- January 21, 2024
Widening Mideast Crisis: U.S. Official Heads to Middle East for Talks on Hostages
President Biden’s Middle East coordinator, Brett McGurk, will meet with Egyptian and Qatari leaders in hopes of making progress toward freeing captives held by Hamas.
Israel-Hamas War Updates: Fighting Eases in Northern Gaza
In an expansion of hostilities rippling through the region, Pakistan said on Thursday that it had carried out airstrikes inside Iran, a day after Iranian
Israel-Hamas War Live News: Houthis Launch More Missiles Toward U.S. Ships
An Israeli soccer player for a Turkish club was briefly detained by the Turkish authorities and suspended by the club after he displayed a message
Israel-Hamas War News: Houthis Vow to Respond After U.S. Strikes
Since mid-November, the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group backed by Iran, have launched dozens of attacks on ships sailing through the Red Sea and the
MSG Withdraws Bid to Build Vegas-Style Sphere in London
What happens in Vegas, it turns out, really does stay in Vegas. The American company behind the Sphere, the gargantuan orb that shimmers, twinkles and
Boeing’s 737 Max 9 and the Alaska Airline Grounding: What to Know
An emergency landing on Friday of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet in Portland, Ore., led the Federal Aviation Administration to order some
95 Reported Killed in Iran in Blasts Near Qassim Suleimani’s Tomb
A pair of explosions on Wednesday at a memorial for Iran’s former top general, Qassim Suleimani, killed at least 103 people and wounded an additional
U.S. Helicopters Sink 3 Houthi Boats in Red Sea, Pentagon Says
A clash between Iranian-backed Houthi fighters who were attacking a commercial freighter and U.S. Navy helicopters responding to the ship’s distress call ended on Sunday
2023 Obituaries: A Host of Consequential, and Very Long, Lives Lost
In February 1961, The New York Times, citing a study by the American Medical Association, ran a brief article reporting that Americans could very well
Tuesday Briefing: Netanyahu Visits Gaza
Netanyahu visits troops in Gaza Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited Israeli troops fighting in Gaza yesterday. His visit came after Gazan health officials