President Joe Biden told reporters that the 49-year-old woman was among the latest group of Hamas-held hostages to be released and was “safe in Egypt.”
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Hamas released 16 hostages from captivity on Wednesday. Israel has welcomed the releases and says it will maintain the truce if Hamas keeps freeing captives.
One of the greatest threats to both Israeli troops and the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped inside the seaside enclave is buried deep underground.
The Israeli military said Sunday it had struck more than 450 terrorist targets over the past 24 hours, including Hamas command centers.
The storm was bringing strong winds to Savannah, Georgia, Wednesday evening as it made its way toward the Carolinas and Charleston, S.C.
A rare blue supermoon and the planet Saturn will be visible Wednesday night. A blue supermoon is not expected to return until 2037.
The Biden administration is targeting the blood thinner Eliquis, diabetes treatment Jardiance and eight other medications for Medicare’s first-ever drug price negotiations as it seeks to lower medical costs for Americans.
The woman had been admitted to the hospital after experiencing forgetfulness and worsening depression over three months.
Authorities say an 8-year-old child was among five people killed in a shooting in southeast Texas late Friday night. The search area was expanded Saturday afternoon.
The popular national park in southwestern Utah recorded more than 4.6 million visits in 2022.
Warming weather is quickly melting huge amounts of snow that accumulated in mountains from a series of epic winter storms.
Another foot or more of snow fell at resorts around Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, thanks to another Pacific storm.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni says Francis, 86, does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.
It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a life-saving drug, though the exact impact will not be clear immediately.
Cities nationwide have braced for protests after body camera footage was released Friday showing Memphis officers beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who died of his injuries three days after the Jan. 7 attack.
