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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 defy Columbia University's deadline to disband camp or face suspension
Protesters of the war in Gaza who are encamped at Columbia University have defied a deadline to disband with chants, clapping and drumming 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 »
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 »
Several law enforcement officers shot while trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, police say
Police in North Carolina say several officers on a task force trying to serve a warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina, have been struck by gunfire 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 »
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 »
Actor Gérard Depardieu will be tried for alleged sexual assaults on a film set, prosecutors say
French prosecutors say that actor Gérard Depardieu will face a criminal trial in October over the alleged sexual assaults in 2021 of two women on the set of the film “The Green Shutters." More »
