WASHINGTON (AP) — In Middle East capitals, at the United Nations, from the White House and beyond, the Biden administration is making its most concentrated diplomatic push of the eight-month-old war in Gaza to persuade Israeli and Hamas leaders to take a proposed deal that would bring a cease-fire and release of more hostages. But […]
Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. California workers who serve those with disabilities are still waiting to see whether they will receive promised pay raises on July 1, as lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom battle over whether to […]
Matt and Alicia Jackson tell PEOPLE that they’ve been through numerous custody challenges with their twin sons and their daughter Courtesy of Matthew and Alicia Jackson Matthew and Alicia Jackson with their twin sons in 2023 (left), Matthew and Alicia Jackson with Wyatt, Walker and Everly Matthew and Alicia Jackson were elated to be new […]
Voting booths at a vote center. (Danielle Prokop/Source NM) Most of the action in Tuesday’s South Dakota primary election is in Republican legislative races, where a fight for control of the party has drawn in players ranging from upstart challengers to fundraising groups affiliated with members of Congress. There are 44 Republican legislative primary races […]
President Joe Biden pushed for a new cease-fire deal Friday that included a hostage exchange and an end to Israeli hostilities in Gaza, and he criticized some Israeli leaders who he said wanted to “keep fighting for years.” The president’s remarks seemingly left the door open for Hamas to remain the governing authority in Gaza […]
(This story contains strong language in paragraph 17) By Helen Coster, Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump stared down a bank of cameras inside Trump Tower on Friday and delivered a message fitting for both his legal and political battles: He is ready to fight. A day after a New […]
Wu’er Kaixi is still angry when he thinks about the June 4 tragedy that shocked the world 35 years ago, he told dpa during an interview in a tea house in Taichung, Taiwan, on a sunny day in May. The 56-year-old prominent Chinese exile was one of key figures leading tens of thousands of students […]
BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two state troopers were left injured after a traffic stop on I-81 led to two people fighting police. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on Monday troopers began following a car for speeding on Interstate 81 in Butler Township. Originally when police started following the car a man, later identified […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka and Russia are starting talks Thursday to resolve the issue of Sri Lankans fighting alongside Russians in the war against Ukraine, after at least 16 people were reported missing in action. Junior Foreign Minister Tharaka Balasuriya said that the Sri Lankans, mostly retired soldiers, had been duped into […]
Three Israeli soldiers were killed when a booby trap exploded in a building in Rafah, Israeli media reported on Wednesday as fighting rages on in southern Gaza despite continuing calls from around the world for Israel to halt the operation immediately. The Israeli army confirmed that three soldiers from the Nahal infantry brigade had been […]
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — New Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 Palestinians, first responders said Tuesday, as residents reported an escalation of fighting in the southern Gaza city once seen as the territory’s last refuge. An Israeli incursion launched in early May has caused nearly 1 million to flee from […]
Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 Palestinians, first responders said on Tuesday, as residents reported an escalation of fighting in the southern Gaza city. An Israeli incursion launched in early May has caused nearly one million to flee from Rafah, most of whom have already been displaced in the war between Israel […]