The Hamas leader's death is a significant blow to the militant group and its supporters -- and a major coup for Israel and its war in the Gaza Strip. read more
In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump won 276 votes in Riegelsville to Joe Biden's 274. Those are not enough votes to have made a big impact on who won Pennsylvania " nor are Riegelsville's votes likely to swing who will win the state this November. But Bucks is the only one of Philadelphia's four collar counties that has not swung strongly to the Democrats. It is, therefore, a nearly dead-even town, in a closely divided county, in the biggest and most important of the electorally deadlocked battleground states.
Famed explorer Christopher Columbus was likely Spanish and Jewish, according to a new genetic study conducted by Spanish scientists that aimed to shed light on a centuries-old mystery. Scientists believe the explorer, whose expedition across the Atlantic in 1492 changed the course of world history, was probably born in western Europe, possibly in the city of Valencia. They think he concealed his Jewish identity, or converted to Catholicism, to escape religious persecution.
More than 1,000 people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, security sources told Reuters. read more
At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn't access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories. read more
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Jimmy Carter tried. He was, and continues to be pilloried for it.