After a weeklong pause in fighting, the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas comes to an end as Israel said it resumed strikes in Gaza. And a senator takes quick action, using the Heimlich maneuver to help a colleague in trouble. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Dec. 1. Cease-fire between Israel,…

During The New York Times’ Dealbook Summit on Wednesday, Nov. 29, X owner Elon Musk accused advertisers of blackmailing him. The comments come in the wake of several advertisers withdrawing their spending from the platform following Musk’s endorsement of a post boosting an antisemitic conspiracy theory. In a strongly worded message, Musk addressed the advertisers,…

Henry Kissinger, the influential and polarizing secretary of state under two presidents, has died.  And Elon Musk has a strongly worded message for advertisers fleeing his social media site. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, November 30, 2023. Henry Kissinger Dies at 100 Henry Kissinger, the secretary of state and national security…

Israel and Hamas agreed Monday, Nov. 27, to extend their cease-fire in order to release hostages for another two days. White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby made the announced the fighting will pause until at least Thursday morning. “This humanitarian pause has already brought a halt to the fighting together with the surge in…

Elon Musk visited Israel on Monday, Nov. 27 amid accusations of antisemitism against him and his social media platform, X. Musk’s itinerary included a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two men toured a community previously attacked by Hamas and live streamed a conversation on X. The visit came after several controversial incidents…

As Israel and Hamas prepare for the final day of the limited cease-fire, there are talks of extending the hostage release deal. And, the world’s largest iceberg, grounded for decades, is on the move. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Israel, Hamas open to extend pause on final day of…

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day pause in fighting. During that pause, Hamas will release 50 hostages and Israel will release Palestinians that are being held in jail. Aid trucks with water, food and other supplies will also cross into the Gaza Strip. Officials confirmed to CNN that the cease-fire begins Thursday, Nov.…

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a hostage release deal that will see a four-day pause in fighting. And he’s back — less than a week after being fired, Sam Altman is returning as the CEO of OpenAI. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Israel, Hamas agree to…

Israel and Hamas are very close to reaching a hostage agreement, President Biden signaled Tuesday morning, Nov. 21. Israeli and U.S. officials have been brokering the deal with mediators in Qatar. “We’re now very close, very close, to bringing some of these hostages home very soon,” Biden said. “But I don’t want to get into…

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening by the day. The World Health Organization is warning that there’s an extreme risk that disease will spread among Palestinians in the territory. “We’ve recorded already more than 70,000, 72,000 cases of acute respiratory infections,” said Dr. Richard Peeperkorn of the World Health Organization (WHO). “44,000 cases of…