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Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers
The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum.
Woman shot, killed in Tustin; police looking for man, dark-colored car
Witnesses said a man wearing all black clothing fled in an older-model car after the shooting.
10 questions with Ronda Rousey before the MMA icon’s final fight
Nearly 10 years after her last bout, Rousey will take on Gina Carano on Saturday at Intuit Dome in hopes of shaking up the sport and advocating for fighters.
Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass expulsion and say today’s catastrophe is worse
Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba. That's Arabic for “catastrophe,” referring to the mass expulsion and flight of some 750,000 Palestinians from what is now…
Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastor’s case, but freeing activist Jimmy Lai is ‘tough’
President Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping is considering detained pastor Ezra Jin Mingri's case but freeing Jimmy Lai is "tough."
Belarus authoritarian leader welcomes US evangelist Franklin Graham to hold massive gathering
Belarus’ authoritarian leader has greeted U.S. evangelist Franklin Graham, who arrived in the tightly controlled country to hold the largest evangelical gathering in its history.
Disneyland files confidential building permits for Toy Story parking lot
The DisneylandForward plan envisions an outdoor shopping mall, hotels, entertainment and theme park experiences next to the Anaheim Convention Center.
A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing
The situation in Port Isabel, Texas, offers a glimpse of what could happen nationwide if a Trump administration proposal takes effect to end housing assistance to families in which at…
Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future
Fifteen people deported from the U.S. to Congo under the Trump administration's policy face difficult conditions. A Colombian woman describes how she was deported despite a U.S. judge's protection order.
War worsens Lebanon’s economic crisis with job losses, price gouging and slow business
In Lebanon, war has worsened woes compounded by existing economic problems and largely unregulated markets vulnerable to price gouging.