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US says Israel and Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of ceasefire
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (163+ words) In Washington, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire after two "productive" days of talks, which will be followed by more negotiations June 2-3, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said. A shaky truce between Israel and the…...
Justice Department to seek death penalty for man in death of 2 Israeli Embassy staffers
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (437+ words) The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday. Elias Rodriguez faces federal hate…...
'A real hell: Palestinian journalist held in Israeli prison for a year, never charged with a crime
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (851+ words) 'Everything they practiced with us was punishment and revenge' Ali al-Samoudi gingerly walks down the steps toward his home. The 59-year-old Palestinian journalist is gaunt, with closely cropped gray hair and a matching beard. Each cautious step he takes reveals…...
Seconds To React
1+ week, 2+ day ago (485+ words) By Very Local Brand Studio When a tornado is coming, there isn't always time to think. For one father, the moment is still crystal clear, not because of what he saw, but because of what he heard. "They say it…...
Quiz: A recap of the week's top political news stories
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (63+ words) KMBC Search location by ZIP code Quiz: This week in politics This week in politics featured fallout from another alleged attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump, the end of a record-setting shutdown, growing economic strain from the Iran War and…...
AI handwriting analysis finds Dead Sea Scrolls may be a different age than archeologists thought
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (602+ words) Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls could be older than once thought, a new study suggests. According to Mladen Popovi, lead author of the report published in PLOS One, the analysis used both traditional radiocarbon dating and new artificial intelligence…...
Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign minister
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (899+ words) President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan, the White House said Friday, just hours after Iran's top diplomat headed to the South Asian nation where officials have been trying to get the United…...
Iran threatens to respond after US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged cargo ship
3+ week, 4+ day ago (920+ words) The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, and Iran's joint military command vowed to respond, throwing a fragile ceasefire into question…...
Another round of peace talks with Iran could happen soon, Trump says
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (556+ words) The U. S. military continued its blockade of Iranian ports on Tuesday, turning up the economic pressure as mediators in Pakistan raced to lock down another round of peace talks. President Donald Trump told the New York Post on Tuesday that a…...
Trump: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1195+ words) Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, two days after the countries held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington. The truce that Trump said was scheduled to begin at 5 p. m. Eastern…...