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Mohammed Shula displays a picture of his hospitalized son, Yazan, while inside a relative’s house where he and his wife have taken refuge at the West Bank village of Kafr al-Labad, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

Israel’s fatal shooting of a pregnant Palestinian woman puts the focus on West Bank violence

Mohammed Shula displays a picture of his hospitalized son, Yazan, while inside a relative’s house where he and his wife have taken refuge at the West Bank village of Kafr al-Labad, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

February 11, 2025, 2:06pm Latest News

KAFR AL-LABAD, West Bank (AP) — The call came in the middle of the night, Mohammed Shula said. His daughter-in-law, eight months pregnant with her first child, was whispering. There was panic in her voice. Read story

FILE - Israeli soldiers overlook the Gaza Strip from a tank, as seen from southern Israel, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.

Some Israeli soldiers traveling abroad are targeted for alleged war crimes in Gaza

FILE - Israeli soldiers overlook the Gaza Strip from a tank, as seen from southern Israel, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.

February 11, 2025, 2:04pm Latest News

An Israeli army reservist’s dream vacation in Brazil ended abruptly last month over an accusation that he committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip. Read story

Alba Salinas clears snow off her car as a winter snowstorm hits Charlottesville, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

Storm makes for treacherous travel as snow and ice track through the mid-Atlantic

Alba Salinas clears snow off her car as a winter snowstorm hits Charlottesville, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

February 11, 2025, 1:02pm Nation & World

A snowstorm blew into the mid-Atlantic states on Tuesday, causing dozens of accidents on icy roads, prompting school closures and stoking worries about possible power outages. Read story

People surround the cars carrying Israeli Gadi Mozes and Arbel Yahoud, who have been held hostages by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, as they are escorted by Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters as they are handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday Jan.

Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released Saturday

People surround the cars carrying Israeli Gadi Mozes and Arbel Yahoud, who have been held hostages by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, as they are escorted by Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters as they are handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday Jan.

February 11, 2025, 12:40pm Latest News

An Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to beef up troops in and around the Gaza Strip after Hamas threatened to call off a scheduled hostage release on Saturday. Read story

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington.

Judge leaves intact a ban on DOGE access to Treasury records pending a hearing Friday

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington.

February 11, 2025, 12:34pm Latest News

A federal judge on Tuesday made some tweaks but left intact a ban for now that prevents Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records containing sensitive personal data for millions of Americans. Read story

Trump administration owes US business millions in unpaid bills amid USAID shutdown, lawsuit says

February 11, 2025, 10:57am Nation & World

The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stiffing American businesses on hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid bills for work that has already been done, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Read story

FILE - A student raises their hand in a classroom at Tussahaw Elementary school Aug. 4, 2021, in McDonough, Ga.

Most US kids aren’t gaining fast enough in reading and math. These schools are different

FILE - A student raises their hand in a classroom at Tussahaw Elementary school Aug. 4, 2021, in McDonough, Ga.

February 11, 2025, 10:54am Latest News

Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that's changing. Read story

FILE - Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC., speaks during the Republican National Convention July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J.

Rep. Nancy Mace accuses ex-fiancé and associates of assaulting her and raping others in House speech

FILE - Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC., speaks during the Republican National Convention July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J.

February 11, 2025, 9:08am Nation & World

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina on Monday used a nearly hour-long speech on the U.S. House floor to accuse her ex-fiancé of physically abusing her, recording sex acts with her and others without their consent, and conspiring with business associates in acts of rape and sexual misconduct. Read story

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

Venezuela sends 2 planes to US to return migrants, signaling a potential improvement in relations

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

February 11, 2025, 9:08am Nation & World

Two Venezuelan planes returned home Monday with about 190 Venezuelans deported from the United States, signaling a possible thaw in relations between two longtime diplomatic adversaries and a victory for President Donald Trump in his efforts to get more countries to take their people back. Read story

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, responds to reporters’ questions before the start of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, responds to reporters’ questions before the start of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.

February 11, 2025, 9:07am Nation & World

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg. The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 as part of a national effort under the Biden administration to remove names that honored Confederate leaders. Read story