Nation & World

First lady Jill Biden, center, listens to performances by the cast of the North American tour of Disney’s stage musical, Frozen, with National Guard families, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Washington.

Deck the White House halls: Jill Biden wants holiday visitors to feel like kids again

November 27, 2023, 4:57pm Nation & World

Step inside the White House during the holidays by walking beneath the branches of a Christmas tree. Stroll along a hallway decorated with oversized holiday candy and other sweets. See Santa’s sleigh and his eight reindeer suspended above the grand foyer in dramatic fashion. Read story

Remains of a WWII heavy bomber gunner identified nearly 80 years after his death

November 27, 2023, 4:54pm Nation & World

A U.S. Army Air Force gunner’s remains have been accounted for nearly eight decades after the heavy bomber he was flying in was shot down over France during World War II, military officials said Monday. Read story

North Korea puts troops, weapons at border

November 27, 2023, 4:53pm Nation & World

North Korea appears to have deployed soldiers and weapons to guard posts near the border that were shut in a 2018 deal with South Korea as tensions between the neighbors ratchet up in the wake of Pyongyang’s recent spy satellite launch. Read story

1 student killed, 1 hospitalized in stabbing at North Carolina high school

November 27, 2023, 4:02pm Nation & World

A stabbing at a North Carolina high school on Monday left one student dead and another hospitalized, officials said. Read story

Immigrants who have been in the U.S. for years, rally asking for work permits for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), programs at Franklin Park in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper US roots strive for work permits

November 27, 2023, 1:43pm Nation & World

In New York, migrants at a city-run shelter grumble that relatives who settled before them refuse to offer a bed. In Chicago, a provider of mental health services to people in the country illegally pivoted to new arrivals sleeping at a police station across the street. In South Florida, some… Read story

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners

Israeli tanks parked at an army staging area near Israel’s border with Gaza, southern Israel, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. on the fourth day of a temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

November 27, 2023, 1:33pm Latest News

Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war. Read story

Powerful storm pounds the Black Sea region, leaving more than a half-million people without power

The Evpatoria - Saki highway is covered with water after a storm in Crimea, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. A storm in the Black Sea took down power grids and left almost half a million people without power after it flooded roads, ripped up trees and damaged buildings in Crimea, Russian state news agency Tass said.

November 27, 2023, 8:47am Nation & World

A weekend storm that pounded the Black Sea region toppled trees, tore down power lines and flooded coastal areas of southern Russia and Ukraine, leaving more than a half-million people without power Monday, officials and media reports said. Read story