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Students, doctors, mothers and residents describe what life is like in Gaza and Israel as both sides continue attacks.

WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump’s efforts to use his presidential campaign as an excuse to attack witnesses got a stern rebuke Monday from the federal judge presiding over the criminal case over his attempted coup: not in my courtroom. “No other criminal defendant would be allowed to do so, and I’m not going to allow it […]

Joseph Czuba, the suburban Chicago landlord accused of stabbing 6-year-old Palestinian American boy Wadea Al-Fayoume to death was ordered held behind bars Monday.

Former “Three’s Company” star Joyce DeWitt is remembering castmate Suzanne Somers, one day after her death at the age of 76. On Monday, DeWitt shared a statement with People about Somers where she expressed her condolences. “My heart goes out to Suzanne’s family,” said DeWitt, who played Janet Wood on the show opposite Somers’ character, […]

A Texas woman jailed in the shooting death of a suspected romantic rival spent months “exercising vigorously” before attempting a brazen escape from police custody last week, according to a new arrest affidavit. Kaitlin Armstrong, 34, was filmed regularly doing squats, running and yoga before using a claimed leg injury to secure an off-site medical […]

Joran van der Sloot is expected to plead guilty to his involvement in an extortion plot connected to Natalee Holloway’s disappearance, and her family’s lawyer said the deal will require him to reveal how the Alabama teen died.

An Illinois man stabbed a 6-year-old boy to death and critically wounded his mother in an alleged anti-Muslim hate crime, authorities said

WASHINGTON ― Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has won support from some of his colleagues who were skeptical of his bid for the speaker’s gavel, in a boost ahead of a possible vote in the House this week. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the influential chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, on Monday announced he is […]

Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris had to be taken off the field in an ambulance after a hard hit that injured his neck Sunday night, a terrifying scene reminiscent of Damar Hamlin’s collapse 10 months ago.

A federal judge will hear arguments on Monday about whether former President Donald Trump should be subject to a limited gag order ahead of his March 2024 federal election interference trial.

More than a week after the Hamas attacks, some families in Israel say they feel stuck in limbo, waiting to hear whether missing loved ones were killed or abducted.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) drew ridicule for his praise of conservative British politician Liz Truss — of blink-and-you-miss-it prime ministerial fame — over the weekend. “We are so grateful for our British friends and for strong leaders on the global stage who will champion conservative principles and defend Liberty,” Cruz wrote on X, formerly Twitter, […]

Donald Trump posted a spoof video late Friday that showed him striking a golf ball and it flying all the way to a President Joe Biden event, where the fake ball hits his would-be 2024 opponent on the head and causes him to stumble. “ANOTHER GREAT SHOT!” the former president captioned the clip that he […]

John Oliver didn’t buy Rep. George Santos’ (R-N.Y.) reason for not backing Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) in the House speaker race. Santos moaned to reporters last week that Scalise hadn’t responded to his multiple requests for guidance, slamming it as a “dereliction of duty.” Advertisement “Is he snubbing you?” one journalist asked Santos. “I don’t […]

Palestinian American Jason Shawa, 55, heard the news that the Rafah crossing, on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, will be opened Monday, giving him hope of possible escape from the war.

CNN’s Jake Tapper wasn’t having it. “Well, I’ll tell you what’s right is under the Biden administration, we’ve seen chaos within ―” Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told Tapper on Sunday’s broadcast of “State of the Union.” Tapper interrupted and said, while chuckling: “You can’t blame that on Biden. You can’t […]

Gaza-Egypt border crossing may open; Biden warns new occupation would be a ‘big mistake’

Crenshaw talked up Jordan’s candidacy to replace ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as the House remains speakerless and at a standstill. Jordan won an internal GOP vote to become the party’s nominee on Friday but it’s currently unclear if he can garner enough support on the House floor. Jordan’s reputation “has changed over time,” claimed […]

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man was left reeling after receiving a $1.4 million speeding ticket, but city officials say the figure was just a placeholder, not the actual fine. Connor Cato tells WSAV-TV in Savannah that he received the citation after getting pulled over in September for driving 90 mph (145 kph) in […]

Just after dawn on Oct. 7, Hamas militants attacked the Supernova music festival in southern Israel, murdering at least 260 festivalgoers and taking an unknown number of hostages. NBC News has compiled testimonials from survivors, detailed satellite imagery of the aftermath and video from the attack itself to piece together a comprehensive timeline of the […]

Thousands are expected in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to mobilize for voting rights as Congress and several states consider laws that could change ballot access.

Ida is expected to make landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane on the same date Hurricane Katrina hit 16 years ago.

The governor and parole board staff must still review and approve the proposal.

A majority of the fallen were U.S. Marines. Some had been recalled to Afghanistan to assist with the U.S. pullout.

“The unmanned airstrike occurred in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan,” said Capt. Bill Urban, spokesman for U.S. Central Command, in a statement.

A single unvaccinated teacher at a Northern California school triggered a COVID-19 outbreak in May that infected 26 others, including a total of 18 students, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. News of the startling, rapid spread in the school and to students’ families emerged as administrators grapple with vaccine and mask regulations […]

New research from England adds further evidence that the delta variant poses a greater threat than earlier strains of the coronavirus.

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Spotted in a car at a McDonald’s drive-through in Wisconsin: A cow — all of it. Jessica Nelson of Mosinee pulled into the drive-through at a McDonald’s in Marshfield on Thursday and said she looked up to see a cow in the backseat of a Buick sedan three cars ahead of […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida struck Cuba on Friday and threatened to slam into Louisiana with devastating force over the weekend, prompting evacuations in New Orleans and across the coastal region. Ida intensified rapidly Friday from a tropical storm to a hurricane with top winds of 80 mph (128 kph) as it crossed western […]

Larry Elder, the Republican front-runner in the campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), has advocated abolishing Medicaid and has opposed making health insurance companies cover people with preexisting conditions, extreme positions even further to the right of many in the GOP.  Elder put forward his views in 2010 when he outlined his vision […]