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Demonstrators demanded a cease-fire deal and the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the deaths of six hostages in the Palestinian territory, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

Rare strike disrupts Israel while Biden says Netanyahu isn’t doing enough to reach Gaza deal

Demonstrators demanded a cease-fire deal and the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the deaths of six hostages in the Palestinian territory, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

September 2, 2024, 10:09am Latest News

A rare general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held in Gaza led to disruptions around the country on Monday, while U.S. President Joe Biden added to the pressure by saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn't doing enough to reach a deal for a cease-fire. Read story

Sculptor Benjamin Victor (in baseball cap) speaks to Steven McAuliffe, former husband of teacher Christa McAuliffe who died when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart in 1986, as they stand next to a statue unveiled on what would&#039;ve been Christa McAuliffe&#039;s 76th birthday, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in Concord, N.H.

Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds

Sculptor Benjamin Victor (in baseball cap) speaks to Steven McAuliffe, former husband of teacher Christa McAuliffe who died when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart in 1986, as they stand next to a statue unveiled on what would&#039;ve been Christa McAuliffe&#039;s 76th birthday, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in Concord, N.H.

September 2, 2024, 9:57am Nation & World

Decades after she was picked to be America's first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer — this time as the first woman to be memorialized on the grounds of New Hampshire's Statehouse, in the city where she taught high school. Read story

ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels dropped from DirecTV in contract dispute

September 2, 2024, 9:56am Business

Walt Disney Co.-owned channels, including ESPN and ABC stations, were knocked off DirecTV platforms Sunday after talks to reach a new distribution deal collapsed. Read story

Suspect, 15, arrested in shooting near Ohio high school that killed 1 teen, wounded 4

September 2, 2024, 9:38am Nation & World

A 15-year-old suspect has been arrested in a shooting that killed another teenager and wounded four others near an Ohio high school campus about an hour after a football game, authorities said. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two to travel to Detroit and Pittsburgh for campaign events, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday Sept. 2, 2024.

Harris set to oppose sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two to travel to Detroit and Pittsburgh for campaign events, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday Sept. 2, 2024.

September 2, 2024, 9:33am Latest News

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to use Monday's joint campaign appearance in the industrial city of Pittsburgh with President Joe Biden to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned — coinciding with the White House's earlier opposition to the company's planned sale to Nippon Steel of Japan. Read story

Police say 4 people fatally shot on Chicago-area subway train

September 2, 2024, 9:33am Latest News

Four people were killed Monday in a shooting on a subway train outside Chicago, police said. Read story

Ukraine&#039;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions standing against the background of Ukraine&#039;s Air Force&#039;s F-16 fighter jets in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.

Ukraine floats India summit to push plan to end Russia’s war

Ukraine&#039;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions standing against the background of Ukraine&#039;s Air Force&#039;s F-16 fighter jets in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.

September 2, 2024, 6:06am Nation & World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed holding a summit in India aimed at ending the war with Russia, according to people familiar with the matter. Read story

Nichole Mosley, an inmate at the Athens-Clarke County Jail, smiles as she saws through a piece of wood while building a tiny home in the jail yard in Athens, Georgia, on July 27, 2024.

Female inmates started with no construction skills. Now they build houses

Nichole Mosley, an inmate at the Athens-Clarke County Jail, smiles as she saws through a piece of wood while building a tiny home in the jail yard in Athens, Georgia, on July 27, 2024.

September 2, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

The construction crew was waiting quietly when Jonathan Sims arrived, lumber and tools in tow. Read story

A driver waits for ducks to cross a flooded parking lot on Aug. 23 following rain from Hurricane Debby in Tampa, Fla. (Douglas R.

Atlantic hurricane season winding up, but experts warn it’s not finished

A driver waits for ducks to cross a flooded parking lot on Aug. 23 following rain from Hurricane Debby in Tampa, Fla. (Douglas R.

September 2, 2024, 5:55am Nation & World

After catching its breath, the Atlantic hurricane season appears ready to roar again, just in time for the peak of what is still expected to be one of the busiest hurricane seasons on record. Read story

Tania Tetlow president of Fordham University holds her dog Archie as new students arrive during Move In Day at the Bronx campus, Sunday Aug. 25, 2024, in New York.

It’s a tough time for college presidents, but Tania Tetlow thrives as a trailblazer at Fordham

Tania Tetlow president of Fordham University holds her dog Archie as new students arrive during Move In Day at the Bronx campus, Sunday Aug. 25, 2024, in New York.

September 2, 2024, 5:09am Nation & World

Tania Tetlow has earned a reputation as a trailblazer. She became the first woman and first layperson to serve as president of two Jesuit schools — first at Loyola University New Orleans and now at Fordham University in New York City. Read story