The ministry said another 40 people were wounded in the strikes on the town of Beit Lahiya, which was among the first targets of Israel’s ground invasion nearly a year ago. The Israeli military said that it struck a Hamas target. Palestinian officials say hundreds of people have been killed in Israel's two-week operation in northern Gaza, and that the health sector is close to collapse. The United States, meanwhile, was investigating an unauthorized release of classified...

Boeing is offering its striking workers a new financial package in order to end the ongoing strike. Both Boeing and its workers' union announced the tentative deal on Saturday. The striking machinists will vote on the deal Wednesday. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 751 told Reuters that the new package includes a 35% pay hike over four years, a new incentive plan and a $7,000 ratification bonus. The corporation is also offering employees 12% in 401(k)...

The just-released results from Gallup’s Trust in Media Survey leave no doubt that members of my profession are officially America’s lowest life form. Gallup asked: In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the mass media — such as newspapers, T.V. and radio — when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately, and fairly — a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all? A great deal 8 Fair amount 23 Not very much 33 None at all 36...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv early Monday morning, as the future of US aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance of the imminent US presidential election and as Russia continues to make small but steady gains on the battlefield. Austin will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov while in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s weapons needs and how the US can continue to support the country’s military over the next year, the secretary told a small...

The first batch of preliminary results indicated the referendum on Moldova's EU future was a "no," but a last-minute spike in votes in favour from the eastern European country's diaspora evened out the score. A referendum on Moldova's EU membership bid was too close to call on Monday morning, with the difference between "yes" and "no" votes counted in hundreds. Although early preliminary counts showed Moldovans largely rejected the proposal to enshrine the eastern European country's EU...

A congressional investigation into whether Democrats have been using the ActBlue online donation platform to cheat at fund-raising has expanded into possible foreign funding as House and Senate investigators join forces to demand the Biden administration provide them access to classified intelligence and secret money-laundering reports filed by banks. In bombshell letters to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence Avril...

A group of about 2,000 migrants left Mexico's southern border Sunday hoping to reach the country's north and ultimately the United States. The development comes weeks before the U.S. presidential election, in which immigration has been a key issue. Some migrants, like Venezuelan Joel Zambrano, believe a new administration in the U.S. could put an end to asylum appointments through an online system called CBP One. "That is what makes us fearful. They say this could change because they...

With less than three weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump made slight gains in three swing states he's looking to flip, according to new conservative polling data. Early voting has already started in most states as the campaign season winds down ahead of November 5. Due to the nation's Electoral College system, the most important states to win are the so-called swing states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. Trump,...

For competent leaders, managing national security and international upheaval involves putting partisan mudslinging on hold. For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, partisan mudslinging is the whole point. Problems are there to be politicized, not fixed. His latest circus act involved testifying before an inquiry on foreign interference — inspired in part by “irregularities” in a 2019 Liberal nomination race that were uncovered by intelligence officials — to inflame suspicions about the...

It’s a trend that has surprised many: Why, despite being squeezed by high prices, have Americans kept spending at retail stores and restaurants at a robust pace? One key reason is a relatively simple one: Wealthier consumers, boosted by strong gains in income, home equity and stock market wealth, have increasingly driven the spending. That trend, documented by Federal Reserve research, represents something of a shift from the pre-pandemic period. And it suggests that consumer...