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The Israeli military says it is striking targets in the Gaza Strip

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:37:52 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is striking targets in the Gaza Strip.Source

Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem in new escalation by Hamas

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:37:52 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem in new escalation by Hamas.Source

2 TDs in 10 seconds lifts Nebraska past Illinois 20-7

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:37:52 GMT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Heinrich Haarberg threw for 154 yards and rushed for a team-leading 82 yards and a touchdown as Nebraska beat Illinois 20-7 on Friday night.Seven receivers caught passes from Haarberg, who was 12-of-24 passing. His 25-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was Nebraska’s second TD in 10 seconds.Nebraska (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten Conference) stopped Illinois twice inside the Huskers’ 1 on the Illini’s first drive of the game, as Luke Altmyer and Reggie Love III each failed to get into the end zone.The Huskers marched back down the field and scored on a 31-yard field goal by Tristan Alvano.Illinois (2-4, 0-3) entered the game having scored just 10 points in the first quarter all season. The Illini failed to add to that total because of a goal-line stand by the Huskers.Nebraska took a 17-0 lead with its two quick second-quarter touchdowns.Anthony Grant leaped into the end zone from one yard out, completing a 14-play, 79-yard drive that took 6:38. After Nebraska recover...

Hamas militant group launches unprecedented operation against Israel with rockets and infiltration

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:37:52 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented infiltration Saturday into southern Israel and fired thousands of rockets into the country as the ruling Hamas militant group announced the beginning of a new operation. Israel began striking targets in Gaza in response, setting the stage for what was likely to be a new heavy round of fighting between the bitter enemies.Videos posted on social media showed what appeared to be uniformed Palestinian gunmen inside the Israeli border town of Sderot. A video from Gaza showed what looked like the lifeless body of an Israeli soldier being trampled by an angry crowd shouting “God is Great.” Another video appeared to show Palestinian militants dragging away a live Israeli soldier on a motorcycle. Other videos showed a crowd of Palestinian men dancing around and atop an Israeli tank that was on fire. The authenticity of the videos could not immediately be verified.The elusive leader of Hamas' military wing, ...

Japan auteur Yamada sticks to exploring the human condition after 90 films

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:37:52 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Yoji Yamada has directed 90 films, including “Tora-san,” which tops the Guinness World Records for the longest-running movie series starring the same actor. In each of the 48 installments, beginning in 1969, the hero peddler with a heart of gold falls in love but doesn’t get the girl.He has just finished directing a Kabuki play, a Japanese musical theater form dating back four centuries, except re-scripted and directed Yamada-style. It’s stamped with his characteristic voice of compassion for the underdog that has never wavered throughout his seven-decade career.“You must explore what it means to be human. You must be interested in people, their existence, how they live,” said Yamada, 92, looking frail but sprightly with a shock of white hair.“Every human being has something shining inside, like a pearl, that bit of goodness,” he told The Associated Press at an office near Tokyo’s Kabukiza theater, where his “Bunshichi Mottoi Monogatari” plays through the end of t...

'Missing mom' billboards pop up in L.A. seeking woman who vanished

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:37:52 GMT

Residents may have noticed these new “Missing Mom” and “Find Heidi Planck” billboards popping up on the west side of Los Angeles.Heidi Planck, 39, vanished without a trace in 2021. Loved ones are still distraught as no answers have been given since her disappearance. They’re hoping the billboards will renew the search for answers and closure.On Oct. 17, 2021, Planck had left her son’s football game that day. She was later seen on surveillance video leaving her Mid-City home with her dog and walking near the Hope + Flower building in downtown L.A. That would be the last time she was spotted alive.Her dog was later found wandering on the 29th floor of that high-rise building, but Planck was nowhere to be found. Her disappearance set off a massive search across the city and local landfills for the possibility of a body, but nothing turned up.Family members and her son, who was 11 at the time, have placed large billboards up on the anniversary of her disappearance, hoping to find s...

New self-driving car company offering free rides in L.A.

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:37:52 GMT

Residents and visitors in six neighborhoods across Los Angeles can experience free, fully autonomous Waymo One rides for a limited time. The company, which was spun out of Google and operates in San Francisco and Phoenix, says the service is now coming to Los Angeles.Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people to get to their destinations, is arriving in L.A. to give people a chance to experience a free and fully autonomous Waymo One ride for a limited time, ahead of a wider service launch.  L.A. residents have a chance to take free, fully autonomous Waymo One rides in L.A. neighborhoods for a limited timeThe company is hosting its first pop-up event where people can score a ticket to ride on Oct. 11, from 8 a.m to 3 p.m. at Arizona Avenue and 3rd Street in Santa Monica. There will also be opportunities to win official Waymo merchandise.To call a car, users can download the app and request a ride, similar to Uber or Ly...

Israel declara estado de guerra tras ataque múltiple desde la Franja de Gaza

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:37:52 GMT

JERUSALÉN – El ejército israelí declaró la madrugada de este sábado el estado de guerra tras un fuerte ataque combinado desde la Franja de Gaza, con el lanzamiento de cohetes y la infiltración de milicianos palestinos a territorio israelí, en una agresión de la que considera responsable el grupo islamista Hamas.“El ejército israelí declara el estado de alerta de guerra”, declaró un portavoz militar en un comunicado, mientras las alarmas siguen sonando a norte y sur del país, incluido Tel Aviv y Jerusalén, y al menos una persona murió y 15 resultaron heridas.“En la última hora, la organización terrorista Hamas inició un lanzamiento masivo de cohetes” y “los terroristas se infiltraron en territorio israelí en varios lugares distintos”, indicó el ejército, que ordenó a “los civiles de la zona central y sur de permanecer junto a los refugios”, mientras que los ciudadanos de comunidades cercanas a Gaza deben permanecer en su interior....

Sismo de 5.9 sacude el sur de México; no se reportan daños

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:37:52 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO – Un sismo de magnitud 5.9 sacudió el sur del México este viernes en la noche y activó las alarmas en lugares tan lejanos como la Ciudad de México, pero no se reportaron daños personales ni materiales de inmediato.El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés) indicó que el temblor se registró poco después de las 11 p.m. hora local cerca de la localidad de Matías Romero, en el estado sureño de Oaxaca, a una profundidad de 67 millas.Protección Civil del estado de Oaxaca dijo que estaba pendiente de los informes de daños.En la capital de Oaxaca se sintieron fuertes sacudidas.El temblor activó las alarmas sísmicas en la Ciudad de México, lo que llevó a los residentes a salir a la calle, pero en la mayoría de las zonas no se sintió.Este artículo será actualizado cuando haya más información disponible. Cinco terremotos consecutivos de hasta 6.2 de magnitud sacuden India, Nepal y Afganistán Terremot...

Militantes se infiltran en Israel desde Gaza al tiempo que Hamas reivindica un importante ataque con cohetes

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:37:52 GMT

Disparos de cohetes desde Gaza hacia Israel el 7 de octubre de 2023. (Crédito: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images)Haz clic aquí para ver las actualizaciones más recientes.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source