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Israel warns of new phase in war on Hamas, as Gaza civilians flee and Israeli troops gather near border

CNN -- A new phase in Israel’s deadly war against Hamas is coming, Israeli forces said on Saturday, warning that the past week of crippling airstrikes in Gaza could soon be followed by “significant...

Palestinians in Gaza struggle to follow Israeli evacuation order and face dire water shortage

Joseph Krauss and Wafaa Shurafa, AP News October 14, 2023

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip AP News — Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead...

Jordan faces grim prospects in speaker’s fight after whirlwind week for House GOP

October 14, 2023

CNN -- After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and...

Kaiser Permanente workers picket in California on the second day of a three-day strike earlier this month. The union announced it had reached a tentative deal with Kaiser that could avert a second strike at the health care system.

Union workers reach a tentative deal with Kaiser Permanente after the largest-ever US health care strike

Chris Isidore and Samantha Delouya, CNN October 13, 2023

Ryan Sun/AP CNN— Kaiser Permanente reached a tentative deal with the unions representing 75,000 employees, following the largest-ever health care strike in US history. “The frontline healthcare...

A music festival survivor fleeing the attack, a pair of Hamas militants and a deadly decision

ALON BERNSTEIN AND SAM MCNEIL, AP NEWS October 13, 2023

KIBBUTZ RE’IM, Israel (AP) — The two militants were just ahead of him, spraying gunfire from their motorcycle at passing cars. One militant was driving, the 50-year-old man said, and the other sat...

Israel calls on 1.1 million Gazans to evacuate south, in order UN warns is ‘impossible’

Gaza and Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s military has warned 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes, amid signs Israel is set to ramp up its retaliatory offensive against Hamas...

France bans all pro-Palestinian protests

Dalal Mawad and Eve Brennan, CNN October 12, 2023

CNN -- Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central Paris on Thursday, in defiance of a controversial new ban on pro-Palestinian rallies in the country. French police and members...

US and Qatar reach ‘quiet understanding’ not to release $6 billion sent to Iran for now, Treasury official tells House Democrats

CNN -- The United States and Qatar have reached a “quiet understanding” not to allow Iran to access any of the $6 billion in Iranian funds that were transferred to Qatari accounts...

Blinken vows US support for Israel ahead of possible ground operation as strikes pound Gaza

JOSEPH KRAUSS AND WAFAA SHURAFA, AP News October 12, 2023

(AP)--U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed American support to Israel on Thursday as its military pulverized the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with airstrikes and prepared for a possible ground invasion....

Former NFL player Sergio Brown was taken into custody, a source said. (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Getty Images)

Former NFL player Sergio Brown taken into custody in the murder of his mother, police say

CNN -- Former NFL player Sergio Brown, who had been missing since his mother’s death last month, was taken into custody on Tuesday after a warrant was issued for first-degree murder in her killing, police...

House GOP picks Steve Scalise as speaker nominee, but unclear if he can get the votes to win gavel

CNN -- House Republicans voted behind closed doors to select Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana as their nominee for speaker, but it’s unclear if he can lock down the votes needed to win the gavel following...

Biden confirms US citizens are among Hamas hostages in sharp condemnation of attacks on Israel

Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN October 11, 2023

CNN -- President Joe Biden confirmed Tuesday that Americans are known to be among the hostages held by Hamas after its rampage over the weekend, delivering an emotional and angered denunciation of the...

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