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An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 20 people including children at a school-turned-shelter in central Gaza, according to local hospitals

A behind-the-scenes battle is underway between Democrats and Republicans for supermajority control of state legislatures across the country

Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina’s mountains, the roar of gas-powered generators is both unpleasant and essential

Lithuanians are voting in the first round of parliamentary elections that could lead to the center-right governing coalition being replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties

Although there are no official figures or estimates of how many pets have been left behind by their owners who leave Cuba, the number of abandoned cats and dogs has spiked in the last two years as Cubans migrate in record numbers, animal activists say

The devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton is still being tallied as a swath of Florida comes to terms with damage from the unusual dual strike of storms in such close proximity

The devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton is still being tallied as a swath of Florida comes to terms with damage from the unusual dual strike of storms in just two weeks

The devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton is still being tallied as a swath of Florida comes to terms with damage from the unusual dual strike of storms in just two weeks

Macao’s former top judge, Sam Hou Fai, has been chosen the Chinese casino hub’s next leader in a largely ceremonial election, setting him up to become the city’s first chief executive born in mainland China

The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute