Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire on Saturday as rescue crews in Beirut searched the rubble of an apartment building leveled by an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 37 people.
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Friday’s airstrike — apparently the deadliest such attack on a neighborhood of Beirut since Israel and Hezbollah fought a bloody, monthlong war in 2006 — hit during rush hour.
On Monday, Sheriff Mike Chitwood of Volusia County posted the name and mugshot of an 11-year-old boy arrested for allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at a middle school in his county.
Hassan Nasrallah spoke for the first time since the deadly device bombings he described as a “severe blow” — and for which he promised to retaliate.
The vote in the 193-member world body was 124-14, with 43 abstentions. Among those in opposition was the United States.
The U.S., Egypt and other partners are working for an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt nearly a year of war in Gaza and release hostages held by the terrorist group.
The FAA is investigating after a Delta Air Lines flight with cabin pressure issues left some passengers with bleeding eardrums, headaches and bloody noses.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers.
The attacks, which were widely believed to be carried out by Israel targeting Hezbollah, have hiked fears that the two sides’ simmering conflict could escalate into all-out war.
Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays.
Tupperware Brands, the company that revolutionized food storage decades ago, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
A resolution will be put to a vote in the assembly Wednesday as Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza approaches its first anniversary and as violence reaches new highs.
Tuesday’s statement by Israel’s security Cabinet signaled a tougher stance at a time when Israeli leaders have stepped up their warnings.
Sean “Diddy” Combs presided over a sordid empire of sexual crimes, coercing and abusing women for years while using blackmail and shocking acts of violence to keep his victims in line, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.
Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine people.