Satellite photos show Egypt building a wall near Gaza Strip as Israeli offensive on Rafah looms
Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned...
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Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins
Former President Donald Trump has plans to radically reshape the federal government if he returns to the White House, from...
Steady ascent or sudden splash? North Carolina governor’s race features men who took different paths
One candidate is an Ivy League-educated attorney who over 25 years amassed allies as he climbed North Carolina's Democratic ladder....
Live updates | Israeli troops raid main hospital in southern Gaza after weeklong siege
Israeli troops entered the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday in what the army said was a limited operation...
Relationship between DA Fani Willis and Nathan Wade started in 2019, witness says
A friend of District Attorney Fani Willis testified Thursday that Willis’ personal relationship with a special prosecutor began before he...
Second new Georgia reactor begins splitting atoms in key step to making electricity
A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in the second of its two new reactors, Georgia Power...
Ash Wednesday and Lent explained
Wednesday is the first day of Lent, and many Christians will observe the day by going to Mass to be...
Displaced Palestinians leave one of Gaza’s main hospitals after weeks of being isolated by fighting
Palestinians have begun evacuating the main hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, according to videos shared by...
Winter storm hits Northeast, causing difficult driving, closed schools and canceled flights
Parts of the Northeast were hit Tuesday by a snowstorm that canceled flights and schools and prompted warnings for people...
A new report says the world faces a ‘dangerous decade’ as instability and military spending rise
The world has entered an era of increasing instability as countries around the globe boost military spending in response to...
One actor won’t be nervous at the BAFTA Film Awards. That’s David Tennant, the host
One actor won’t be nervous as the camera comes in for a close-up at the British Academy Film Awards.David Tennant...
An offshore oil spill has caused a ‘national emergency,’ Trinidad and Tobago prime minister says
Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister said a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused...
Super Bowl ad for RFK Jr. stirs Democratic and family tension over his independent White House bid
Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential ambitions resulted in public family drama after a political action committee aired a Super Bowl ad...
Live updates | Israeli military rescues 2 hostages in a dramatic raid in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli military rescued two hostages from the Gaza Strip early Monday in a dramatic operation that also killed at...
Mardi Gras beads are creating a plastic disaster in New Orleans. Are there green alternatives?
It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful...
