UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of a lack of fuel. Israel announced Friday that it will allow a “very minimal” amount of fuel into the besieged territory daily. But the shipments appeared to be far less than what the U.N. has said is needed. Phone and internet services were partially restored Friday night after some fuel was delivered. Blackouts largely cut off Gaza’s 2.3 million people from one another and the outside world, and paralyze the coordination of aid.
'Bring them home': As the battle for Gaza rages, hostage families wait with trepidation
Abbey Onn lost her aunt and a young cousin when Hamas attackers rampaged through Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7. Now Onn is worried about what will happen to three other family members taken hostage that day, as Israel pounds Gaza City in a bid to end Hamas’ control of the Gaza Strip. She wants the world to remember that Ofer Kalderon and his children, 16-year-old Sahar and 12-year-old Erez, are caught in the crossfire. As the Israeli military tightens its grip around Gaza City, friends and family of the roughly 240 hostages held by Hamas fear their loved ones will be an afterthought for the politicians and generals directing the campaign.
Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in insurrection, but rejects constitutional ballot challenge
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge has found that former President Donald Trump engaged in insurrection in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol but rejected an effort to keep him off the state’s primary ballot because it’s unclear whether a Civil War-era Constitutional amendment applies to the presidency. The ruling Friday by District Judge Sarah B. Wallace rejected the attempt to bar the former president under a part of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment that prohibits someone from holding office who had “engaged in insurrection or rebellion.” Wallace’s ruling was the third one this month against the 14th Amendment cases.
Biden and López Obrador have talked fentanyl and US-Mexico migration. They pledged solidarity
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador have pledged to work side-by-side to confront illicit fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. and to manage a growing number of migrants traveling to the border between their nations. The two leaders were in San Francisco Friday for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference. Biden’s relationship with López Obrador has at times been tense. But the two were all smiles and compliments on Friday. Biden told López Obrador: “I couldn’t have a better partner than you.” The Mexican leader called Biden a “good man” and an “extraordinary president.”
How the US strikes a delicate balance in responding to attacks on its forces by Iran-backed militias
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is balancing efforts to deter militants in the Middle East without triggering a broader regional conflict. Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria have long battled with U.S. and coalition forces. There has been a dramatic spike in the attacks since Oct. 17, as civilian deaths in Israel’s war against Hamas began to skyrocket. Most of the more than five dozen attacks have been largely ineffective, but at least 60 U.S. personnel have reported minor injuries and all have returned to duty. The U.S. has walked a delicate line in response to the attacks, striking the groups just three times.
Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says
The Carter Center has announced that former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia. A statement Friday said the 96-year-old is at home with 99-year-old former President Jimmy Carter. Carter family members said through the statement that they are “grateful for the outpouring of love and support.” They announced earlier this year that the former first lady is suffering from dementia. The former president entered hospice care at home in February. The couple has been married for more than 77 years. They established The Carter Center in Atlanta after Jimmy Carter's 1980 defeat. The global center advocates for human rights, democracy and public health.
Trump returns to Iowa for another rally and needles the state's governor for endorsing DeSantis
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will campaign Saturday in west-central Iowa as part of his fall push. The state's leadoff caucuses are now less than two months away. Trump is expected to headline a organizing rally in Fort Dodge, a GOP-leaning hub. The midday event set for Fort Dodge High School would be Trump’s sixth Iowa visit since late September. Trump has led Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley comfortably in polls of likely caucus participants. His campaign has been more aggressive in Iowa than any of the other early-voting states in the Republican presidential nominating calendar.
Ethics chairman launches a new bid to expel George Santos after a withering report on his conduct
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Ethics Committee has filed a resolution to force a vote on expelling Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress. The resolution was announced one day after the Ethics Committee issued a withering report detailing evidence that Santos of New York converted campaign donations for his own personal use, such as trips to Atlantic City and the Hamptons. Santos easily survived an expulsion vote this month as lawmakers stressed the need for due process. But the completion of the committee’s report has generated new momentum for ousting the scandal-plagued freshman. Santos announced this week that he would not seek reelection.
Defeated Virginia candidate whose explicit videos surfaced says she may not be done with politics
HENRICO, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Democrat whose legislative campaign was rocked by the disclosure that she had livestreamed sex acts with her husband lost this year's race but isn't giving up on politics. Susanna Gibson spoke with The Associated Press about her race, the videos and her plans. It was the first interview she's granted since news outlets reported on the existence of the videos in September. Gibson she says she is the victim of a sex crime and was the target of wildly inappropriate media coverage. She says the livestreaming was never meant to be recorded.
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, the face of the AI boom, for lack of candor with company
The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI says it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman and replaced him with an interim CEO. It says the move came after a review found Altman was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board. The company says the board lost confidence in Altman's ability to continue leading OpenAI. An OpenAI spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on what Altman’s alleged lack of candor was about. The company has appointed Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, to an interim CEO role effective immediately. Altman helped start OpenAI as a nonprofit research laboratory in 2015.
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