A deal arranged by the United States between Israel and Hamas to free dozens of women and children being held hostage in Gaza is closer to being struck, according to the Washington Post and other news outlets. The reported agreement would see a five-day pause in the fighting. According to sources familiar with the deal,…

An ongoing crisis has been unfolding along the borders of Afghanistan for over 40 years — a region marked by conflict, instability and political shifts. It’s currently the world’s most extensive refugee crisis, with 8.2 million Afghans residing in neighboring countries, according to the United Nations. Since the Taliban takeover in 2021, nearly 600,000 Afghans…

Iran is the biggest financial supporter of Hamas, but U.S. taxpayer money could potentially be going to the terrorist group as well. According to an analysis of some United Nation funds being sent into Gaza, there is a distinct possibility that some U.S. funding could be going to Hamas. The United Nations Relief and Works…

With just hours to go for Congress to act, we look at what could be affected if a government shutdown begins this weekend. And it’s the end of an era as Netflix ships out its final DVDs. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Congress has only hours to act before…

ATLANTA (AP) — Eight children in a van from a youth home for abused or neglected children were killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on a wet interstate that also killed a man and his baby in another vehicle, the most devastating blow from a tropical depression that claimed 12 lives in Alabama as it…