World Nov 27 What to know about the Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire deal The truce that began in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday raised hopes and renewed difficult questions in a region gripped by conflict.
World Sep 12 Israel’s crackdown on West Bank insurgency is killing Palestinian youths as war rages in Gaza Scores of teenagers have been killed, shot and arrested. Many have died in nearly daily raids by the Israeli army that Amnesty International says have used disproportionate and unlawful force.
World Mar 27 They fled kibbutzim after Hamas attacked. Now, many Israelis must decide whether to go back Months after Hamas attackers killed 1,200 people, a string of Israeli farming communities they targeted just across the border fence with Gaza remain all but empty.
World Jun 25 Titan submersible search reignites debate over who pays to rescue wealthy risktakers The question of who foots the bill for rescue attempts is gaining attention as very wealthy travelers in search of singular adventures spend big to scale peaks, sail across oceans and blast off for space.
Health Dec 14 U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 as vaccinations begin The number of dead tallied by Johns Hopkins University rivals the population of St. Louis or Pittsburgh. It is more than five times the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War.
Politics Nov 12 Grief, anger, disbelief: Trump voters face Biden’s victory Across the country, many of the 71.9 million people who voted for President Donald Trump are working through emotions in the wake of his loss. Grief, anger and shock are among the feelings being expressed by those who had assumed…
Politics Nov 05 More than a dozen arrested as protesters demand vote count Police arrested more than a dozen people in Seattle and Portland, Oregon overnight during protests demanding a full tally of all votes in the US election. Dozens of supporters of President Donald Trump rallied at tabulation sites in closely contested…
Health Oct 30 State leaders facing higher COVID-19 cases resist steps to curb virus Pleas from health experts are running up against political calculation and public fatigue, with spiraling new infections eclipsing previous caseload highs that set off national alarms in the spring and summer.
Health Aug 25 New virus cases decline in the U.S. and experts credit masks The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts credit at least partly to increased wearing of masks — even as the outbreak continues to claim nearly 1,000 lives in the U.S. each day.
Nation Jun 09 WATCH: George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, laid to rest in Houston Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality…