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ICC prosecutor issues warning on Bedouin village demolition

Published Wednesday, October 17, 2018

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor issued a warning Wednesday that if Israel goes ahead and destroys a Palestinian Bedouin village on the West Bank that could constitute a war crime.

Trump warns Honduras over migrant caravan now in Guatemala

Published Wednesday, October 17, 2018

ESQUIPULAS, Guatemala (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to cut aid to Honduras if it doesn't stop a caravan of some 2,000 migrants, even as they resumed their northward trek through Guatemala with hopes of reaching the U.S. border.

Stocks surge, recovering some recent losses; Dow climbs 547

Published Wednesday, October 17, 2018

tocks rocketed to their biggest gain in six months Tuesday following strong earnings from major financial and health care companies as well as encouraging reports on the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 547 points.

Turkey’s top diplomat: No Saudi confession yet

Published Tuesday, October 16, 2018

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance of a Saudi writer who Turkish officials fear was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Turkey’s foreign minister says consulates shouldn’t be places where people are interrogated.

Warren's DNA test: 'Pocahontas' pushback, possible 2020 prep

Published Tuesday, October 16, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — That "Pocahontas" taunt must have rankled.

No cellphones, no gas: No end to misery in hurricane zone

Published Tuesday, October 16, 2018

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Residents of hurricane-ravaged communities in Florida's Panhandle turned to volunteers and each other for help Monday, the fifth day without cell service, electricity or, in many cases, shelter.

Rapper Yella Beezy shot on Texas highway

Published Monday, October 15, 2018

LEWISVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rapper Yella Beezy has been hospitalized after being shot while driving on a highway in Texas.

Sears files for Chapter 11 amid plunging sales, massive debt

Published Monday, October 15, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses.

Turkey says joint 'inspection' planned at Saudi Consulate

Published Monday, October 15, 2018

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey and Saudi Arabia are expected to conduct a joint "inspection" on Monday of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, nearly two weeks after the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish authorities said.

GOP, home to Trump and Tea Party, decries Dems' mob rule

Published Friday, October 12, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are forecasting nightmarish Democratic "mob rule" to amp up GOP voters for next month's critical midterm elections, flipping the script from complaints that it's Trump and the Tea Party movement who've boosted rowdy and divisive tact