Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to Gaza

An Associated Press review shows that Israel is falling far short of U.S. demands to surge the level of humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza or risk possible restrictions on U.S.…

Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department

A lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in unairconditioned cells at a prison near the Florida Everglades has contributed…

Death toll from Israeli strikes on villages in northeast Lebanon climbs to 45, local authorities say

Death toll from Israeli strikes on villages in northeast Lebanon climbs to 45, local authorities say

New Jersey man pleads guilty in smuggling scheme intended to aid Russia’s war effort

A New Jersey man who was among seven people charged with smuggling electronic components to aid Russia’s war effort has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and other…

Rescuers find body of worker swept away from Tennessee factory by Hurricane Helene flood

Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane Helene hit a plastics factory there

FBI links video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia to ‘Russian influence actors’

U_S_ intelligence officials say a video that purports to show election fraud in Georgia is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors.”

Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats

The debate over abortion rights is leading to expensive campaigns for state Supreme Courts in several states this year

Squirrel who became social media star was euthanized after being seized from home

An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut is dead after being seized by New York state from his caretakers’ home

Crowds flock to tiny Massachusetts town to send off New York’s Rockefeller Christmas tree

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree comes with a strong New England accent, and locals could not be more excited