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By BASSEM MROUE – Associated Press JOBAR, Syria (AP) — In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the world’s oldest synagogues where people from throughout the region once came to pray. Syria’s 13-year civil war left the synagogue partially destroyed. Walls and roofs have

By AP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Death toll from plane crash at South Korean airport rises to 174, fire officials say.

By AP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Death toll from plane crash at South Korean airport rises to 167, fire officials say.

By AP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Death toll from plane crash at South Korean airport rises to 151, fire officials say.

By SYLVAIN PLAZY and MARK CARLSON – Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations. Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke said the inexpensive e-cigarettes had turned into a health threat since they are

By ISABEL DEBRE and JUAN KARITA – Associated Press LAUCA Ñ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales has a campaign pitch for 2025 that has worked elsewhere: Other politicians of recent years have brought you nothing but misery. It’s time for a return to the past. His supporters are looking to Morales for

By AP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Death toll from plane crash at South Korean airport rises to 120, fire officials say.

By AP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Death toll from plane fire at a South Korean airport has risen to 96, fire agency says.

By The Associated Press In 2024, President Vladimir Putin further cemented his grip on power and sought to counter Russia’s isolation from the West over the war in Ukraine. But he faced continuing challenges, with a deadly attack by gunmen in Moscow and an incursion by Kyiv’s troops on his territory. As Russia’s nearly 3-year-old

By The Associated Press Today is Sunday, Dec. 29, the 364th day of 2024. There are two days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 29, 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as more than 250 Lakota people were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them. Also on

By AP Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 85 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane has burst into flames after it skid off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently

By AP Snoop’s game: Snoop Dogg thrills the crowd in the bowl that bears his name TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Miami of Ohio beat Colorado State in the Arizona Bowl, but Snoop Dogg was the main attraction. The Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop was much a spectacle

By AP Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 62 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skid off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently

By AP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Death toll from plane fire at a South Korean airport has risen to 85, fire agency says.

By AP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s fire agency says 62 people are dead after a plane caught fire during landing in South Korea.