Health officials and farm workers are grappling with the challenges posed by strains of bird flu. Across the U.S., 48 states have reported outbreaks among poultry and 12 have now seen the disease in dairy cattle. Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield warned that it is not a matter…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disbanded his war cabinet as the Israeli army announces a ‘tactical pause’ in Rafah. And Maryland’s governor is set to pardon more than 175,000 marijuana convictions. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, June 17, 2024. Netanyahu dissolves war cabinet as IDF announces ‘tactical pause’ in Rafah Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

As negotiators continue to try to finalize a deal between Israel and Hamas for a cease-fire and hostage release, a senior leader for Hamas said they don’t know how many of the hostages are still alive. There are said to be 120 hostages who have not returned home since the initial attack on Oct. 7, 2023, by the terrorist…

The Supreme Court issued its first major ruling on abortion in two years. And former President Donald Trump returns to Capitol Hill, holding separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, June 14, 2024. Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill In a unanimous decision, the U.S.…

President Joe Biden is in Italy Thursday, June 13, for the G7 summit, where he is expected to sign a 10-year bilateral security pact with Ukraine. This agreement is said to better strengthen the long-term security relationship between the two nations, with commitments to continue training Ukrainian armed forces, enhance weapons production cooperation and increase intelligence…

A jury convicted five Minnesotans of stealing more than $40 million in COVID-19 pandemic funds under the guise that they were feeding kids in need. Seven defendants stood trial. However, two were acquitted on Friday, June 7. “The defendants took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud the state of Minnesota and to steal tens…

Anti-Israel protesters hung antisemitic banners and vandalized the Brooklyn Museum’s Jewish director and board members’ homes the morning of Wednesday, June 12. The attack is the latest in a string of vandalism incidents tied to war protests. Protesters also vandalized a Palestinian Mission to the United Nations. The group left leaflets on nearby streets that…

Three Russian warships and a nuclear-powered submarine performed drills in the Atlantic Ocean en route to Cuba on Tuesday, June 11. The drills are part of what is believed to be a Moscow military flex amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Admiral Gorshkov frigate and Kazan nuclear-powered submarine simulated…

Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets into northern Israel Wednesday, June 12, in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon that killed a top commander. The Israeli strike in Lebanon killed Hezbollah commander Taleb Sami Abdallah on Tuesday. The strike marks another deadly encounter between the organization and Israel. Hezbollah increased its attacks into…

Historically, white men have dominated federal judgeships in the United States. That’s begun to change under President Joe Biden, who tied and set new records regarding the diversity of his federal judicial appointments. Advocates hail Biden’s accomplishments as an important step to develop more representative courts and restore Americans’ eroding public trust in the judicial…