Details of Hamas-Israel Cease-Fire Deal
Key details of cease-fire agreement reached Wednesday between Israel and Hamas to end fighting: — Israel agrees to stop hostilities in Gaza, including targeted killings. — Palestinians agree to stop...
View ArticleMozambique Looking at Building $2B Railroad, Port
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique's government is considering a $2 billion port and railroad line project to speed the nation's coal exports to the rest of the world. Rosario Mualeia, chairman of...
View ArticleObama Hails Ceasefire in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is hailing a ceasefire agreement to end a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. The White House says Obama talked to Israeli...
View ArticleSpain Seeks $10.5 Million Bail for King's Relative
MADRID (AP) — Spanish prosecutors have asked a judge to set bail at €8.2 million ($10.5 million) for the king's son-in-law and his former business partner before their possible trial in a corruption...
View ArticleAP Interview: Trethewey a 'Cheerleader' for Poetry
CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey describes herself as a "cheerleader" for the written word. Part of the reason she chooses the label is because, as a younger laureate, she...
View ArticleGreek PM Presses for Deal on Loan
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has reacted with dismay to the European Union's failure to agree to release vital rescue loan funds for the debt-ridden country, with the prime minister warning it was not...
View ArticleNavy to Briefly Reduce Carriers in Persian Gulf
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says it will temporarily shrink its aircraft carrier presence in the Persian Gulf area from two to one this winter because of a mechanical problem with the USS Nimitz, a...
View ArticleCanada: $2 Million in Toys Stolen From Salvation Army
About $2 million worth of donated toys intended for underprivileged children were stolen from a Salvation Army warehouse in Toronto over the last two years, the organization said on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleObama to Pardon Thanksgiving Turkey
WASHINGTON (AP) — Back from a trip to Asia, President Barack Obama is taking care of some holiday business, pardoning the national Thanksgiving turkey. The annual White House ceremony takes place...
View ArticleCalifornia: Toll Rises From Poisonous Mushroom Soup
A third person has died from eating soup made from poisonous mushrooms at a senior care center, authorities said Wednesday. The person’s name was not released. Three other people were sickened at the...
View ArticleFire Breaks Out on JetBlue Flight in Baltimore
LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — Firefighters have extinguished a small fire that broke out in the engine of a JetBlue flight that landed at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. WJLA-TV...
View ArticleIsrael Reports Explosion on Bus in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli rescue services say there has been an explosion on a bus across from the military headquarters in Tel Aviv. The agency says at least 10 people were hurt in Wednesday's blast....
View ArticleStocks Flat at the Open on Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening close to break-even ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Just after the opening bell on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average is up two points at 12,791. The...
View ArticlePope Encourages Cease-Fire Effort in Gaza Conflict
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI says he is praying for victims of the conflict between Israel and Gaza militants and gave his encouragement for efforts to obtain a cease-fire and negotiations....
View ArticleQuotation of the Day for Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012
It seems the odds are stacked against the town. Football is a way we can persevere, ride the success of the team. TOM MCCLOSKEY, the principal at Clairton High School, which has won 59 consecutive...
View ArticleIrish Arrest 113 in Raids Focused on Triad Gangs
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's police force says its officers have arrested 113 suspected drug dealers and seized five marijuana growing facilities in the nation's biggest-ever crackdown on triad...
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Rises to 5-Year High
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers are optimistic the unemployment rate will drop over the next 12 months, boosting their confidence to the highest level in five years. The University of Michigan says...
View ArticleGM Buys Ally Assets in Europe and Latin America
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' finance arm is buying Ally Financial's loan businesses in Europe, Latin America and part of a joint venture in China for $4.25 billion. GM says having its own finance...
View ArticleFigures Show Fragility of British Recovery
LONDON — Weak growth and a resulting fall in tax receipts prompted Britain to borrow much more than expected last month, official figures showed Wednesday, underlining the fragility of its recovery...
View ArticleUS Natural Gas Supplies Shrank Last Week
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's natural gas supplies fell last week, the government said Thursday. The Energy Department's Energy Information Administration reported that natural gas in storage shrank by...
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