TEL AVIV, Israel — President Joe Biden swept into wartime Israel for a 7 1/2-hour visit Wednesday that produced a heaping dose of vocal support, a deal to get limited humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt, likely by the end of the week, and a plea for Israelis not to allow...
Troops Hurt After Drones Attack US Bases in Iraq Amid Gaza Tensions
BEIRUT — Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly bombing of a hospital in Gaza. Two drones targeted a base in western Iraq used by U.S. forces...
Biden Says Israel Has Agreed to Allow Humanitarian Assistance to Move Into Gaza From Egypt
TEL AVIV, Israel to — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Israel had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from Egypt with the understanding it would be subject to inspections and that it should go to civilians and not Hamas militants. In remarks from Tel Aviv...
Biden, In Israel, Pledges Solidarity and Suggests ‘Other Team’ to Blame for Gaza Hospital Blast
TEL AVIV, Israel — President Joe Biden vowed to show the world that the U.S. stands in solidarity with Israelis during his visit there Wednesday, and offered an assessment that the deadly explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital apparently was not carried out by the Israeli military. “Based on what I’ve seen, it...
More US Ships Head Toward Israel and 2,000 Troops Are on Heightened Alert. A Look at US Assistance
WASHINGTON — Within hours of the horrific Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needed to respond. On Tuesday, more ships and forces were heading toward Israel, and other troops in the U.S....
Gaza Carnage Spreads Anger Across Mideast, Alarming US Allies and Threatening to Widen Conflict
CAIRO — Within hours after a blast was said to have killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital, protesters hurled stones at Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank and at riot police in neighboring Jordan, venting fury at their leaders for failing to stop the carnage. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi of...
Prosecutors Seeking to Recharge Alec Baldwin in Fatal Shooting on Set of Western Movie ‘Rust’
SANTA FE, N.M.— Special prosecutors are seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in 2021, describing Tuesday their preparations to present new information to a grand jury. New Mexico-based prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis said they’ll...
Jim Jordan Looks to Convert Holdouts in Second Try for House Speaker Post
WASHINGTON — The House plans to return for a second round of balloting for House speaker on Wednesday morning as Jim Jordan fights to win over his many holdouts for the job to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy. Jordan lost 20 Republican votes Tuesday and pleaded afterward to his colleagues that...
Amazon Will Start Testing Drones That Will Drop Prescriptions on Your Doorstep, Literally
Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing their order. The...
Republicans Reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House Speaker on the First Ballot, but More Voting Likely
WASHINGTON — Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as an unexpectedly numerous 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel. More Voting Expected More voting is expected as Jordan works to shore up support...