Jerusalem— Three Palestinian gunmen opened fire early Thursday morning near a busy checkpoint in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, killing one Israeli and wounding at least eight others, according to Israeli police. The police said two attackers were killed at the scene and the third was later found and arrested. Tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank has soared …

At least 16 people died when the mud wall of an illegal gold mine collapsed in the jungles of southern Venezuela, officials said Thursday, revising down an earlier figure. The incident happened Tuesday at the “Bulla Loca” mine in the state of Bolivar, a seven-hour boat ride from the nearest town, La Paragua, where family members waited anxiously for news. …

Credit card debt can be difficult to cope with. And, if thefinancial hardship caused by credit card debt becomes too difficult to deal with, you may even consider forgoing your minimum payments altogether. But what happens if you do? Missing payments can have consequences, but what exactly are those consequences? Moreover, is there anything you can do to avoid missing …