DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s three-man War Cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies.

ISLAMABAD — Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports.

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Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in "9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in "Tootsie," has died.

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DENVER — A Colorado man pleaded guilty to murder charges on Friday for starting a 2020 house fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family out of misplaced revenge for a stolen iPhone that he mistakenly tracked to the house.

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was ordered to remain behind bars Saturday as the nation’s leader was in serious but stable condition after surviving multiple gunshot wounds, officials said.

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As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so Saturday under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat.

Before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing "poverty and death" to Spain.

Seven people have died in Houston and the surrounding county after severe weather ripped down power lines and trees and toppled brick walls, officials said Friday.

Seventeen of 20 U.S. doctors stuck in Gaza have departed, with the physician known for saving Sen.

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Seventeen of 20 U.S. doctors stuck in Gaza have departed, with the physician known for saving Sen.

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The famous napkin that linked a young Lionel Messi to Barcelona sold for 762,400 pounds ($965,000) on Friday, British auction house Bonhams said.

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Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley hopes his new book, "Queering the Black Church," can serve as a guide for other congregations to be “open and affirming” to LGBTQ people.

Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a visit to China, emphasizing the countries’ strategic ties as well as his relationship with Xi Jinping.

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North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said.

French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, authorities said.

The shipment is the first in an operation that U.S. military officials anticipate could scale up to 150 truckloads a day entering the Gaza Strip as Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah.

French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, the latest apparent act in a storm of antisemitism roiling France amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Storms tore through Texas, killing at least four people and knocking out power to nearly 800,000 customers. Emergency crews have begun clearing debris and assessing flooding.

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Michael Carey said his confrontation with Sen. Kevin Parker took place after he approached the senator and asked him to cosponsor a piece of legislation.

Breanna Stewart ruined Caitlin Clark’s regular season home debut by scoring 31 points to lead the New York Liberty to a 102-66 win in front of a sellout crowd of 17,247 on Thursday night.

Storms tore through Texas, killing at least four people and knocking out power to nearly 800,000 customers. Emergency crews have begun clearing debris and assessing flooding.

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Republican senators in North Carolina passed a bill Wednesday revoking a pandemic-era law allowing for masks to be worn in public for health concerns.

U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, including in yards where migrants are known to board freight trains.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a pardon for Army sergeant Daniel Perry, convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of protester Garrett Foster in downtown Austin in July 2020

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a pardon for Army sergeant Daniel Perry, convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of protester Garrett Foster in downtown Austin in July 2020

A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state said he has been hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while removing election campaign signs.

18 Mexican restaurants were honored with Michelin stars this year, including the Tacos El Califa de León taco stand in Mexico City.

A teen who participated in a spicy chip challenge on social media died from ingesting a high amount of a chili pepper extract, according to an autopsy report.

While many of the migrants who reach Europe are escaping war, conflict and poverty, an increasing number are fleeing possible prison terms and death sentences because they are gay.

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Under the new law, climate change will largely disappear from state statutes. Critics say the move ignores the risks of climate change facing Florida, including rising seas, flooding and extreme heat.

Tens of thousands of people turned out on Wednesday for Hong Kong’s signature bun festival, including a bun-scrambling competition.

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Slovakia's populist prime minister was in "very serious" condition, officials said Thursday, after being shot multiple times in an attempted assassination that sent shock waves across the small central European country and the broader continent.

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A suspect was in custody and the country's interior minister said that an initial investigation found "a clear political motivation" behind the attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico.

A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club pleaded guilty on Wednesday to transporting millions of dollars’ worth of stolen memorabilia.

Singapore’s new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong vowed to make “tomorrow better than today” as he took his oath of office Wednesday.

The collision's impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill.

Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The tickets were listed in the vice president's annual financial disclosure report. Neither Harris nor President Joe Biden reported any conflicts of interest.

A second teen pleaded guilty Wednesday in the death of a 20-year-old driver who was hit in the head by a rock that crashed through her windshield in suburban Denver last year.

Dorothy Jean Tillman II became the youngest person to earn a doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health at Arizona State University.

The populist prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, was "fighting for his life" Wednesday after he was shot multiple times in an "attempted assassination," his party's officials said.

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Preakness favorite Muth has been ruled out of the race after spiking a fever, removing a horse trained by Bob Baffert and potentially giving Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan a clearer path through the second leg of the Triple Crown.

The actor was granted bail when he appeared in a London court to face five charges of offenses against three men.

The pro-Russian leader was reported to be fighting for his life after being hit in the stomach Wednesday. The shooting of Robert Fico comes just three weeks before European Parliament elections.

The populist prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, was "fighting for his life" Wednesday after he was shot multiple times in an "attempted assassination," his party's officials said.

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A massive manhunt is underway in France on or an armed gang that killed two prison officers and seriously injured three others to spring an inmate.

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Ukraine's army withdrew some forces from areas around the city of Kharkiv, while local officials said Russian troops had taken up positions inside the key frontline town of Vovchansk.

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A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband, then published a children’s book about coping with grief, will appear in court Wednesday.

Ukraine's army withdrew some forces from areas around the city of Kharkiv, while local officials said Russian troops had taken up positions inside the key frontline town of Vovchansk.

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