By WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 70 people, including almost two dozen children, according to local hospitals and health officials, a day … Continued
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and MEGAN JANETSKY WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel Vail’s entire life in the small western Guatemalan town of Cajolá is built off the money that his three children send home from the United States. The money from their … Continued
By MICHAEL PHILLIS, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some so-called forever chemicals in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones. The Biden administration … Continued
By MIKE STOBBE and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to … Continued
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer Shares of American Eagle Outfitters are tumbling before Wednesday’s opening bell after the retailer withdrew its financial outlook for the year citing “macro uncertainty” and said it would write down $75 million in … Continued