Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a plan to take over Gaza City despite demands by families of hostages and mounting international calls for Israel to end the war.
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Haiti inaugurates new leadership as gangs threaten to overthrow the government
Businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr became the head of Haiti’s transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order as gangs underscored the challenges facing the Caribbean nation.
Trump orders colleges to share admissions data, with an eye on affirmative action
Thursday’s move would compel colleges to report more data about the students they enroll and those who apply, including applicants’ race and standardized test scores.
After nearly 24 years, NYC officials identify 3 more 9/11 victims
Using advanced DNA-analysis techniques researchers in New York City identified three more victims of the 9/11 terror attacks that occurred nearly 24 years ago.
Photos of a starving baby in Gaza shocked the world. Here’s how he’s doing now
Images showing baby Mohammad Al-Motawaq captured world attention last month. In Israel, they were used to support claims that mass hunger in Gaza does not exist.
On Martha’s Vineyard, Black filmmakers are in the spotlight
At the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, Black artistry is on display. NPR critic Eric Deggans says it’s cultivating a community.
Springsteen’s label was about to drop him. Then came ‘Born to Run’
Biographer Peter Ames Carlin describes the making of Born to Run as an “existential moment” for Springsteen: “If this didn’t work, he was done.” Carlin’s new book is Tonight in Jungleland.
Federal judge rules cuts to humanities grants were ‘unlawful’
The ruling deems the government’s termination of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities “unlawful” and allows a lawsuit brought by humanities groups to move forward.
Scientists find a planet from the Avatar movies in real life
One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of the Avatar series, which centers on a moon that orbits a fictional gas giant planet in this particular star system.
Ultra-processed food consumption is down a bit, but still more than 50% of U.S. diet
Americans get about 55% of our calories from tasty, cheap — and unhealthy — manufactured foods, the latest data from CDC says. For kids, the percentage is even higher.


