Oct 28 Watch 1:50 News Wrap: Former VP Mike Pence ends his 2024 presidential campaign In our news wrap Saturday, Pence dropped out of the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Maine authorities shared more details about their search for the suspected mass killer found dead Friday, the death toll from Hurricane Otis rose… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 5:38 American family trapped in Gaza struggles to escape the war By Nick Schifrin, Harry Zahn, Juliet Fuisz An estimated 600 American citizens are still trying to find a way out of Gaza as Israel intensifies its assault. Foreign affairs and defense correspondent Nick Schifrin brings us the story of an American mother and her three small children… Continue watching
Oct 28 Aid slowly arrives in Acapulco in aftermath of destruction from Hurricane Otis By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Mexican officials raised the death toll to 39 on Saturday from Hurricane Otis, which struck the country’s southern Pacific coast including the resort city of Acapulco early Wednesday as a powerful Category 5 storm. Continue reading
Oct 28 Iranian teen injured on train while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media say By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran's Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 28 Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war as IDF expands its ground operation By Associated Press Israel launched an expanded ground operation on Saturday after knocking out communications and creating a near-blackout of information in the Gaza Strip with increased bombardment and artillery fire overnight. Continue reading
Oct 28 Israeli defense minister says war has entered new stage amid expanded ground operation in Gaza By Isabel DeBre, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel on Saturday expanded its ground operation in Gaza, sending in tanks and infantry backed by massive strikes from the air and sea. Israel’s defense minister said that “the ground shook in Gaza” and that the war against the territory’s… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 8:32 Israel intensifies bombing and ground operations, sending Gaza into internet blackout By Leila Molana-Allen, Solveig Rennan, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Israeli ground forces are making larger incursions into Gaza and officials are again warning of a wider invasion into the strip. At the same time, Israel's punishing air campaign on Gaza is not letting up, while negotiations over the fates… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 6:07 NSC spokesman John Kirby discusses U.S. stance on Israeli military operations, Gaza crisis By Geoff Bennett, Morgan Till, Stephanie Kotuby, Dan Sagalyn As Israel intensifies its bombing of Gaza and expands ground operations, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the U.S. response to attacks on American forces in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 3:52 Aid worker describes life in Gaza amid constant bombardment By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Gaza's humanitarian crisis becomes more dire with every passing moment. With constant bombardment and dwindling supplies, it's a struggle to find fuel, food and even water. Before communication lines went dark Friday, Amna Nawaz spoke with Yousef Hammash, who works… Continue watching
Oct 27 UN General Assembly calls for ‘humanitarian truce’ in Gaza leading to halt in Israel-Hamas war By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press It was the first U.N. response to Hamas' surprise Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and Israel's ongoing military response and vow to obliterate Hamas. Continue reading