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Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza More »
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Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across Gaza, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it cleared months ago More »
Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial
Michael Cohen is the most central witness for prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial More »
Russian President Putin appoints Sergei Shoigu as secretary of Russia’s national security council
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing Sergei Shoigu as secretary of Russia’s national security council, replacing Nikolai Patrushev, the Kremlin reported Sunday More »
NYC's Rikers Island jail gets a kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day
The women's section of Rikers Island is getting a redesigned and more kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day More »
More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother's Day - but most still don't
More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother’s Day with hard-fought access to paid time off to care for newborns More »
Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing
Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the loved ones still missing More »
US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
When two U.S. fighter jets recently faced off in a dogfight in California, only one was piloted by a human More »
Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome
West Virginia Republican primary voters will have a hard time finding a major candidate on the ballot in any statewide race who openly acknowledges President Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election More »
Caitlin Clark, much like Larry Bird, the focus of talks about race and double standards in sports
WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, like NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird was 45 years ago, is involuntarily the focus of discussions about race and her transition to professional basketball More »
