U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel to press for a cease-fire deal with Hamas, saying “the time is now.”

The pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University has ended in dramatic fashion

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war

Officials from Hamas have left Cairo after talks with Egyptian officials on a new cease-fire proposal in Gaza

The top U.N. court has rejected Nicaragua’s legal effort to force Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel amid the devastating war in Gaza

An immigrant from Laos who has been battling cancer won an enormous $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon earlier this month

Columbia University in New York has limited campus access to students and essential employees after dozens of protesters took over a building

Standoffs between pro-Palestinian protesters and U.S. college administrators appear to be coming to a head

A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore from the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation