The Biden administration will approve a new oil drilling project, U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds tunnels under the border wall, and what’s a lion’s preferred flavor of popsicle? These stories and more highlight the daily afternoon rundown for Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.  Rep. Ilhan Omar removed from House Foreign Affairs Committee House Republicans unanimously…

The U.S. military is about to have a greater presence in the Philippines; President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet to discuss the debt ceiling; and we have some fun facts about Punxsutawney Phil for this Groundhog Day. These stories and more highlight the daily morning rundown for Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.  U.S.…

The Senate passed a major economic bill, and Israel and Palestinian militants reached a cease-fire deal. It’s Monday, Aug. 8 and President Biden plans to visit Kentucky after historic flooding. Inflation Reduction Act passes Senate – Democrats’ $740 billion climate, health, and tax bill officially was approved by the Senate on Sunday. The vote was…

Headlines for July 14, 2022 include: Russia’s latest deadly attack on Ukraine: At least 20 people died and 90 others we wounded after a Russian missile strike on a town southwest of Kyiv. Three missiles hit an office building, damaging nearby places and setting dozens of cars on fire. The country’s president called the attack “an…

Israeli troops shot and wounded two Palestinians on Monday during clashes that broke out during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank. The violence has stoked tensions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The shootings followed the arrests of 18 people on Sunday, as Israeli riot police faced off with fireworks-hurling Palestinians in…

An attacker opened fire in a crowded restaurant on a main Tel Aviv boulevard on Thursday, police and hospital officials said. At least two people were killed and several others were wounded. Police said there were “indications” it was a terrorist attack, marking the fourth deadly assault in Israel in less than three weeks at a…

A gunman killed at least five people in a Tel Aviv suburb before he was fatally shot, according to the national ambulance service. The shooting was the third deadly attack in Israel in a week. “Israel is facing a wave of murderous Arab terror,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tweeted after the shootings in Bnei Brak,…

In a continuation of recent attacks that peaked back in May, Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas traded attacks Monday. The Israeli military reported three separate rocket launches from Hamas late Sunday and early Monday. At least two of them were intercepted by Israel’s rocket defenses. The Israel Defense Forces said it attacked a number…

The United Nations Human Rights Council voted to launch an investigation Thursday into the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The probe will investigate any crimes including rights abuses committed during the conflict. The vote was 24-9 with 14 abstentions. Due to its observer status, the United States did not have a vote in…