High-profile Trump critic and conservative attorney George Conway said he believes the rejection of former President Trump’s immunity claims by a federal appeals court panel is masterful and that there is no way for Trump’s team to argue around it. “It was masterful because it combines so many elements that combine constitutional text‚ judicial precedent‚ history and just sheer logic and the party’s own concessions‚ Trump’s own concessions‚ to make just an absolutely cohesive whole opinion that...

Hamas has offered to release all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a 135-day cease-fire‚ a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the release of well over 1‚000 Palestinian prisoners. The terrorist organization made the offer to Israel on Tuesday in response to previous terms sent to them last week by Egypt and Qatar. The three-phase plan would see Israeli hostages released in stages – women and children first – in exchange for the Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel...

Hamas has presented its response to a proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza by calling for a phased Israeli withdrawal from the enclave during a four-and-a-half-month truce and a plan to permanently end the war‚ according to a copy of the group’s counteroffer obtained by CNN. The Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza has proposed a three-phase deal‚ each lasting 45 days‚ that would also see the gradual release of hostages held in the enclave in exchange...

Hamas proposed a ceasefire to quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months‚ during which all hostages would go free‚ Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached on an end to the war. Israel's government spokesman said Israel was studying the offer intently‚ with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to hold a press conference later on Wednesday. Israel's Channel 13 TV quoted an unidentified official as saying some aspects were not...

President Joe Biden appeared to stumble over naming Hamas when delivering a speech urging Congress to pass the border security and foreign aid bill released this week.  Speaking from the White House‚ Biden blasted former President Donald Trump for the growing opposition toward the $118.3 billion deal‚ which was a compromise by Senate lawmakers and the White House after months of negotiation.  Answering a question after his speech about how a hostage...

The families of more than a quarter of all children living in rural America would benefit from a proposed expansion of  the Child Tax Credit that has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now under consideration in the Senate. The expansion would change the credit’s eligibility criteria to include low-income families who don’t get the full tax credit per child because they don’t pay enough taxes to qualify. The current credit phases in until family earnings reach a...

Having your first baby is a scary experience. Everything is new—you've quite literally never done this before—not to mention an entire human is going to be removed from your body one way or another. Childbirth‚ no matter how your baby leaves your body‚ is not for the weak. But imagine giving birth alone to not just one baby‚ but three‚ all at the same time. Then imagine doing that feat at the age of 14. Shariya Small experienced that scenario in a hospital in Indiana‚ and her nurse Katrina Mullen took note. Small's babies were premature‚ born at just 26 weeks‚ when the average gestation for triplets is 33 weeks‚ according to ReproductiveFacts.org. Due to their early birth‚ the babies‚ Serenitee‚ Samari and Sarayah‚ had to stay in the NICU at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis for more than five months‚ according to Today.com.During their time in the NICU‚ Mullen noticed the young mom visited her babies alone‚ not appearing to have much of a support system. “She’d be there alone for days at a time sitting at her babies’ bedside‚” Mullen told Today.com. The pair got to know each other over the months that the babies were in the hospital‚ but Small continued to be reluctant to open up about her family life. That changed after she found out that Mullen had her first child at 16 and had given it up for adoption. Their experiences bonded the two moms‚ and Mullen began helping to care for the babies and Small by giving her advice and showing her how to properly care for the infants. Eventually‚ Mullen gave Small her phone number before the babies were discharged from the hospital. It quickly became apparent that Small did not have a support system‚ as she called Mullen often asking for advice. Out of concern‚ the nurse went to visit Small an hour away‚ where she was living with a family member. The condition of the home was concerning enough‚ but Mullen became even more worried when she saw how thin Small's son Samari was. It turns out he had to be admitted to the hospital‚ which prompted a visit from Child Protective Services‚ who determined that Small and her three infants would need to enter foster care. She gave the social worker Mullen's information and things began to fall into place.Listen to Small and Mullen explain their unique story below: This article originally appeared on 4.10.23

No matter how long you've skied or snowboarded or how much of an expert you are‚ there's one nemesis on the mountain that poses an underappreciated threat—the tree well. People may think the main danger of skiing through trees is the risk of running into one. But falling into a tree well is a less obvious‚ but still potentially deadly risk due to the possibility of snow immersion suffocation (SIS). Essentially‚ the area around the base of a tree creates snow conditions that are quite different than those out in the open. Air pockets in the snow combined with water vapor rising from the tree base turns the snow into a quicksand-like texture that is nearly impossible to escape from—the more you struggle‚ the deeper in you fall. Skiers and snowboarders die every year from SIS due to falling into tree wells and not being found in time. That could easily have been snowboarder Ian Steger's fate in March 2023 if not for the eagle eye and quick thinking of backcountry skier Francis Zuber.Zuber had just begun a backcountry ski run with a buddy on Mount Baker in Washington State when a flash of red caught the corner of his eye. Zuber's GoPro footage shows him stopping and turning to see a colorful snowboard upside-down next to a tree. “I knew there was somebody attached to it‚ and obviously they were still alive‚" Zuber told Vancouver's City News. "I shout out to the guy…he can’t hear me‚ he’s five and a half to six feet into the snow at that point.” Zuber knew he had to work fast. As the video shows him struggling to make his way back toward the tree through the deep snow‚ we can hear him muttering expletives to himself and calling out to the snowboarder. At first‚ we can't see how Steger is positioned‚ but as Zuber gets closer and starts digging‚ it becomes clear that the snowboarder is completely upside-down‚ with his face buried deep in the snow. Watch the harrowing GoPro footage Zuber shared on YouTube: [Warning: This video contains strong language.]Zuber told the CBC that they estimated Steger had been buried between five and seven minutes‚ "probably at either a third or just the halfway point of his possible survival time in there‚" when he found him. Zuber said Steger hadn't been snowboarding alone—he was with a group of three other riders who were carrying safety equipment including shovels‚ beacons and two-way radios—but as we could see in Zuber's GoPro‚ getting back up a mountain when you realize someone in your group isn't behind you anymore is no small or quick task. Steger and Zuber have since become friends since the March 3 rescue and have even gone skiing together on Mount Baker. Steger told the CBC he just wants to "enjoy being alive." Indeed‚ after a close-call experience like that‚ every moment you have would feel like a gift. This article originally appeared on 4.6.23