May 29 Israeli parliament votes to dissolve, calling second election this year By Associated Press The vote by Israel's parliament sends the country to an unprecedented second snap election this year as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition before a midnight deadline. Continue reading
May 27 Israel faces possible second election amid coalition crisis By Aron Heller, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have a clear path to victory, and a fourth consecutive term, after the April 9 elections. But he has struggled to form a government ahead of a looming deadline to do so. Continue reading
May 16 Facebook busts Israeli company's campaign to disrupt elections By Isabel Debre, Raphael Satter, Associated Press Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy told reporters that the tech giant had purged 65 Israeli accounts, 161 pages, dozens of groups and four Instagram accounts. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Federal prosecutors believe Trump could have been charged with obstruction In our Monday news wrap, a bipartisan group of more than 370 federal prosecutors signed a statement contending that, based on details from the Mueller report, President Trump would have been charged with obstruction of justice if he were not… Continue watching
May 06 Calm takes hold amid Hamas-Israel cease-fire By Aron Heller, Fares Akram, Associated Press The cease-fire aims to end the deadliest fighting between the two sides since a 2014 war. Continue reading
May 05 Palestinians, Israelis amid deadliest fight since 2014 war By Aron Heller, Associated Press Gaza militants on Sunday intensified a wave of rocket fire into southern Israel, striking towns and cities and killing at least three people in one of the bloodiest rounds of fighting since the 2014 war. At least nine Palestinians, including… Continue reading
May 04 Israel strikes Gaza targets in response to heavy rocket fire By Fares Akram, Associated Press Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired scores of rockets into southern Israel on Saturday, wounding at least two Israeli civilians and triggering retaliatory airstrikes and tank fire against militant targets in the blockaded enclave and shattering a month-long lull… Continue reading
May 02 Watch 6:36 News Wrap: Stephen Moore withdraws as potential Fed nominee In our Thursday news wrap, conservative commentator Stephen Moore withdrew as a potential nominee to the Federal Reserve Board after losing support from Senate Republicans over past writings disparaging women. Meanwhile, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared that he retains the… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 9:00 On Cuba policy change, Bolton says, 'I can't wait for the lawsuits' The White House says Americans will now be able to sue businesses operating on land confiscated by the Castro regime. Previous administrations declined to enforce the related Helms-Burton Law. Canada and the EU, which have private-sector interests on Cuban land,… Continue watching
Apr 17 Long-lost Franz Kafka works could emerge after messy legal battle By Aron Heller, Associated Press A long-hidden trove of unpublished works by Franz Kafka could soon be revealed following a decade-long battle over his literary estate that has drawn comparisons to some of his surreal tales. Continue reading