The day Israel struck Beirut

The airstrike in the Bachoura neighborhood was the deadliest so far inside the Lebanese capital. The predominantly Shiite area is close to government and U.N. buildings.

As the Israel-Gaza war rages on, the Middle East conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top” to out of control.

France’s CAC 40 index was down 1.1% in early morning trading on the news of a government plan to raise taxes on large companies, share buybacks and individuals on high incomes.

The question is whether anything can break a dead heat between Trump and Harris in an election that’s already been marked by huge turmoil

It said that a strike on an underground compound in northern Gaza killed Rawhi Mushtaha and two other Hamas commanders, Sameh Siraj and Sameh Oudeh.

Israeli strikes have largely been focused on the capital's southern suburbs.

The small western North Carolina towns of Marshall and Hot Springs were wrecked by historic floods caused by Tropical Storm Helene's rainfall. Days later, residents are just starting the cleanup.

The attack on a health authority building killed at least six, Lebanese officials said. The Israeli military said it had struck about 200 sites in Lebanon overnight.

Shanice Dyer, 22, was charged with playing a role in a Pomona murder last month. L.A. Dist. Atty. George Gascón previously declined to try her as an adult for two killings committed as a juvenile.

Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said.

Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) debate performance is giving him a shot in the arm to become a leading 2028 presidential contender no matter what happens in November between former President Trump and Vice President Harris. The impact of vice presidential debates on election outcomes is widely considered negligible. But the significance of Tuesday’s debate between...

World powers are concerned that, should Israel target key Iranian assets, the Islamic Republic will lash out and escalate the conflict further.

The airstrike in the Bachoura neighborhood was the deadliest so far inside the Lebanese capital. The area is close to government and U.N. buildings.

More car owners are finding themselves owing more on their loans than their cars are worth, says the survey.

It said that a strike on an underground compound in northern Gaza killed Rawhi Mushtaha and two other Hamas commanders, Sameh Siraj and Sameh Oudeh.

Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said.

OpenAI’s plans to restructure as a for-profit business mark a significant departure from its roots as a non-profit research lab grounded in a commitment to build artificial intelligence (AI) to “benefit humanity.” However, the latest changes represent the culmination of a yearslong shift away from the ChatGPT maker’s foundations and toward a typical for-profit startup,...

A man was reportedly gunned down in broad daylight near the luxe Riu Caribe resort in Cancun by two suspects who fled on jet skis as tourists huddled inside during the scary scene.

A man was reportedly gunned down in broad daylight near the luxe Riu Caribe resort in Cancun by two suspects who fled on jet skis as tourists huddled inside during the scary scene.

<em>Why We Can't Have Nice Things</em>: Dial 'T' for Terrible Telehealth Laws

The left hates Israel because it asserts its borders, not dissolve them, as European nations have strove to do. But sometimes war is inevitable, because war can be just.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) says he’s worried that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be trying to influence the U.S. presidential election by showing little interest in striking a peace deal with Hamas and instead escalating the threat of a broader war in the Middle East by aggressively confronting Hezbollah in Leb.anon. Murphy acknowledged that...

In the name of constructive opposition, Marine Le Pen has issued her conditions for tolerating new prime minister Michel Barnier. Her party wants to show it’s ready for high office — but is vaguer about its stance on Barnier’s austerity plans.

The airstrike in the Bachoura neighborhood was the deadliest so far in the Lebanese capital. The area is close to government and U.N. buildings.

Billionaire Elon Musk donated millions of dollars to Republican causes as early as 2022, much earlier than previously known, according to media reports. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO gave more than $50 million to a group with ties to Trump adviser Stephen Miller in the fall of 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported.   The group,...

The GOP presidential nominee's onslaught against the migrants in Springfield has been at the forefront of his campaign in recent weeks.

Hezbollah is reeling, but Israel’s strategy for restoring its own security remains murky.

Harris will travel Thursday to Ripon, Wisconsin — home to the Little White Schoolhouse, where an 1854 meeting led to the birth of the Republican Party. She'll be joined by former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney.

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With just under a month until Election Day, Vice President Harris has a 3-point advantage over former President Trump nationally, according to recent poll. The survey, released Wednesday by the Economist/YouGov, shows 48 percent of respondents said they would support Harris compared to 45 percent who favored Trump. The former president leads with independents, however,...

“Without a doubt there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth. Individual freedom,” Melania Trump said.

Former First Lady Melania Trump released a new video expressing her support for abortion rights, teasing her forthcoming memoir, in which she reportedly describes being a passionate supporter of a woman’s right to control her own body. “Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard. Without a doubt, there is no room for compromise...

Adams loved to live high on the hog, particularly at the expense of others.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is considering using electricity from nuclear plants to power his company’s data centers, as the tech giant contends with the expansive energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI). Pichai also plans to increase Google’s investment in solar and thermal power, he said in an interview with Nikkei. "We are now looking at...

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One member of the North Carolina National Guard delivered supplies to his own church.

The British government struck a deal with Mauritius to hand over the cluster of 58 tiny islands in the Indian Ocean known as the Chagos archipelago.

Shanice Dyer, 22, was charged with playing a role in a Pomona murder last month. L.A. Dist. Atty. George Gascón previously declined to try her as an adult for two killings committed as a juvenile.

Shanice Dyer, 22, was charged with playing a role in a Pomona murder last month. L.A. Dist. Atty. George Gascón previously declined to try her as an adult for two killings committed as a juvenile.

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The “right-hand man” of Hamas’ terror leader, Rawhi Mushtaha was killed in an airstrike in Gaza, Israel said Thursday.

In the midst of the devastating destruction left by the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina, human connections are giving the survivors hope in western North Carolina.

The 2024 presidential election is fast approaching, and in some states, the voter registration deadline is as soon as this week.

False claims about the hurricane and the government’s response got millions of views on social media. Emergency management researchers say it makes it harder for useful information to surface.

To ensure the intraregional trade flows that American prosperity relies on, the U.S. must prioritize partners in the region and provide them with a broader, attractive and fruitful relationship.

President Biden’s student debt relief plan was dealt a win by a Georgia judge this week by removing one Republican challenger and letting the program advance for now after a temporarily restraining order expires.  U.S. District Judge J. Randal Hall said Wednesday that Georgia does not have standing to sue because it could not show...

What young people want out of this election

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Thursday! “On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was. ‘It's October 3rd.’” Here’s what’s happening: Biden and Harris are dealing with three major legacy-threatening challenges. Trump and Vance are testing out a softer abortion message. Plus, Melania Trump posted a video expressing strong support for abortion rights (!). Biden...

Nearly 200 people are reportedly dead after Hurricane Helene slammed the southeast portion of the United States.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Wednesday it will be allowing two Oklahoma schools to move forward with programs that would allow new air traffic controllers to skip the agency’s training academy.   Tulsa Community College and the University of Oklahoma will be the first to administer the “Enhanced Air Traffic – Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI).” ...

Former White House national security adviser John Bolton previously said he would write in former Vice President Dick Cheney for president in November's election, but revealed Thursday that he is considering changing his mind after Cheney and his daughter former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. “It’s caused me to reassess whether to vote for Dick. I’m...

After October 7, Israel embarked on an unprecedented massacre. The new book 10/7 — with an afterword by novelist Joshua Cohen — longs for the moment when it was Israel that had the world’s sympathy.

In Texas and elsewhere, new laws and policies have encouraged neighbors to report neighbors to the government.

Fawzia Amin Sido, 21, was freed from Gaza earlier this week after a months-long rescue operation led by the United States, officials said Thursday.

Hurricane Helene’s death toll has reached 200 and could rise higher still, as searchers make their way toward the hardest to reach places in the mountains of western North Carolina, where the storm washed out roads and knocked out electricity, water and cellular service to many.

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The 2024 U.S. presidential race is currently a toss-up in a likely battleground state of North Carolina, according to a new poll released on Thursday.  Both former President Trump and his election opponent, Vice President Harris, garnered 48 percent support from likely voters in North Carolina, according to a High Point University survey. Around 2...

Punishing hours, dilapidated facilities and an ill-conceived retiree program left the agency without the personnel it needed in a year of threats and violence.

Tens of thousands of residents, most in Western North Carolina, also remained without running water as the area struggles to recover.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has a six-point lead against former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) in the Florida Senate race, according to a new poll by Napolitan News Service. The same poll shows former President Trump leading Vice President Harris by two points, 50 percent to 48 percent, in the Sunshine State. The survey of 774...

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The damage from Hurricane Helene could total more than $160 billion, and it is already the second-deadliest hurricane in a quarter century, according to estimates. Since Helene made landfall in Florida late last week, at least 202 deaths from Florida to Virginia have been attributed to the storm and its aftermath, and another 600 people...

Israel issued evacuation warnings for a swath of southern Lebanese villages as it continued its attack on Hezbollah forces.

The filing from Jack Smith lays out the bulk of the evidence in the Jan. 6 case.

Tropical storm Helene caused 'catastrophic' damage to Asheville’s water treatment and distribution system, cutting off at least 70% of the city’s drinking water supply.

We know the people who will be hurt most as the waters recede are those who were already being left behind when the ground was dry.

We know the people who will be hurt most as the waters recede are those who were already being left behind when the ground was dry.

Her campaign is spending millions in the hopes that GOP voters will take her to victory.

U.S. officials have seized dozens of web domains used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies to steal Americans’ information, the Justice Department announced Thursday. In a partially unsealed affidavit, the DOJ accused hackers or criminal proxies working for the” Callisto Group” — a unit of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) — of...

Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) will attend a Muslim American advocacy group's summit on Thursday in an effort to turn out voters as Vice President Harris works to win back Arab and Muslim supporters disenchanted with her party over ongoing support for Israel. “Governor Walz’s participation underscores the significance of Muslim voters...

The Biden administration this week restored Obama-era farmworker protections from pesticides that were rolled back under the Trump administration. The rule restores a requirement preventing people from being within 100 feet of where some pesticides are sprayed. This boundary particularly applies for pesticides with small droplets that make them prone to accidental exposures.   The Trump...

It comes right as the region – and road – typically sees a boom in usage as weather cools and the leaves change colors.

The number of vaccine exemptions reported among U.S. kindergarteners reached another record high during the 2023-2024 academic year, exceeding last year's record. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 3.3 percent of kindergarteners were exempted from one or more vaccines in the past school year, an increase over the prior year, in...

One of the two medical professionals accused of contributing to Matthew Perry's drug-related death entered a guilty plea to illegally providing the "Friends" actor with ketamine in exchange for cash payments.

Eleven of Impact Plastics’s workers were at the company’s Tennessee factory when Hurricane Helene hit. Two are confirmed dead, four are still missing. Workers say the company did not let them leave until it was too late.

PENSACOLA, N.C. (AP) — Rescue crews and volunteers facing obstacles at every turn in North Carolina’s remote mountains paddled canoes across swollen rivers and steered horses past mudslides in the rush to reach those stranded or missing by Hurricane Helene’s rampage that killed more than 200 through

Former President Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) will make a rare joint appearance on Friday as they tour damage from Hurricane Helene. Kemp and Trump will visit the community of Evans to get a briefing on response efforts to Hurricane Helene and deliver remarks, the Trump campaign announced. It will mark the second...

Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report &#8202; The Big Story Melania Trump makes abortion rights push Former first lady Melania Trump rocked the political world by coming out as a staunch supporter of abortion rights – publicly breaking with her husband on a crucial campaign issue just a month before...

Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that ignited the Israel war in and around Gaza, some Americans have seen their lives (and friendships) transformed.

President Biden on Thursday said he’s hopeful that cleanup from Hurricane Helene could end the "rabid" partisanship in the United States, after he visited Republican-controlled states Georgia and Florida. Biden surveyed hurricane damage in both states and met with local officials. He did not meet with GOP governors Brian Kemp of Georgia and Ron DeSantis...

“I just put him out” — that’s what ex-Marine Daniel Penny told cops on a Manhattan subway platform moments after he put homeless man Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold, video played in court Thursday reveals. Penny’s…

This is the strongest solar flare recorded in more than two decades.

Former Rep. Mondaire Jones’ (D-N.Y.) campaign announced on Thursday that the candidate had raked in $2.9 million in the third quarter of fundraising this year, a number that was first shared with The Hill. Jones’ campaign said it ended the quarter with more than $2.3 million in the bank. It’s unclear how much of the...

Jack Smith’s new filing shows why January 6 should hurt Trump. But don’t expect a major public reaction.

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) raised close to $22 million in the third quarter of fundraising for this year in the Arizona Senate race, his campaign announced Thursday. Gallego’s campaign announced the Arizona Democrat had raised more than $21.7 million between July and September of this year, with donations of $100 or less making up 95...

President Biden and Vice President Harris may find themselves in an increasingly difficult position the longer the International Longshoreman Association (ILA) strike on the East and Gulf Coasts continues. Biden could put workers back at the docks by invoking the Taft-Hartley Act, but doing so would anger progressives and labor weeks before an election where...

Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) said that former Vice President Pence’s life “wasn’t really in peril” when former President Trump allegedly said “So what?” on Jan. 6, 2021, in response to an aide alerting the former president that his vice president had been taken to a secure location. CNN’s Manu Raju asked Mast about the alleged...

More than three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their parents in a sensational murder case that captivated the nation, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón on Thursday his office will review what he described as new evidence that the brothers were molested, a move that could have them to be resentenced.

As the death toll rises from Hurricane Helene, devastating Americans in affected regions, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)  “does not have the funds” to make it through the hurricane season after funding has been drained to accommodate the massive influx of illegal immigrants.

More than 99% of tissue products used by Americans are produced in the U.S., per North Carolina State's College of Natural Resources.

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology &#8202; The Big Story OpenAI moves away from nonprofit foundations The ChatGPT maker's plans to restructure as a for-profit business mark a significant departure from its roots as a nonprofit research lab grounded in a commitment to build artificial intelligence (AI) to "benefit humanity." © AP...

Nearly 90% of likely Donald Trump voters say they are concerned about voter fraud in the general election, a new NPR/PBS News/Maris poll finds, compared with 29% of those who support Kamala Harris.

Award-winning country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit that was brought forth by a woman who purportedly worked as his former hairstylist and makeup artist.

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care &#8202; The Big Story The need for clean water after Helene With Hurricane Helene dissipated, the recovery process is underway. Experts are warning of the spread of waterborne pathogens as many residents stand to be without clean water for weeks. © AP...

Tens of thousands of U.S. dockworkers went on strike.

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend their strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract, a person briefed on the matter says.

The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) has snubbed the Harris-Walz ticket with a non-endorsement.

During a holiday dinner at the start of Rosh Hashanah, a gunman burst into the home of a University of Michigan Rabbi, holding him and twenty students of the school at gunpoint.

During a holiday dinner at the start of Rosh Hashanah, a gunman burst into the home of a University of Michigan Rabbi, holding him and twenty Jewish students of the school at gunpoint.

Tens of thousands of U.S. dockworkers went on strike on Tuesday.

Striking members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) have agreed to return to work for the time being.

A strike that threatened the American supply chain weeks before an election is over just days after it began and before inflicting pain on consumers.

US dock workers and port operators have reached a tentative deal that will immediately end a three-day strike.

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.

A strike that threatened the American supply chain weeks before an election is over just days after it began and before inflicting pain on consumers.

The agreement would reopen ports on the East and Gulf Coasts, easing worries that the strike would burden the economy five weeks before the election.

The agreement would reopen ports on the East and Gulf Coasts, easing worries that the strike would burden the economy five weeks before the election.

The Harris-Walz ticket received another endorsement on Thursday from rockstar Bruce Springsteen, who referred to the election as "one of the most consequential elections in our nation's history."

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested that Donald Trump's presidency would have prevented Russia from invading Ukraine in 2022. Johnson said that Ukraine’s resistance is “absolutely existential for freedom and democracy” and the Eastern European country’s fall would be an “absolute catastrophe.” He then stated that Trump “understands that.” "I don't think that he...

The International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, representing ocean carriers and port operators, agreed to extend the contract and continue bargaining over all other issues.

Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer, and the Mets defeated the Brewers in Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series.

Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer, and the Mets defeated the Brewers in Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series.

In an interview with CBS News, the head of the Department of Justice's National Security Division said the U.S. is facing a multi-pronged offensive from Russia, Iran and China.

White House officials say they are closely coordinating on possible Iranian targets but have been blindsided repeatedly by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“I see politicians trying to use the situation to advance their political position,” said the mayor of Bogotá, Colombia. “But this doesn’t solve the problems we actually have.”

Republicans want to know just who’s responsible for stripping a continuing resolution of additional funding for FEMA’s coffers. (Hint: they are.)