Morning news brief
Deadline today for federal workers to accept resignation offer, reaction to Trump's plan for the U.S. to 'take over' Gaza, and humanitarian groups call end of U.S. international aid devastating.
In Mideast Chaos, Netanyahu Sees Opportunity
In an interview with NPR, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Arab countries "no longer view Israel as an enemy but a potential partner."
French Novelist Patrick Modiano Wins Literature Nobel
The Swedish Academy lauded Modiano "for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation."
Past Misdeed Weighs Heavy On Florida Man
More than 50 years ago, Bernard Schermerhorn and his friend stole some newspaper dispensers that belonged to The Ledger in Florida. He recently sent a note and a check to the paper.
Forgotten Time Capsule Finally Opened
The bronze box from 1914 was supposed to be opened in 1974. After turning up at the New York Historical Society, someone eventually got around to checking out the contents.
Distrust Between Kurdish Forces And Arabs May Benefit ISIS
Kurdish forces in Iraq are protecting Arab villages from being attacked by the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. They are also encircling those Arabs and not letting them enter or leave the villages.
Research May Give Potential Homicide Victims A Heads Up
New research in Chicago finds that homicide victims are concentrated among a tiny network. Tracing that network might lead to public health measures to protect would-be victims.
Nobel Literature Judge Disparages Western Writers - Again
The Nobel Prize for literature is announced Thursday. This year, as the usual speculation about who might win heated up, a Nobel judge, known for his outspokenness, stirred up a little controversy.