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Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza

Israel’s government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies and from protesters at home on Sunday after a series of shootings, including of three hostages who waved a white flag, added to mounting concerns about its conduct in the 10-week-old war in Gaza.

December 17, 2023

In Hamas captivity, an Israeli mother found the strength to survive in her 2 young daughters

Tantrums, tears, temperature, toilet accidents. These travails of childhood are familiar to any parent. But for Doron Katz Asher, the daily whims of children took on a new, frightening dimension while in Hamas captivity with her two young daughters.

December 17, 2023

European diplomacy steps up calls for Gaza cease-fire

Some of Israel’s closest European allies pressed for a cease-fire in the war with Hamas on Sunday, underscoring growing international unease with the devastating impact of the conflict on Gaza’s civilian population.

December 17, 2023

Over 60 people have drowned in the capsizing of a migrant vessel off Libya, the UN says

A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said.

December 17, 2023

The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world

Once nearly impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America, the jungle between Colombia and Panama this year became a speedy but still treacherous highway for hundreds of thousands of people from around the world.

December 17, 2023

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

South Korea’s military said Sunday that it had detected that North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, adding to a torrent of weapons tests in recent months that has elevated tensions.

December 17, 2023

Latino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden’s concessions in border talks

President Joe Biden is reaching for a border deal as part of its $110 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security needs.

December 16, 2023

3 hostages mistakenly killed by troops had been holding a white flag, Israeli military official says

Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip had been waving a white flag and were shirtless when they were killed, an Israeli military official said Saturday.

December 16, 2023

Order blocking enforcement of Ohio abortion ban stands after high court dismisses appeal

The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that has blocked enforcement of Ohio’s near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months.

December 16, 2023

A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe

Brittany Watts, 33, was charged in Ohio with abuse of a corpse after a miscarriage.

December 16, 2023

Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in big Vatican financial trial, sentenced to 5½ years

A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5 ½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a complicated financial trial that aired the city state’s dirty laundry and tested its justice system.

December 16, 2023

Federal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recession

The Federal Reserve now seems on the verge of defeating inflation — and without the surge in unemployment and the deep recession that many economists had predicted would accompany it.

December 16, 2023

Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks after EU funding stalled

Russia and Ukraine each reported dozens of attempted drone attacks in the past day, just hours after Hungary vetoed 50 billion euros ($54.5 billion) of EU funding to Ukraine.

December 16, 2023

Latino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden’s concessions in border talks

Prominent Latinos in Congress looked on quietly, at first, privately raising concerns with the Biden administration over the direction of border security talks.

December 16, 2023

A review defends police action before the Maine mass shooting. Legal experts say questions persist.

An independent report conducted for a police agency clears the agency’s response to growing concerns about the mental health of a man who later went on to commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history.

December 15, 2023

After 40 witnesses and 43 days of testimony, here’s what we learned at Trump’s civil fraud trial

Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial has offered fresh insight into the former president's finances, his dealings with lenders and his aspiration to be an NFL owner, among other matters.

December 15, 2023

Matthew Perry died from effects of the drug ketamine, according to autopsy report

An autopsy report on “Friends” star Matthew Perry says he died from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine.

December 15, 2023

Israeli strike on school kills Al Jazeera journalist in southern Gaza, network says

An Israeli strike killed a Palestinian cameraman for the TV network Al Jazeera and wounded its chief Gaza correspondent as they reported at a school in the south of the besieged territory.

December 15, 2023

Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza

The Israeli military says it has mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip.

December 15, 2023

Jury awards $148 million in damages to two Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 election lies

A jury has awarded $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment.

December 15, 2023

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