U.S. Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia
Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital.
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Biden condemns Hamas for “unadulterated evil” in attack, vows U.S. resolve in backing Israel
President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the militant group Hamas for “sheer evil” for its shocking multipronged attack on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip that has killed hundreds of civilians, including at least 14 American citizens.
U.S. begins delivering munitions to Israel after Hamas attacks
The U.S. has already begun delivering critically needed munitions and military equipment to Israel, which is fighting back against attacks from Hamas.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. drops Democratic presidential primary bid and will run as an independent
Kennedy said there is corruption “in the leadership of both political parties” and said he wants to “rewrite the assumptions and change the habits of American politics.”
Israel battles Hamas militants as country’s death toll from mass incursion reaches 600
Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a broader conflict.
Earthquakes kill more than 2,000 in Afghanistan; people using bare hands to recover dead and injured
Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
Israel Prime Minister: We are “at war” after Hamas attack
The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip have carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel.
“MyPillow Guy” Mike Lindell confirms he’s out of money, can’t pay legal bills
“MyPillow’s been decimated. … We’ve lost hundreds of millions of dollars,” Lindell said, as he faces defamation lawsuits from voting machine companies after his claims about the 2020 presidential election.
Former President Trump may visit U.S. Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new house speaker
“Next week,” former President Donald Trump wrote on X, “is going to be HUGE.”
Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
Dick Butkus is still considered one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history.
