JERUSALEM – The rising costs of a floating pier off the coast of the embattled Gaza Strip – said to be aimed at enabling shipments of humanitarian aid to reach the civilian population trapped in the central and northern parts of the Palestinian enclave – has stoked controversy after it …...Read More

A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in January by the …...Read More

New York Knicks fans were ready to party as it looked like their team was ready to clinch the first round series over the Philadelphia 76ers. Tyrese Maxey had other plans in mind: keep Philadelphia's season alive. The 76ers absolutely stole Game 5 from under the Knicks' feet thanks to …...Read More

At least 55 people have been injured in Los Angeles after a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided with a Metro light rail train, officials say. The Los Angeles Fire Department says the accident happened around noon Tuesday along Exposition Boulevard near the USC Campus and Natural History Museum. …...Read More

A 23-year-old woman and 20-year-old man drowned near a hiking trail in Tennessee on Sunday after the woman fell into a creek and the man jumped in to try and save her, authorities said. Police responded around 7:13 p.m. to a 911 call about the pair going underwater near Rainbow …...Read More

College Democrats of America, the official student arm of the Democratic Party, have criticized the Biden administration's policy towards the war in Gaza while praising the anti-Israel protesters on college campuses who they say have been wrongly labeled as hateful by certain politicians and MAGA Republicans. In a statement released …...Read More

South Korea is considering sharing advanced military technology with the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia through the AUKUS partnership. The possibility of this cooperation was discussed during meetings between South Korea and Australia's defense and foreign ministers in Melbourne. In 2021, the U.S. and the U.K. agreed to …...Read More

President Biden is calling the newly implemented 6-week abortion restriction in Florida an "extreme ban" — and blaming former President Donald Trump. Biden released a statement Wednesday calling the pro-life limit on abortion eligibility a "nightmare." "Today, an extreme abortion ban takes effect in Florida, banning reproductive health care before …...Read More

A Democrat-run city's police have reportedly made more than 1,000 arrests of Venezuelan nationals in the first three months of 2024 amid a massive outrage over additional money to feed and shelter migrants. There were 609 arrests for driving/traffic offenses, nine violent felonies, 75 violent misdemeanors and 313 other offenses …...Read More

WNBA star Diana Taurasi hit back at fans who were critical of her over her warning to rookie Caitlin Clark before she was selected by the Indiana Fever in the draft in April. Taurasi warned Clark that "reality is coming" once she got to the WNBA. On Saturday, she was …...Read More