In recent days, top officials from the U.S., Israel’s staunchest ally which has provided key military and diplomatic support, have publicly voiced their frustration with Netanyahu and his government.
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Vice President Harris, rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties
A full seven in 10 U.S. adults favor legalizing marijuana, according to Gallup polling. Support for legalization is closer to eight in 10 among 18- to 34-year-olds.
Shooting in Washington leaves 2 dead, 5 injured. Police are looking for a single gunman
The District of Columbia is struggling with a sharp increase in violent crime, which went up 39% in 2023.
Ukraine launches far-ranging drone attacks on the final day of Russia’s presidential vote
Ukraine has launched a massive new wave of drone attacks as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule for another six years
Small batches of aid airdropped on a destroyed Gaza
Two Associated Press journalists aboard an American aid flight to Gaza observed the wreckage to the strip’s north as the plane delivered much-needed food aid to Palestinians below.
Police: Suspect is barricaded in New Jersey home after killing 3 people in Philadelphia suburb
Police said the suspect, a 26-year-old man, knew the shooting victims.
With green and glee, major U.S. parades mark St. Patrick’s Day – a little early
The holiday commemorates Ireland’s patron saint and was popularized largely by Irish Catholic immigrants. While St. Patrick’s Day falls on March 17, some parades were moved up from Sunday, a day of worship for the Christian faithful.
Model and actor Cara Delevingne’s Los Angeles home is destroyed in fire
A Los Angeles home belonging to model and actor Cara Delevingne has been destroyed in a fire
Achsah Nesmith, who wrote speeches for President Jimmy Carter, has died at age 84
The trailblazing Southern woman had covered the Civil Rights Movement as a newspaper reporter before becoming a presidential speechwriter.
Russia forces Ukrainians in occupied territories to take its passports – and fight in its army
Russia has successfully imposed its passports on nearly the entire population of occupied Ukraine by making it impossible to survive without them, coercing hundreds of thousands of people into citizenship.