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The Israeli military has warned people to evacuate a city and other communities in southern Lebanon that are north of a U.N.-declared buffer zone.

In a separate strike, 18 people were killed in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, where the Israeli military said it had targeted the regional head of Hamas.

Israel aimed at Hashim Safieddine, a cousin of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as the war in Lebanon expands.

The case highlights Ukrainians’ desperation to get news about their loved ones missing in the war and fears over their fates in Russia.

The court sided with Arian Mirzarafie-Ahi, a transgender man who sued his home country of Romania for refusing to accept the gender identity changes he initiated in Britain.

Obama’s first campaign stop for Harris will be in the Pittsburgh area on Oct. 10, according to a senior campaign official. The former president is then expected to travel to other battleground states in the days leading up to the election. The former president last month held a solo fundraiser for Harris in Los Angeles,...

The former president will speak on the same ground where a gunman almost killed him in July.

A record surge in new businesses has helped drive job growth, and could have longer-term benefits.

Laura Miller

Democrats increasingly suspect that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics by ignoring calls by President Biden to negotiate a peace deal in Gaza and by confronting Hezbollah and Iran weeks before the U.S. election. The rapidly escalating confrontation between Israel, Hezbollah and Hezbollah’s ally, Iran, has undercut President...

The former congresswoman took a swipe at his “spray-tanning” at a rally alongside Kamala Harris.

“Get your f–king hands off of her right now,” he yelled. “You touch her again you’re gonna get f–king arrested.”

Lebanon’s transport minister said a key road near the border crossing with Syria was hit in an Israeli strike. Iran’s supreme leader delivered a defiant sermon in Tehran.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller

Laura Miller

The futuristic four-legged machine, which boasts the size and agility of a 70-pound golden retriever, has been met with both fascination and concern.

Economists had been expecting 132,500 jobs and an unemployment rate of 4.2 percent.

U.S. passport processing time has been reduced by two weeks at most, the State Department announced Thursday. The Bureau of Consular Affairs said wait times for both online and paper applications have been reduced to four to six weeks, which is down from the previous processing time of six to eight weeks. Expedited processing times...

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The labor market bounced back in September, a sign that economic growth remained solid. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent.

The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September.

The biggest threat from tropical cyclones is no longer storm surge but rains like those dumped by Helene on North Carolina.

Israeli strikes cut off a key border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.

The past year of war has been a nightmare for Palestinians, Israelis, and much of the planet.

Laura Miller

The Biden administration’s student loan cancellation plan has been put on hold once again in Missouri after brief celebration from advocates this week when another judge ruled the plan could move forward.   A federal judge in Missouri issued an injunction that blocks widespread debt relief on Thursday, hours after Biden got a favorable ruling...

There are almost two million more women aged 24 to 54 in the U.S. labor force than there were five years ago, hitting an all-time high in May of this year. By and large, this is due to impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. As working styles became less rigid thanks to the introduction of at-home,...

Satellite images taken after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina show washed-out streets and buildings, downed trees, and more.

Economists had been expecting 132,500 jobs and an unemployment rate of 4.2 percent.

Two dairy workers in California have been infected with the state’s first human cases of bird flu, federal and state health officials said. The late Thursday announcement of two confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu came after California officials said they were investigating a potential human infection. Both cases were found at different locations in the...

This Rosh Hashanah, let us take bold steps forward, recognizing that lasting change is not just possible — it is imperative.

The decision to select McDonnell, who was an LAPD officer before serving as L.A. County sheriff, comes after a months-long search by Mayor Karen Bass.

The Biltmore Estate, America’s largest home, has released a statement addressing the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Helene, which wreaked havoc across Asheville and the surrounding region.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is warning the public to be wary of misinformation surrounding Hurricane Helene and the federal government's response, launching a “rumor response” page. On the newly-formed page, the agency asks the public to find and share information from trusted sources, and discourage others from sharing information from unverified sources. It...

The wealthiest members of Congress from both parties — including vice presidential candidate J. D. Vance — have millions invested collectively in private equity funds. In many cases, they are not required to disclose details about these investments.

Anti-Trump Republican Liz Cheney is now a campaign surrogate for Kamala Harris.

The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September, fresh data showed.

Thirty years after the genocide, survivors and perpetrators live side by side.

President Biden will campaign next week for Sen. Bob Casey (D) in the swing state of Pennsylvania, the White House announced Friday. The campaign event, in the Philadelphia area, will be held Tuesday, after Biden travels to Milwaukee to give remarks on “progress replacing lead pipes and creating good-paying jobs," according to the announcement, Casey,...

“He knows better than to be talking about the things that he does with big brother Puff on national television,” Combs said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in 2011. “Everything ain’t for everybody.”

The economy added 254,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1%, a huge boost for a labor market that had signs of weakness

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Vice President Harris will travel to the Great Lakes State on Friday, delivering remarks to voters from Detroit. Her visit to battleground Michigan, known by many as the birthplace of organized labor, comes a day after the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), an association of companies that operate East...

The victims in the attack in a town north of Port-au-Prince included at least 10 women and three infants, the U.N. human rights office said Friday.

“He’s one of the greatest kids you could ever know,” the rapper said.

Without insurance, people struck by floods have to rely on a network of complicated programs or nonprofits to rebuild their lives.

Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters’s (R) office is defending the process for how the state will be selecting newly mandated Bibles in classrooms after a report was released that the criteria is so narrow that essentially no Bibles qualify — besides ones endorsed by former President Trump. The Oklahoman reported on Friday that vanishingly...

The storm may not become a hurricane, but it is expected to dump huge rainfall on Florida. What to know.

The decision to select McDonnell, who was an LAPD officer before serving as L.A. County sheriff, comes after a months-long search by Mayor Karen Bass.

Social media platforms’ suspensions of accounts may not be rooted in political biases, but rather certain political groups’ tendency to share misinformation, according to a new study. The study, published this week in the journal Nature by researchers from Oxford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), pushes back on the argument —...

Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on imports would likely lead to a depression similar to the Great Depression, as seen in the Smoot-Hawley tariff act of 1930, which caused the global trade to decline from $3 trillion to less than $1 trillion.

Vice President Harris on Friday is set to bash former President Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) over auto worker jobs at her campaign rally in Flint, Mich., according to a senior campaign official. She will be joined in Flint by United Auto Workers (UAW) president Shawn Fain, who announced the union’s endorsement for the...

President Biden on Friday made his first appearance in the press briefing room since taking office to tout strong jobs data and the resolution of a strike at East and Gulf coast ports that threatened to upend the economy. “The past two days, we’ve gotten some very good news about the American economy,” Biden said....

An independent group of investigators called on President Biden to remove the government watchdog at the Department of Homeland Security, finding Inspector General Joseph Cuffari misled Congress, abused his authority and “engaged in substantial misconduct” while also wasting taxpayer funds. The long-awaited report from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE)...

Many of Helene’s effects are individual and heartbreaking, such as the deaths of children, grandparents and others. But the storm's impact is also so outsized that it’s clearly visible from space.

The Hill's weekly technology news digest. {beacon} Friday, October 4, 2024     LEADING THE DAY   Newsom AI veto likely to stand Image © AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) this week vetoed perhaps the most closely-watched bill to regulate and impose safety restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) systems, setting the stage for a broader fight...

Exposure to certain types of “forever chemicals” may be disrupting the sleep quality of young adults — contributing not only to tiredness, but also to potential knock-on health effects, new research has found. Individuals who had heightened levels of four specific types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their blood experienced worse sleep, according...

The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, attacking the Iranian proxy’s bases and weapons systems, according to the Pentagon. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets around 5 p.m. local time. The targets included “Houthi offensive military capabilities,” according to a statement from the command, which...

The ongoing strike by 47,000 International Longshoremen's Association members is threatening the global supply chain and technological progress, as the union is demanding a halt to port automation.

The president said JD Vance’s comments on the election raise red flags.

President Biden on Friday said he thinks the upcoming 2024 election will be fair but expressed skepticism over whether it will be peaceful. In his first briefing room appearance of his presidency, Biden was asked about his confidence there will be a free, fair and peaceful election in November. “I’m confident it will be free...

A massacre in a farming town came as gangs expand to rural areas once deemed safe.

Millions of people were left in the dark after Hurricane Helene battered the southeastern U.S. last week; as of Friday morning, days after the storm abated, more than 700,000 were still without power. The high costs of infrastructure improvements likely have contributed to the blackouts. Experts say more can be done to prevent power outages, but it...

According to a report, over 200 taxpayers who chose to have their IRS refunds mailed to their residence claim that their checks never came and were purportedly stolen as part of a large-scale fraud incident that snatched millions of dollars.

The storm may not become a hurricane, but it is expected to dump huge rainfall on Florida. What to know.

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Dana Stevens

Vice President Harris will rally voters in Michigan on Friday evening, as Democrats fight to protect the "blue wall" state from flipping in November. The visit to Flint, Mich., comes after the Democratic presidential nominee gave remarks at a campaign stop in Detroit earlier in the day. Michigan, a critical swing state in 2024, is...

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Thirty years after the genocide in Rwanda, survivors and perpetrators live side by side.

‘They’re Murderers’

Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called out tech giant Elon Musk on Friday for making false claims about the federal government blocking flights with deliveries for Hurricane Helene victims. Musk posted a screenshot of a conversation with a person who said the air space had been “shut down” and that the Federal Aviation Administration...

Longtime residents had never seen anything like the 8-foot wall of water that pushed ashore, and that was the problem.

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The Los Angeles Times’ California retirement rankings take four main factors into account: climate, health, recreation and affordability. See the best and worst places to retire.

Obesity in the U.S. Is Finally Declining. You Can (Probably) Thank Ozempic.

President Biden told reporters he was confident the election “will be free and fair,” before saying, “I don’t know whether it will be peaceful.”

Two congressmen asked President Biden to further advocate for the release of wrongfully detained Americans in China in a letter Friday. “American citizens are serving long prison terms in China; most were sentenced with acute due process irregularities or on spurious charges," the Congressional Executive Commission on China wrote in a statement. "Many are severely...

More than half of Americans are concerned about voter fraud in the November election, according to a PR/PBS News/Marist poll released Thursday.  Fifty-eight percent of Americans say they are either very concerned or concerned that voter fraud will occur and 42 percent are not very concerned or not concerned at all that ineligible voters will...

DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas has been blasted for saying the FEMA has no money left to help Americans suffering natural disasters.

Israeli strikes cut off a key border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.

The pair appeared to be having a heated exchange before the sheriff pulled out his gun and pointed it at the judge’s head, the startling video shows.

The woman accused Corey Lewandowski of stalking her and, bizarrely, throwing a drink on her.

The women stationed at Nahal Oz warned authorities for months about increasingly suspicious Hamas activity, but no one acted.

A Fulton County judge determined that Georgia voting machines are secure ahead of this year’s general election in a Friday ruling after some state Republicans argued they were defective, labeling the security risks "purely hypothetical." DeKalb County Republicans argued that Dominion voting machines were faulty and requested to review photographic records of ballots within 24...

Julianne Johnson and her neighbors in Asheville, N.C., have been using generators and cooking on propane stoves since the storm hit.

Boeing will return to the bargaining table with striking union workers on Monday after weeks of deadlock, the union announced Friday. Since September, around 33,000 machinists have gone on strike from the company’s West Coast factories with grievances over pay, pension and annual bonuses. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg sent an internal email Friday sharing that...

Former New York Gov. David Paterson was attacked by a trio of young suspects while walking on the Upper East Side on Friday night, law enforcement sources said.

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