A cessation of violence in the Gaza Strip went into effect Friday, according to social media reports from within Gaza. It comes after seven weeks of war. Fifty hostages and 150 Palestinian prisoners are expected to be released during the pause, as part of a deal to release hostages held by Hamas in exchange for … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — War-shattered families in Israel and Gaza woke to a hopeful-but-agonizing limbo Wednesday, following the early-hours approval of a deal between Israel and Hamas. The agreement allows the exchange of at least 50 Israeli hostages for 150 Palestinian prisoners during a four-day pause in combat operations … Read more
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military entered Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, conducting what it called a “precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area” of the facility, which has been the site of a standoff with the militant group. The army surrounded the facility as part of its ground offensive … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia on Tuesday began the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Two male hippos and one female underwent surgical sterilization, environmental authorities said. It is part of a larger government effort to control the population of more than … Read more
David Harbour says he and the rest of the Stranger Things cast are getting ready to head back to set to film the fifth and final installment of the hit Netflix series. Harbour, 48, talked with members of the media Thursday evening at the BoxLunch Gala and shared that filming for the show — which was delayed … Read more
After sticking to a 48-hour formula for its Black Friday sale for the past two years, Amazon is reverting back to its old ways. The retail giant has announced its plans to offer Extended Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals from Friday, Nov. 17 through Monday, Nov. 27. That’s 11 full days of holiday savings … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — By the time the scuba dive boat sank off the Southern California coast after catching fire, 34 people had been killed in the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. The Labor Day tragedy in 2019 spurred changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and civil lawsuits. Now four years later, a … Read more
Image: Joseph Prezioso (Getty Images) It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s an Amazon delivery drone. The online marketplace’s lackluster road to deliveries via the sky is still full-steam ahead—customers in Texas can now receive their medication from Amazon via drone. Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime Day Amazon announced the new prescription delivery … Read more
Comment on this storyComment SYDNEY — The man in the “Yes” shirt was tall with broad shoulders built by years moving cargo at the Port of Darwin. But as Thomas Mayo canvassed the Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt, he was careful to knock gently on each door and speak calmly about the cause to which … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Austria has started work to turn the yellow-brick house where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station, in a long-running attempt to prevent the building from becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis. After decades of back and forth on the ownership and fate of the dictator’s birthplace in Braunau am … Read more