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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill in late February eliminating the state’s 4.5% tax on grocery purchases with almost unanimous support in the legislature. more

From Times Sources | 3/6/24

FILE - Israeli troops move near the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel, Monday, March 4, 2024. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel. Israel can either try to annihilate Hamas, which would mean almost certain death for the estimated 100 hostages still held in Gaza, or it can cut a deal that would allow the militants to claim a historic victory. Either outcome would be excruciating for Israelis. And either might be seen as acceptable by Hamas, which valorizes martyrdom. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

Hostage crisis poses dilemma for Israel and offers a path to victory for Hamas

Over the last five months, Israel has killed thousands of Hamas fighters, destroyed dozens of their tunnels and wreaked unprecedented destruction on the Gaza Strip. But it faces a dilemma that was … more

By JOSEPH KRAUSS | 3/6/24

FILE - Russian Black Sea fleet ships are anchored in one of the bays of Sevastopol, Crimea, March 31, 2014. Successful Ukrainian drone and missile strikes have provided a major morale boost for Kyiv at a time when its undermanned and under-gunned forces are facing Russian attacks along the more than 1,000-kilometer front line. Challenging Russia’s naval superiority also has helped create more favorable conditions for Ukrainian grain exports and other shipments from the country’s Black Sea ports. (AP Photo/File)

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia's Black Sea fleet

Ukrainian sea drones have reportedly sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea, the latest in a series of strikes that has crippled Moscow’s naval capability and limited its operations with the … more

By The Associated Press | 3/5/24

FILE - A container with frozen embryos and sperm stored in liquid nitrogen is removed at a fertility clinic in Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 2, 2018. Alabama lawmakers are moving fast to approve measures to protect in vitro fertilization clinics from lawsuits in response to an uproar sparked by a state supreme court ruling last month that found that frozen embryos have the rights of children. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

What to know about Alabama's fast-tracked legislation to protect in vitro fertilization clinics

Alabama lawmakers are moving quickly with legislation to protect clinics that provide in vitro fertilization from lawsuits in response to a ruling last month from the State's Supreme Court that … more

By GEOFF MULVIHILL | 3/5/24

As threat to IVF looms in Alabama, patients over 35 or with serious diseases worry for their futures

Women over 35 and those facing serious diseases like cancer, lupus and sickle cell are among the most likely to turn to IVF to build the families they desperately want. But in Alabama, they are among … more

By LAURA UNGAR | 3/5/24

Pritzker Prize goes to Japanese architect who values community in spaces both public and private

Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto is the 2024 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest honor in the field. Yamamoto, 78, has spent a five-decade career designing both private and public … more

By JOCELYN NOVECK | 3/5/24

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened Sunday in King City in central California. Police said a group of men in masks opened fire at an outdoor party, killing four people and wounding seven … more

By The Associated Press | 3/4/24

Girl Scouts were told to stop bracelet-making fundraiser for kids in Gaza. Now they can't keep up

A Missouri Girl Scout troop that made bracelets to raise funds for children in Gaza was ordered to stop and threatened with legal action by regional scout leaders. Girl Scouts of the USA has said its … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | 3/4/24

People walk past burning tires during a protest against Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Banks, schools and government agencies closed in Haiti’s northern and southern regions on Monday while protesters blocked main routes with blazing tires and paralyzed public transportation, according to local media reports. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

There's chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift

Gangs in Haiti are increasingly powerful, and they've been attacking prisons and the main international airport. They've forced businesses and schools to close. Hundreds of people have fled. Heavy … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 3/4/24

FILE - Michael Voris, founder of Church Militant, speaks during a rally, Nov. 16, 2021, in Baltimore. Church Militant, a far-right, unofficial Catholic media website, has agreed to pay $500,000 to a New Hampshire priest who sued for defamation over a 2019 article that it now disavows. The website also is planning to shut down soon, the priest's attorney says. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Catholic news site Church Militant agrees to pay $500k in defamation case and is expected to close

A far-right, unofficial Catholic media site has agreed to pay $500,000 to a New Hampshire priest who sued for defamation over a 2019 article. And the priest’s attorney says the media site is … more

By PETER SMITH | 3/4/24

Scientists have used cells from fluid drawn during pregnancy to grow mini lungs and other organs

Scientists in the United Kingdom have created mini organs from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb. They believe this advance could open up new areas of prenatal medicine. … more

By LAURA UNGAR | 3/4/24

FILE - United States' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom race, in Jasna, Slovakia, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Mikaela Shiffrin’s return from her downhill crash is still on schedule for this weekend in Åre. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato, File)

Mikaela Shiffrin preparing to return from downhill crash at slalom race in Sweden this weekend

Mikaela Shiffrin’s return from her downhill crash is still on schedule for this weekend in Sweden but the American standout might only enter one of the two World Cup races. Shiffrin’s team says … more

By The Associated Press | 3/4/24

FILE - Boris Nadezhdin, a liberal Russian politician who had tried to run in next month's presidential election gestures while speaking at a meeting of the Russia's Central Election Commission in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Russia's Supreme Court upheld a ruling Monday, March 4, 2024, barring anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin from running in the country's upcoming presidential elections. In a statement on social media, Nadezhdin, a local legislator from a town near Moscow, said he would continue to appeal his case. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia's top court upholds decision barring anti-Ukraine war hopeful from presidential race

Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld a ruling barring liberal politician Boris Nadezhdin from running in the upcoming presidential election. Nadezhdin, a city council member, was nominated by the … more

By The Associated Press | 3/4/24

Palestinians check destruction after an Israeli strikea in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

The Latest | Israeli Cabinet member meets US officials as cease-fire talks get underway in Egypt

A top member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet is meeting with U.S. officials in Washington while talks are underway in Egypt to broker a cease-fire in Gaza before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins … more

By The Associated Press | 3/4/24

French lawmakers gather for a historic vote that will make abortion a constitutional right

A bill to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French constitution goes to a historic vote on Monday, as lawmakers gather for a joint session of parliament at the Palace of … more

by BARBARA SURK | 3/4/24

Moscow summons German ambassador following leaked tape on supporting Ukraine

Moscow has summoned Germany’s ambassador to Russia’s foreign ministry, days after Russian state media released an audio recording purporting to show German officers discussing support for … more

By The Associated Press | 3/4/24

Immigration 'parole' is a well-worn tool for U.S. presidents. It faces a big test in 2024 elections

Joe Biden has made more use of immigration “parole” than any American president to bypass an uncooperative Congress, but he’s hardly the first. The presidential power faces a key test in this … more

By GISELA SALOMON | 3/3/24

Israeli female soldiers pose for a photo on a position on the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

How this AP photographer caught this image of Israeli soldiers taking a selfie at the Gaza border

AP photographer Tsafrir Abayov has been covering the border between Israel and Gaza for almost 20 years. When he saw a group of female Israeli soldiers taking a selfie with a devastated Palestinian … more

By TSAFRIR ABAYOV | 3/3/24

FILE - Teachers and parents attend a rally for teachers at the Statehouse in Indianapolis on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Despite their protest, Indiana joined the slate of states that expanded its programs that use taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Voucher expansion leads to more students, waitlists and classes for some religious schools

After last year's wave of wins for the so-called school choice movement, some religious schools in those states are seeing enrollment rise and are planning for a fuller future. Against the backdrop … more

By HOLLY MEYER | 3/3/24

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, left, and his mother-in-law, no name available, visit the grave of Alexei Navalny after his yesterday funeral at the Borisovskoye Cemetery, in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, was buried after a funeral that drew thousands of mourners amid a heavy police presence. (AP Photo)

Navalny's mother brings flowers to his grave a day after thousands attended his funeral in Moscow

The mother and mother-in-law of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were among mourners who brought flowers to his grave in Moscow a day after thousands turned his funeral into one of the … more

By ELISE MORTON | 3/2/24

Rotting bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations

May NALC webinar about Dicamba

Redfin agrees to pay $9.25 million to settle real estate broker commission lawsuits

Call it Cognac diplomacy. France offered China’s Xi a special drink, in a wink at their trade spat

Inspired by the Met, 'sleeping baddies' tackle medical debt at the Debt Gala's pajama party