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JERUSALEM, May 15 (Reuters) – Israel said it had targeted the head of Hamas’ armed wing with a strike in Gaza on Friday, describing him as an architect of the October 7, 2023, attacks that precipitated Israel’s two-year assault on the Palestinian territory. Hamas did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the fate of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who became the militant group’s military chief in the Gaza […]

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring reports of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda and providing technical assistance to their governments, its acting director said on Friday. “CDC has extensive experience and expertise in responding to Ebola outbreaks, and we are working closely with the DRC Ministry of Health through our country office to support our response efforts,” […]

Minnesota Lynx rookie Emma Cechova will have an MRI on her right knee on Friday, The Athletic reported. The 21-year-old center was injured in a third-quarter collision with Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers in Minnesota’s 90-86 win Thursday night in Arlington, Texas. Medical staff rushed to check on Cechova, who grabbed her knee in pain before being helped to the locker room. The Czech Republic native finished the game with […]

By Nicole Jao and Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. oil refiners are finally reaping profits from renewable fuels, which had squeezed margins for years, but now demand has surged thanks to recent government biofuel mandates and rising diesel prices driven by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. In late March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandated that refiners blend record volumes of biofuels into gasoline and diesel […]

LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has pledged to crack down on hate and terrorist content in Britain, the country’s media regulator said Friday. Ofcom said X’s public commitments include restricting access in the U.K. to accounts operated by or on behalf of terrorist groups that the country has banned. The platform also promised to review suspected illegal terrorist and hate content within 24 hours on average, […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — African health officials say there is a new Ebola outbreak in the Central African country of Congo, with at least 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths. The severe disease that is often fatal was first identified in 1976 after two outbreaks in quick succession in what is now South Sudan and Congo, according to the World Health Organization. All the major Ebola outbreaks have […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who goes by the moniker Chud the Builder and is known for posting racist videos to social media was given a $1.25 million preliminary bond on attempted murder and other charges on Friday. Dalton Eatherly, 28, is accused of shooting another person in the middle of the day on Wednesday outside the Montgomery County Courthouse during an altercation. At an arraignment on Friday, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee on Friday announced that he is ending his bid for reelection, his career upended by the redistricting battles that are sweeping the country after last month’s Supreme Court decision. Earlier this month, Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a Cohen’s majority-Black district, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of President Donald Trump’s strategy […]

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s new Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Friday personally removed fencing around a historic building in the capital Budapest that served as the office of his autocratic predecessor Viktor Orbán. Magyar announced that the famous Karmelita, located at Budapest’s landmark Castle Hill, overlooking the Danube river, will be open for public until authorities decide on its future role. The former Catholic monastery become a symbol of […]