• Israeli gunfire kills more Gaza aid-seekers as U.S. envoy meets with hostages' families

    Israeli gunfire kills more Gaza aid-seekers as U.S. envoy meets with hostages' families

    Aug 02, 2025 07:05 PM EDT

    Israel’s top general Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned that “combat will continue without rest” if hostages aren’t freed. Hostage families push Israel to cut deal U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with hostages' families Saturday, a week after quitting ceasefire talks, blaming Hamas ...

  • Hortmans' beloved dog Gilbert lay in state with slain Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse

    Hortmans' beloved dog Gilbert lay in state with slain Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse

    Jun 28, 2025 06:16 PM EDT

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gilbert the golden retriever was home with Democratic leader and Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband when a gunman fatally shot the couple and mortally wounded their beloved dog. And he was with them again Friday when the Hortmans lay in state at the ...

  • WATCH: Funeral for slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and husband Mark Hortman

    WATCH: Funeral for slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and husband Mark Hortman

    Jun 28, 2025 03:21 PM EDT

    Walz said Hortman saw her mission as “to get as much good done for as many people as possible.” And he said her focus on people was what made her so effective. “She knew how to get her way, no doubt about it," Walz said. "But she never made anyone ...

  • WATCH: Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman lies in state at Capitol in St. Paul

    WATCH: Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman lies in state at Capitol in St. Paul

    Jun 27, 2025 04:31 PM EDT

    ... jury indictment first, before his arraignment, which is when a plea is normally entered. According to the federal complaint, police video shows Boelter outside the Hortmans’ home and captures the sound of gunfire. And it says security video shows Boelter approaching the front doors of two other lawmakers’ homes dressed ...

  • Israel recovers remains of three more hostages from Gaza

    Israel recovers remains of three more hostages from Gaza

    Jun 22, 2025 05:40 PM EDT

    ... leading to Israel's surprise attack on Iran last week. The United States entered the war overnight with attacks on three Iranian nuclear sites. The Hostages Families Forum, the main organization representing families of the hostages, has repeatedly called for a deal to release the remaining captives. “Particularly against the ...

  • Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader'

    Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader'

    Jun 16, 2025 01:57 PM EDT

    ... We worked very hard to try to get a budget deal that wouldn't include that provision." Tacos, auto parts, physics and Habitat for Humanity Hortman's earliest jobs didn't suggest that she'd become a power in Minnesota politics. The earliest job listed on her LinkedIn profile, when ...

  • State Rep. Finke responds to assassination of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman

    State Rep. Finke responds to assassination of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman

    Jun 14, 2025 09:50 PM EDT

    In Minnesota, a person posing as a police officer shot two Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses in what Gov. Walz called an “act of targeted political violence.” Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed early Saturday morning in their home. The gunman also wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in their...

  • Israel recovers bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from Gaza Strip

    Israel recovers bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from Gaza Strip

    Jun 05, 2025 05:57 PM EDT

    ... its strikes were militants posing as reporters. Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in the Oct. 7 attack and abducted 251 hostages. They are still holding 56 hostages, around a third of them believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire ...

  • Israel mobilizes new ground assault on Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages

    Israel mobilizes new ground assault on Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages

    May 17, 2025 09:50 PM EDT

    Israel is mobilizing forces for a new ground assault in Gaza, after Palestinian officials said about 300 people died in waves of airstrikes over the past 72 hours. Israeli officials say the objective is to pressure Hamas into freeing the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Meanwhile, ceasefire talks resumed Saturday in Qatar. John Yang speaks...

  • Last living American hostage released by Hamas as Netanyahu plans for Gaza's reoccupation

    Last living American hostage released by Hamas as Netanyahu plans for Gaza's reoccupation

    May 12, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    The final living American hostage held by Hamas is free. Edan Alexander entered Israel from Gaza in a deal made directly between Hamas and the United States. His release came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went further than before on his plans for Gaza, calling for its reoccupation. Nick Schifrin reports.