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Ahead of visit to Israel, US's Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire
The United States is stepping up pressure for a cease-fire deal in Gaza More »
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Israel-Hamas war protesters arrested in Texas, others defy Columbia University demand to leave camp
Colleges around the U.S. are imploring student protesters of the war on Gaza to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency More »
What is the International Criminal Court and why it has Israeli officials worried
Israeli officials sound increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court could issue arrest warrants for the country’s leaders more than six months into the Israel-Hamas war More »
3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say
Police say three law enforcement officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout at a Charlotte, North Carolina, home More »
West Virginia's and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
A federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia's and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory More »
Family of a Black teen who was shot after ringing the wrong doorbell files lawsuit against homeowner
The family of a Black teenager by a white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, address has filed a lawsuit More »
Blinken says Israel still must do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip More »
At least 45 people die in western Kenya as floodwaters sweep away houses and cars
Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens missing, the Interior Ministry said More »
Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it
A new study finds that last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above More »
Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts
Older Americans are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy More »
