Hamas militants attacked Israel’s main crossing point for delivering humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip on Sunday, dealing a blow to the ongoing crease-fire efforts that appear at an impasse with both sides blaming each other. The attack on Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing killed three Israeli soldiers and wounded several others, three of whom were critically wounded, a spokesperson for …

The United States Congress is not particularly popular these days, and look no further than the current session to understand why. It will likely be the least productive Congress since the Civil War. One lawmaker who’s figured out a way to get a few things done is Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. He replaced Nancy Pelosi as the leader of the Democrats …

Though they disagree on most issues, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has opposed efforts to oust embattled Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson. After Johnson worked with Democrats to pass a foreign aid bill that included $61 billion for Ukraine, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who opposed the bill, said she’d follow through with a threat to remove Johnson …

MOUNT HOREB, Wis. —Police in Wisconsin fatally shot a student who had pointed a pellet rifle in their direction outside a middle school, according to the state’s Department of Justice. On Saturday, the Wisconsin DOJ released an update to its ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting outside Mount Horeb Middle School. The DOJ said someone called 911 shortly before 11:15 …

It was 1 p.m. on May 8, 2018, when Massachusetts State Police detectives arrived at a farmhouse in Westfield. 51-year-old Amy Fanion lay dead in the dining room from a single gunshot wound to the head. Amy Fanion’s husband, Brian Fanion, a detective in the Westfield Police Department, had called 911 minutes earlier, reporting that his wife had shot herself. …

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway gathered for its first annual meeting in an Omaha arena on Saturday, bringing together shareholders for the first time since the death of longtime vice chairman and right-hand manCharlie Munger. Tens of thousands of shareholders filled the arena eager to vacuum up tidbits of wisdom from billionaire Buffett, who famously dubbed the meeting “Woodstock for Capitalists” …

The Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s Costume Institute Benefit, known around the globe as the Met Gala, took place this year on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York City. The Spring 2024 exhibition, titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” highlights the sensory experience behind clothes and their transitory nature. But the dress code of the 2024 Met Gala — typically related …

NEW YORK —The Met Gala is Monday in New York City, and we’re counting down with some of the most iconic looks from the best dressed stars, like the one and only Rihanna and two ofthis year’s co-chairs Bad Bunny and Zendaya. Follow our coverage of all the red carpet arrivals here. Bad Bunny’s all white look, 2023 Met Gala …

Scientists have been warning for years that bumblebee populations are declining, posing a risk to the vital role that pollinators have in helping maintain food and plants across the world. New research has found a “major factor” in why. The answer? It’s getting way too hot. Like humans, bumblebees’ bodies thrive best within certain temperature thresholds. Based on 180 years …

When Los Angeles Police Department officers in riot gear arrived at the University of California, Los Angeles early Thursday, the anonymous messaging app Sidechat filled with posts trying to piece together what was happening: “Is everyone ok? I just heard like 8 cop cars go by,” one post read. Others shared rumors about police action and outside agitators and pointed …