With the cease-fire over, Israel says it’s expanding its ground operations to all of Gaza. And plans for the next merger in the airline industry have been announced. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Israel expanding operation in Gaza days after cease-fire ends Just days after the temporary…

United Kingdom police are investigating a potential hate crime after anti-immigration signs were posted throughout Belfast, Northern Ireland. Signage in the area declares that the community “will no longer accept the re-housing of illegal immigrants.”  This is the second investigation into similar signage in Northern Ireland’s capital city this month. Political leaders condemn the signs…

NewsNation journalists covering the immigration crisis at the southern border recorded apparent human smugglers in action. Following some provocative behavior from the smugglers, the news crew seemingly had no choice but to become part of their story. According to the network, the news team was reporting from Lukeville, Arizona, when they saw a group of…

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…

Ocean Census has launched its latest subsea mission off the coast of Tenerife, Spain, one of the largest Canary Islands. Its science director, professor Alex Rogers, says the United Nations climate summit decision-makers must “act now” before global warming leads to entire marine species and their habitats becoming extinct. The Canary Islands, particularly Tenerife, are…

It’s a bombshell that shocked the worlds of business and sports. Billionaire Mark Cuban is reportedly selling a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson — casino mogul Sheldon Adelson’s widow.  When news first broke Tuesday, Nov. 28, that Adelson was selling $2 billion in Las Vegas Sands stock to buy a sports…

The United States is one of the wealthiest nations in the world today, yet many Americans remain trapped in cycles of poverty and homelessness. That problem is both an economic and a political one, as many on the Right insist that the government should not be protecting or providing for America’s poor in the first…

A U.S. military aircraft crashes near Japan with six people on board killing at least one. And, former President Jimmy Carter makes a rare appearance to honor his late wife. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. U.S. military osprey aircraft with 6 aboard crashes in ocean near Japan…

Ireland’s government is proposing hate speech laws in the wake of anti-immigration protests and fiery riots in Dublin. The riots were in response to the stabbing of three children and a teacher outside of an Irish Catholic school on Thursday, Nov. 23. The BBC reports that the stabbing suspect, a man in his late 40s…

A Beijing court held compensation hearings for Chinese relatives of MH370 passengers on Monday, Nov. 27. The flight disappeared in 2014, enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. More than 40 relatives are seeking compensation from Malaysia Airlines, Boeing, Rolls-Royce and Allianz. 239 people were on board, including 154 Chinese nationals. Everyone on board was declared…