'Donnell will step down as anchor of “CBS Evening News” “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell says she will leave the job after the presidential election. O’Donnell told her colleagues in an email yesterday that “it’s time to do ...

  • AP-Scorecard

    July 31, 2024, 12:04 a.m.

    Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Mets 2 Minnesota 0 Final Tampa Bay 9 Miami 3 Final St. Louis 8 Texas 1 Final N.Y. Yankees 7 Philadelphia 6 Final Pittsburgh 6 Houston 2 Final ...

  • Simone Biles and Team USA earn 'redemption' by powering to Olympic gold in women's gymnastics

    July 31, 2024, 12:01 a.m.

    PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles , Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They'd all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences ...

  • Kari Lake wins GOP primary for closely watched Arizona Senate race, will face Gallego in November

    July 30, 2024, 11:58 p.m.

    PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona on Tuesday, setting up a fierce battle against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego for a seat that could be crucial to deciding Senate control. In Maricopa ...

  • AP-Scorecard

    July 30, 2024, 11:54 p.m.

    TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Mets 2 Minnesota 0 Final Tampa Bay 9 Miami 3 Final St. Louis 8 Texas 1 Final N.Y. Yankees 7 Philadelphia 6 Final Pittsburgh 6 Houston 2 Final L.A. Angels 10 Colorado 7 ...

  • Olympic women triathletes begin swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality

    July 30, 2024, 11:53 p.m.

    PARIS (AP) — On a morning that started with rain, the Olympic triathlons got underway Wednesday as the women dove into the Seine River to start the swim after days of delays and uncertainty over water quality concerns. The athletes ...

  • Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran says

    July 30, 2024, 11:47 p.m.

    Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assassination but suspicion fell on Israel, which has vowed to kill Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over ...

  • How Hungary's Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark

    July 30, 2024, 11:46 p.m.

    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In the months leading up to elections for the European Parliament, Hungarians were warned that casting a ballot against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would be a vote for all-out war. The right-wing Fidesz party cast the ...

  • UN report says Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities faced torture and mistreatment

    July 30, 2024, 11:32 p.m.

    GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks have faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks and other torture and mistreatment. The report on detention ...

  • Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 151 in landslides in southern India

    July 30, 2024, 11:16 p.m.

    NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said. The multiple landslides occurred after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud ...

  • Hamas says its leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran by an Israeli airstrike

    July 30, 2024, 11:08 p.m.

    BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by an airstrike in the Iranian capital, Iran and the militant group said early Wednesday, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the regional conflict on multiple fronts. There ...

  • Olympic women triathletes dive into Paris’ Seine River to start swim after days of concerns about water quality

    July 30, 2024, 11:04 p.m.

    PARIS (AP) — Olympic women triathletes dive into Paris’ Seine River to start swim after days of concerns about water quality.

  • Hit Japanese video game is now a streaming series aiming for global appeal

    July 30, 2024, 10:50 p.m.

    TOKYO (AP) — Amazon Prime Video’s “Like a Dragon: Yakuza,” which premieres in October, has all the glorious fare of a classic mobster story — bloody fistfights, beautiful women, expensive cars, muscle and flashy suits. Based on a popular Sega ...

  • Hezbollah searching for the body of commander targeted in Israeli strike in Beirut

    July 30, 2024, 10:47 p.m.

    BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Wednesday they were still searching for the body of a top commander targeted in an Israeli strike in Beirut. The Iran-backed group’s first comment after the strike targeting Fouad Shukur came ...

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