DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military withdrew from Gaza’s largest hospital early Monday after a two-week raid that engulfed the facility and surrounding districts in fighting. Footage showed widespread devastation, with the facility's main buildings reduced to burned-out husks. The military has described the raid on Shifa Hospital...
Alternate Channel Opened for Vessels Clearing Wreckage at Baltimore Bridge Collapse Site
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for vessels involved in the clearing of debris at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, part of a phased approach to opening the main channel leading to the vital port, officials said. Crews...
Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh, donned in a prison jumpsuit, made his way into a South Carolina courtroom on Monday, where he was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Murdaugh was penalized in federal court for stealing from clients and his law firm. The 55-year-old disbarred attorney is already...
Why Trump’s Alarmist Message on Immigration May Be Resonating Beyond His Base
WASHINGTON — The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping themselves in...
Crews Escort Cars on California’s Highway 1 After Lane Collapses in Storm
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities urged motorists to avoid California's Highway 1 along the central coast after a section of the scenic route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur, authorities said. #Hwy1 remains closed on the #BigSur Coast due to a slip out...
Invaders From Underground Coming in ‘Cicada-Geddon.’ It’s the Biggest US Bug Emergence in Centuries
Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries. Crawling out from underground every 13 or 17 years, with a collective song as loud as jet...
Israelis Stage Largest Protest Since War Began to Increase Pressure on Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October. Protesters urged the government to reach a cease-fire deal to free dozens of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas militants and to hold early elections....
Federal EV Charging Stations Are Key to Biden’s Climate Agenda, Yet Only 4 States Have Them
LONDON, Ohio — Within 24 hours of buying his red Ford Mustang Mach-E, Liam Sawyer set off on a camping trip. Sawyer, who bought the electric SUV “because I think the technology is cool and the range is just long enough,” searched ahead of time for convenient charging stations between...
Why Many Christians Celebrate Easter at Sunrise
On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God — as the sun rises. They gather outside on beaches and church lawns, in local cemeteries and national parks, marking the holy day at the very core of Christianity....
Newsom Sends Surveillance Cameras to Combat Crime in Oakland
OAKLAND — Hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras are being installed in the city of Oakland and surrounding freeways to battle crime, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. Newsom, a Democrat, said in a news release that the California Highway Patrol has contracted with Flock Safety to install 480 cameras that...