Oct 13 Poll: Most Americans fear broader conflict may arise from war between Israel and Hamas By Laura Santhanam In the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, eight in 10 Americans are concerned that violence from the war between Israel and Hamas could spill across the region. “We are in uncharted territory,” one Middle East policy expert said. Continue reading
Oct 13 Lawsuit to block New York ban on gas stoves is filed by gas and construction groups By Associated Press Gas and construction trade groups are suing to block New York state's ban on gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings. The organizations argue the law violates the federal government's rules around how gas appliances are regulated. Continue reading
Oct 13 Israel's recent call for mass evacuation echoes catastrophic 1948 Palestinian exodus By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Palestinians refer to it as the Nakba, or 'catastrophe' during the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation. An estimated 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from what is now Israel before and during the war. Continue reading
Oct 13 Pence opts to run in Nevada primary instead of caucus By Michelle L. Price, Gabe Stern, Associated Press Pence has faced a steep challenge in the GOP primary, with Trump maintaining a solid grip on the party. Continue reading
Oct 13 U.S. says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Speculation about a possible North Korean plan to refill Russia's munition stores drained in its protracted war with Ukraine flared last month, when North Korean leader traveled to Russia to meet Putin. Continue reading
Oct 13 70 people, mostly women and children, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza's fleeing convoys, Hamas says By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Hamas' media office says the cars were struck in three places as they headed south from Gaza City. It was not immediately clear who the target of the airstrikes was, or whether militants were among the passengers. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Leila Molana-Allen, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Jorgen Samso Co-anchored by PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz from Israel and Geoff Bennett from the nation’s capital, the one hour primetime special covers the historic and devastating week of violence in Israel and Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 13 Schumer to lead bipartisan group of senators to Israel to show 'unwavering' U.S. support By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Schumer, D-N.Y., is leading a bipartisan group of senators to the country “to show the United States' unwavering support for Israel,” his office said. Continue reading
Oct 13 House GOP considers Trump-backed Jim Jordan as speaker. Not all Republicans are in favor By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Attention has swiftly turned to Rep. Jim Jordan, the pugilistic Judiciary Committee chairman as the next potential candidate. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Biden touts economy and green energy in Philadelphia speech By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden returned to Pennsylvania Friday to use the critical battleground state again as a backdrop for some of his favorite political themes. But the war between Israel and Hamas has scrambled geopolitics and potentially reshuffled a 2024 presidential… Continue reading