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UN officials hail limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow polio vaccinations 09/04/2024 06:27pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� United Nations officials on Wednesday hailed limited pauses in the fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow children's polio vaccinations as rare moments of hope in the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. Top U.N. officials on peacebuilding and humanitarian affairs spoke at a meet What to know about Israel���s major weeklong raid in the West Bank city of Jenin 09/04/2024 11:37am • For more than a week, hundreds of Israeli forces have carried out the deadliest operation in the occupied West Bank since the war in Gaza began. Their focus has been the Jenin refugee camp ��� a bastion of Palestinian militancy that has grown more fervent since the Hamas attack on Israel that launch UK says it's suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law 09/02/2024 10:09pm • LONDON (AP) ��� U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government said Monday that it's suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law ��� a move with limited military impact intended to increase pressure by Israel's frustrated allies for an end to the Pacific leaders' summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger, fracturing a shaky accord 09/02/2024 05:10am • NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) ��� Turmoil over China���s push for influence in the South Pacific has overshadowed the region���s most important diplomatic summit after a Pacific island leader apparently pledged to erase an affirmation of Taiwan���s involvement in the meeting from its closing statement, at California lawmakers pass landmark bills to atone for racism, but hold off on fund to take action 08/31/2024 08:24pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation���s most ambitious legislation aimed at atoning for a legacy of racist policies that drove disparities for Black people, from housing to education to health. None of the bills would provide widespread direct payment Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military strikes Jenin on Day 3 of its West Bank raid 08/30/2024 09:56pm • The Israeli military struck the West Bank city of Jenin on Friday, the third day of heavy fighting in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli military said it struck Palestinian militants and killed a senior Hamas commander in the city. Such airstrikes, while common over the months-long Israel-Hamas 'Support those families with local dollars': Montgomery County teams up with Instacart Health to end childhood hunger 08/30/2024 04:43am • The director of Montgomery County's Office of Food Systems Resilience knows that the area is expensive and access to high quality (yet affordable) food can be lacking. That's why her agency is planning on giving local families a helping hand. ���It���s just very expensive to live here and putting Trump has history sparking outrage for incidents around veterans even as military voters backed him 08/29/2024 05:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The reported altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving Donald Trump���s staff was far from the first time that veterans or the families of service members have criticized the former president for words or behavior they saw as disparaging. Since his first run for the Whit What to know about Israel's large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank 08/29/2024 01:14pm • Israel is carrying out large-scale military raids in parts of the occupied West Bank, where the decadeslong conflict with the Palestinians had worsened even before the outbreak of the war in Gaza. Israel says the operation, which appeared to be the largest since the start of the war, is aimed at pre Where to Go For Cancer Treatment 08/28/2024 08:00pm • It's a scary moment when your doctor says, "There's a chance this could be cancer." Even as you're processing those words, you're faced with important new decisions, such as which doctor to trust and which treatment options are best. "With a wealth of resources and advances in treatments like immuno Israel-Hamas war latest: 10 Hamas militants killed in Israeli operation in West Bank 08/28/2024 03:57pm • Ten Hamas fighters were killed during a large-scale Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank, the militant group said Wednesday, with troops sealing off the city of Jenin ��� long a militant stronghold. Israeli forces also conducted operations, including airstrikes, in Tulkarem and the A Kamala Harris' election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836 08/28/2024 12:04am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others in her position who have tried the same. Since 1836, only one sitting vice president, George H.W. Bush in 1988, has been elected to the White H Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli forces rescue a hostage in Gaza 08/27/2024 09:50pm • Israeli forces conducted a ���complex operation��� to free a hostage in Gaza, the military said Tuesday. Qaid Farhan Alkadi was abducted during the October attack by Hamas that sparked the war in Gaza. Overjoyed family members sprinted through the hospital where he was brought after they received th How Much Does Memory Care Cost? 08/27/2024 08:00pm • Everyone forgets things from time to time. For many older adults, however, cognitive decline and dementia can become problematic later in life. These conditions don't just affect memory, but often, the care a person with such issues receives is called memory care. Memory care is a specialized form o A 10-month-old Palestinian baby suddenly stopped crawling. Polio had struck Gaza 08/27/2024 05:53pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Born into the devastating Israel-Hamas war, 10-month-old Abdel-Rahman Abu El-Jedian started crawling early. Then one day, he froze ��� his left leg appeared to be paralyzed. The baby boy is the first confirmed case of polio inside Gaza in 25 years, according to the