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JERUSALEM – The United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator urged Israel on Thursday to lift its blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip, saying the halting of humanitarian aid amounts to “cruel collective punishment.”The U.N. said thousands of Palestinians had breached a humanitarian field office in Gaza late Wednesday looking for aid. They took medicine and damaged vehicles in the melee but caused no injuries to staff. Israel has blocked any humanitarian aid from entering the territory since the end of a ceasefire in March, throwing Gaza into what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis in nearly 19 months…
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FORT MILL, S.C. — The annual South Carolina Strawberry Festival in Fort Mill will end early on Saturday due to weather concerns, officials announced. Festival organizers, in coordination with the National Weather Service, made the decision to end all activities at 3 p.m., seven hours earlier than the originally scheduled 10 p.m. closure. The announcement comes as meteorologists track severe weather moving toward the region. “This decision was made with careful consideration and with the safety of our attendees, vendors, and staff as our top priority,” said a festival spokesperson in a statement released Saturday morning. 1:30PM No lightning yet…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – President Donald Trump offered some encouraging words and advice for graduating students at the University of Alabama on Thursday in a speech interspersed with impressions of transgender weightlifters, accusations that judges were interfering with his agenda and attacks on his predecessor, Joe Biden.The Republican’s jolting speech was standard fare for Trump and well received by the crowd in deep-red Alabama, which backed him in all three of his presidential runs.“You’re the first graduating class of the golden age of America,” the president told the graduates.But he quickly launched into a campaign-style diatribe, saying that the U.S. was…
BOSTON — Instant reactions from a close 4-3 loss for the Red Sox (18-17), who are back to just one game above .500 and are 9-7 at Fenway this season:1) In what makes for a cool story if you’re anybody other than the Red Sox, Roger Clemens’ son was a hero in a game played at Fenway Park. Twenty-one years after “The Rocket” first donned a Red Sox uniform, his son, Kody, broke a sixth-inning tie with a two-run homer off Hunter Dobbins that put the Twins up for good. The Clemens family was in attendance in a suite.The Red…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired a missile at Israel’s main international airport, wounding six and forcing many foreign airlines to suspend all flights for the next several days after the US and Israeli air defense systems failed to stop the strike. Dramatic video shows the missile crashing to the ground inside the perimeter of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, which handled more than 21 million passengers in 2023. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) made several attempts to intercept the missile, which wasn’t brought down by either the Israel Air Force’s long-range Arrow air defense system or the American Terminal…
Watch KSAT’s live election results stream with Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur here. Find more election coverage on the Vote 2025 page.As Ron Nirenberg’s term as San Antonio mayor comes to a close, 27 candidates are vying to succeed him in what has become a competitive race. In addition to the mayoral race, every San Antonio City Council seat is up for grabs in the May 3 general election. The election marks a significant moment for the city, as voters will have the opportunity to reshape the leadership across all levels of local government.If no candidate secures more than 50%…
She had left her nearby house earlier in the evening, traveling alone toward Rock Hill, investigators said. LANCASTER, S.C. — A woman was found dead in her car late Friday night, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. Just before midnight, deputies found 40-year-old Larisha Thompson of Lancaster behind the wheel of her 2021 Honda Accord along Riverside Road. She appeared to have died from a gunshot wound, deputies said. She had left her nearby house earlier in the evening, traveling alone toward Rock Hill, investigators said. When family members lost contact with her, they began searching the area and…
Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in LEO. Happy Birthday for Sunday, May 4, 2025: You are generous, imaginative and kind to others. You also have a steadiness and optimism. This is the final year of a nine-year cycle, which means it’s time to let go of the people, places and things from the past that have held you back. This is the year for some internal and external housecleaning. ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★★Because this is a laid-back, playful day, you want to use your mind for mentally challenging puzzles…
BUDAPEST – Throngs of dachshunds strut their stubby stuff in Hungary on Thursday as they tried to fetch a record for the country’s biggest ever single-breed dog walk.Hundreds of dogs and their owners gathered at the Budapest City Park and walked in a long, noisy loop in the spring sun. The parade of pups was under the observation of the Hungarian Records Association, which was tasked with determining whether the canine cavalcade could be officially entered into the record books. István Sebestyén, registrar and president of the association, said his organization would carefully tally the number of participating dogs —…