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Student protests against Israel's war in Gaza intensify. The Supreme Court debated former President Trump's immunity claim. New York's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein's criminal conviction.
Middle East
Do Columbia's pro-Palestinian protests resemble the ones against the Vietnam war?
A college professor who protested the Vietnam War in 1968 compares her experiences with the pro-Palestinian protests currently happening at Columbia University.
José Andrés mourns slain World Central Kitchen workers in National Cathedral service
"They risked everything to feed people they did not know," the chef and founder of the humanitarian group said of the seven aid workers who were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza.
An American hostage is seen alive for the first time since Oct. 7 in a Hamas video
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who turned 24 last month while in captivity, has spent more than 200 days in captivity. His left arm was partially blown off by a grenade during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7.
Pro-Palestinian rallies spread across college campuses. Is it an issue for Biden?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Margie Omero of the Democratic polling firm GBAO about whether Gaza solidarity protests on U.S. college campuses pose a political problem for President Biden.
Israel's war and security cabinets continue planning for military operation in Rafah
In response to Israel's vow to expand its ground offensive to the southern Gaza city of Rafah, residents and refugees consider whether they will attempt to flee.
A hostage video is out of one of the Americans being held by Hamas in Gaza
Hamas has released a video of one of the Americans held hostage in Gaza, the first such move since the October 7 attack.
Shot by Israeli troops while getting aid, a boy in Gaza fights for his life
UNICEF says one child is injured or killed in Gaza every 10 minutes. This is the story of a 12-year-old boy shot by Israeli forces while he was trying to get food aid.
Biden signs $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Ukraine will get most of the weapons as it struggles to combat Russia's overwhelming firepower. The bill also includes more arms for Israel, and humanitarian help for Gaza.
Report on UNRWA concludes Israel has not provided evidence of employees' militancy
An independent review commissioned by the United Nations did not have a mandate to investigate Israel's other claim that a dozen UNRWA employees took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.