Aid workers struggling to distribute a trickle of aid entering the besieged Gaza Strip are describing a logistical “nightmare” in the midst of a spiraling humanitarian crisis. “With this limited amount of aid, the humanitarian situation continues to get worse and worse,” Dr. Amjad Alshawa, director of the Palestinian NGOs Network, an umbrella group of…
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Thursday morning narrowly passed a massive domestic policy package, a major victory for President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., after weeks of heated negotiations within the GOP. The multitrillion-dollar tax-cut and spending measure now heads to the Senate, where Republicans have vowed to change it. Following…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is dismissing lawsuits against a number of local police departments and ending investigations into patterns and practices of unconstitutional behavior, officials announced Wednesday. The pullback from police oversight comes amid major change at the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division since the start of the Trump administration and the confirmation of…
SYDNEY — Flash flooding on Australia’s southeast coast has killed two people and cut off towns, isolating tens of thousands of residents, as officials warned Thursday that more downpours were expected over the next 24 hours. Major flooding hit several rural towns in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia‘s…
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump sought to win over working-class voters in key swing states with a promise to exempt tips and overtime pay from federal income taxes. Now, Congress is inching closer to making that promise a reality, despite some concerns about how the moves would contribute to the deficit and potentially…
When Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spoke to ESPN for an on-court interview after the Thunder’s Game 1 win in the Western Conference finals, several of his teammates gathered around him in support. It’s a practice unique to Oklahoma City’s roster, which has been employing the all-for-one interview strategy for a couple of seasons. And…
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Video shows moment suspected Jewish Museum gunman is detained 00:34 ‘We will follow the facts’: Bondi speaks out after Israeli Embassy staff killed 00:54 ‘They were a beautiful couple’: Israeli ambassador remembers embassy members killed in shooting 02:25 Rescue pup…
NEW ORLEANS — The Archdiocese of New Orleans agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of settlements by the Catholic Church. The archdiocese, its parishes and several insurers will pay $179.2 million into a trust to benefit survivors, according to…
ATHENS, Greece — An undersea 6.1-magnitude earthquake scale struck off the Greek island of Crete early Thursday and was felt across the Aegean Sea, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. The quake occurred some 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of the island, according to the Geodynamics Institute of Athens at…
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘We will follow the facts’: Bondi speaks out after Israeli Embassy staff killed 00:54 ‘They were a beautiful couple’: Israeli ambassador remembers embassy members killed in shooting 02:25 Rescue pup named Tiki captures hearts of millions online 02:36 Outrage after…
