• Israeli and Palestinian singers bring their hope for peace and justice to U.S.

    Israeli and Palestinian singers bring their hope for peace and justice to U.S.

    Apr 30, 2024 10:25 PM EST

    ... told us that family friends were killed on October 7 and others held as hostages. Her earrings say, "Bring them home." Hadas Sabbah: It feels right to wear the earrings. And, also, I believe that the hostages are important to the entire country, because they're all our brothers and ...

  • Sudan marks 1 year of brutal civil war as humanitarian crisis worsens

    Sudan marks 1 year of brutal civil war as humanitarian crisis worsens

    Apr 16, 2024 10:40 PM EST

    ... homes, including to this camp in the northeast. For 10-year-old Manasa Sheikh Bashir, there are moments of distraction and even joy. For her brothers, boys get to be boys. But the parents are not all right. Maysaa and Bashir fear the future and are scarred by the past ...

  • German parliament approves measure making it easier for transgender people to change legal name and gender

    German parliament approves measure making it easier for transgender people to change legal name and gender

    Apr 12, 2024 05:09 PM EST

    ... girls.” “You want to satisfy a loud but very small group and, in doing so, are dividing society,” Hierl said.Martin Reichardt of the far-right Alternative for Germany blasted what he called “ideological nonsense.” Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said in a statement that “there are numerous precautions against possibilities ...

  • Israel’s war in Gaza weighs on the holy month of Ramadan

    Israel’s war in Gaza weighs on the holy month of Ramadan

    Apr 05, 2024 10:20 PM EST

    ... it together. It's a blessing. Muhammad Mehmood: So, iftars are amazing. And it's partly because everyone's hungry and all the food is right there. So you're really looking forward to this moment in the day. And you're doing it with people you love, with your ...

  • Family members of hostages offer opposing perspectives on a resolution

    Family members of hostages offer opposing perspectives on a resolution

    Mar 05, 2024 11:40 PM EST

    Jonathan Dekel-Chen, Father of Hamas Hostage: I believe the Israeli government should be doing its job and returning as many of the hostages as possible in as early time frame as possible. Right now, we don't know how many are still alive. Every day, every hour, the possibility ...

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on political benefits and drawbacks of Biden's Israel support

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on political benefits and drawbacks of Biden's Israel support

    Feb 26, 2024 11:30 PM EST

    ... all of these other things related to Israel. He held Netanyahu close initially. Literally, I watched him hug him on the tarmac in Tel Aviv right after October 7. And that worked very well for President Biden with Jewish voters, who are also a very important constituency. And also Biden ...

  • Remembering the art and energy of tap dance legend Maurice Hines

    Remembering the art and energy of tap dance legend Maurice Hines

    Jan 04, 2024 11:25 PM EST

    ... a new production of "Sophisticated Ladies," a review based on the life of Duke Ellington, at Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Theatre. Two high school brothers, John and Leo Manzari, now well-respected professional tappers in their own right, caught his attention. What does a good tap dancer have to ...

  • News Wrap: Michigan Supreme Court rules Trump will stay on state's primary ballot

    News Wrap: Michigan Supreme Court rules Trump will stay on state's primary ballot

    Dec 27, 2023 11:45 PM EST

    ... accused police of firing live bullets. Protesters refused to give up. Ruddy Mandio, Opposition Protester (through interpreter): The people are resisting. Marching is our constitutional right, and it is not over, because they need to take responsibility for this chaotic election. We won't back down. Amna Nawaz: International observers ...

  • Israelis volunteer on farms to save agricultural supply after migrant workers flee war

    Israelis volunteer on farms to save agricultural supply after migrant workers flee war

    Dec 26, 2023 11:20 PM EST

    ... Forces: Usually not. Jon Frankel: Yair Lehmann works logistics in the IDF. How does it feel to be volunteering here when you know that your brothers and sisters in arms are fighting a war right now? Yair Lehmann: Actually, my best friends are in the commando and in the tank ...

  • Truce in Gaza extended another day with more hostages freed, but tougher talks expected

    Truce in Gaza extended another day with more hostages freed, but tougher talks expected

    Nov 30, 2023 02:33 PM EST

    ... waiting for buses along a main highway entering Jerusalem, killing at least three people and wounding several others, according to Israeli police. The two attackers, brothers from a neighborhood in annexed east Jerusalem, were killed. After the attack, six other members of the family were detained, and the government ordered ...