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Israel lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months

Israel lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May, when the territory’s sole t
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Israel lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months

Israel lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May, when the territory’s sole t
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First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police

First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police

A jury found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder Thursday in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law easing prosecution of law enforcement officer
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First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police

First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police

A jury found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder Thursday in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law easing prosecution of law enforcement officer
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Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12

Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms.
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Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12

Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms.
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Prague-to-Budapest train collides with a bus in Slovakia, killing 6 people and injuring 5

Prague-to-Budapest train collides with a bus in Slovakia, killing 6 people and injuring 5

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a bus in southern Slovakia on Thursday, leaving at least six people dead and five injured, officials said.
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Prague-to-Budapest train collides with a bus in Slovakia, killing 6 people and injuring 5

Prague-to-Budapest train collides with a bus in Slovakia, killing 6 people and injuring 5

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a bus in southern Slovakia on Thursday, leaving at least six people dead and five injured, officials said.
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Officials evacuate area after train derails in suburban Chicago

Officials evacuate area after train derails in suburban Chicago

MATTESON, Ill. (AP) — Emergency officials ordered an evacuation after a freight train derailed in suburban Chicago on Thursday. The train derailed in the village of Matteson around 10:30 a.m., WGN-TV reported . No injuries have been reported.
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Officials evacuate area after train derails in suburban Chicago

Officials evacuate area after train derails in suburban Chicago

MATTESON, Ill. (AP) — Emergency officials ordered an evacuation after a freight train derailed in suburban Chicago on Thursday. The train derailed in the village of Matteson around 10:30 a.m., WGN-TV reported . No injuries have been reported.
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