Israel’s clash with Hezbollah strains U.S. effort to prevent wider war
The absence of a full-blown war in Lebanon has been touted as a core U.S. achievement, but now Washington’s grip on the crisis appears more tenuous than ever.
Israel strikes positions in Lebanon as Hezbollah leader says 'all red lines' crossed
The strikes come after Hezbollah's leader vowed to take revenge on Israel who it accuses of an audacious attack on pagers and handheld radios.
What the pager attack in Lebanon means for Israel-Hezbollah conflict
In Lebanon, exploding pagers and booby-trapped walkie-talkies – believed to be set off by Israel – have rattled Hezbollah and captured the world’s attention. What do they portend?
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Middle East conflict live updates: Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah vows to retaliate
The attacks on Hezbollah rocket launchers and infrastructure follow the group’s vow to respond after deadly detonations of electronic devices across the country.
Hunt for Origins of Lebanon Pager Attack Widens to Bulgaria, Norway
Bulgaria and Norway became new focal points on Thursday of a global hunt for who supplied Hezbollah with the thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon this week in a deadly blow to the militant group.
Lebanon on edge after wave of Hezbollah blasts and as Israel vows 'new phase' in war
Israel has not commented on the mass attack on Hezbollah communications but multiple reports have said it was carried out by its spy agency Mossad.
U.S. sanctions network facilitating banking between Russia and North Korea
The United States has blacklisted a network accused of aiding financial payments between Russia and North Korea, two isolated ...
U.S. Jobless Benefits Applications Now Lowest in Four Months
Despite these challenges, the latest report offers some optimism. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly ...
U.S. launches civil rights probe into Mississippi sheriff's office that employed 'Goon Squad'
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff's Department in ...
U.S. Officials Conclude Middle East Peace Deal Out of Reach During Biden’s Term
WASHINGTON—Despite months of painstaking effort, senior U.S. officials say they don’t expect Israel and Hamas to agree to a ...
U.S. spends the most but ranks last in health compared with other high-income nations, new report says
Australia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were ranked the highest overall, according to the Commonwealth Fund report.
U.S. warns all parties against escalation in the Middle East
The United States on Thursday warned all parties in the Middle East against escalation as tensions between Iran-backed ...
Is Florida the Democrats’ last, best hope to keep the U.S. Senate?
As Montana’s U.S. Senate seat appears to be slipping away from Democrats, party leaders might look to the Sunshine State, but ...
U.S. Air Force gives update on new B-21 stealth bomber: "Nobody on the planet can do what we're doing"
Currently, the stealth bomber remains in the test flight stage, and is doing two such flights a week, according to Thomas ...
ROK-U.S. alliance needs public diplomacy, information campaign aimed at North Korea
South Korea and the United States must create a public diplomacy and information campaign aimed at North Korea to support the ...
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U.S. Home Sales Surprise Fall in August Despite Easing Mortgage Rates
U.S. home sales fell in August, hitting the slowest pace in nearly a year, despite lower mortgage rates and more homes on ...
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The U.S. spends more on health care than other rich countries, but its system performs much worse, report finds
The report from The Commonwealth Fund, an independent research group, analyzed the performance of health systems in 10 ...
Fatal drug overdoses down in the U.S. — but not in Utah and the West
The predictive data for Utah shows a 8.08% increase in overdose deaths — 722 deaths for the yearlong period ending in April ...