PARIS — Because of the fracture in her right leg, Karin Journo had talked herself out of going to the Tribe of Nova music festival and sold her ticket. But a week before Hamas militants turned the party into a killing ground, she bought another. The 24-year-old French-Israeli airport worker who loved...
Is Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Defense System Ironclad?
JERUSALEM — Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket-defense system has intercepted thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The system has given residents a sense of security, and Israelis can often be seen watching the projectiles flying through the skies and destroying their targets...
Jenna Ellis Becomes Latest Trump Lawyer to Plead Guilty Over Efforts to Overturn Georgia’s Election
ATLANTA — Attorney and prominent conservative media figure Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia, tearfully telling the judge she looks back on that time with “deep remorse.” Ellis, the fourth defendant in the case to enter into a...
Gaza Authorities Say Israeli Airstrikes Kill 704 Palestinians, UN Says Situation Is ‘Desperate’
Israel is escalating its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas militants. The war is rapidly raising the death toll in Gaza, and the U.S. fears the fighting could spark a wider conflict in the region. Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have...
Republicans Pick Tom Emmer as Their Nominee for House Speaker as They Try for a Third Time
WASHINGTON — Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker on Tuesday, as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to work. Emmer, the GOP Whip and senior-most candidate, jumped out front in private balloting as the top vote-getter among...
What’s Wrong With 49ers? It Starts With Cracks in the Defense
MINNEAPOLIS — The San Francisco 49ers have thrived under coach Kyle Shanahan with an efficient and versatile scheme that feeds off one of the NFL's most balanced and punishing defenses. For all the elite players they have on both sides of the ball, the 49ers are built to win with intelligence and...
Fresno Man Sentenced for Sending Vile Messages to Father of School Shooting Victim
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Fresno property manager was sentenced to a year in federal prison for sending more than 200 vile online messages to a father of a teenage girl who died in the 2018 massacre at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. James Catalano, 62, was sentenced Friday...
There’s a Long List of Candidates for House Speaker as Republicans Try Voting Again on a New Leader
WASHINGTON— Three weeks now since the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans will meet privately to try nominating a new House speaker to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting a broken, bitter GOP majority and returning to the work of governing in Congress. Having dispatched their speaker then rejected two...
Israel’s Increased Strikes Across Gaza Kill More Than 700 People in the Past Day, Palestinians Say
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Rapidly expanding Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed more than 700 people in the past day as medical facilities across the territory were forced to close because of bombing damage and a lack of power, health officials said Tuesday. The soaring death toll from Israel’s...
Ukraine’s Leader Says Russian Naval Assets Are No Longer Safe in the Black Sea Near Crimea
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Tuesday that recent Ukrainian attacks have denied the Russian fleet safe bases and secure maritime corridors in the western part of the Black Sea, as Kyiv’s troops look to squeeze the Kremlin’s occupying forces out of the Crimean Peninsula. Crimea provides...