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BEIRUT (AP) — Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompted thousands in southern Lebanon to seek refuge from the widening conflict. With the two sides on the brink of all-out war, Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, Continue reading

Photograph: PA/Niall Carson The former principal of Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath was “absolutely horrified” when teacher Enoch Burke interrupted a school religious service asking her to withdraw her “demand” that teachers “accept transgenderism”, the High Court has heard. Niamh McShane said she also felt “agitated” and “hunted” when Mr Burke approached her at Continue reading

Questions about Travis Kelce’s playing abilities landed at the foot of New York City radio legend Mike Francesa on Monday, and he voiced his opinion about the star tight end. “As an organization and as a coach, you would have to question how dedicated Kelce is to the sport right now,” Francesa said on his Continue reading

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompted thousands in southern Lebanon to seek refuge from the widening conflict. With the two sides on the brink of all-out war, Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, Continue reading

Looking to prevent a case where Vice President Kamala Harris ekes out a win because of the state’s quirky way of divvying up its electoral votes, Republicans loyal to Trump are running a last-second effort to snatch that victory out of reach. Forty-eight states assign their electoral votes via a winner-takes-all system, doling them all Continue reading

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Florida, Louisiana, Indiana and several other states have passed laws aimed at restricting student phone use at school. “This new law will help students focus on academics, social development, and the world in Continue reading

Go to newsletter preferences Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Student protests are escalating there and other college campuses over the Israel-Gaza war and schools’ investments in Israeli entities, with demonstrators on Tuesday breaking into a Columbia campus building and occupying it. Continue reading

Experts are warning of a growing health care crisis in England, as millions of U.K. residents are waiting for medical attention. As of July 2024, 7.62 million patients were on the waiting list for care, with 6.39 million in need of specific medical treatment, according to the latest Referral to Treatment (RTT) data from the Continue reading

SHLOMI, Israel — Frustrated by 11 months of rocket exchanges and failed cease-fire talks, many of the Israelis who were evacuated from communities on the border with Lebanon — and some who defied orders and stayed — say they back another war with Hezbollah, even as some concede that an all-out fight might not guarantee Continue reading

“We’ve seen this movie before.” People often say that about wars in the Middle East, but it isn’t true. Each one is a unique catastrophe, with its own combination of horrific causes and effects. I’ve been covering the Middle East for nearly 45 years, and I’ve grown to hate these wars and the immense suffering Continue reading