The Day Hamas' Leader Fell

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday evening that Hamas terrorists who freed Israeli hostages would be allowed to live, but that those who sought to harm them would be hunted down and killed. He added that the war in Gaza would end if the hostages were freed and Hamas terrorists laid down their weapons.

Agriculture, which intersects with key issues — the economy, climate change and immigration — is a barometer of where a region and its people are heading.

Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with no end in sight.

Phillips 66, an American multinational energy company, announced on Wednesday that it plans to shut down one of their oil refineries in the Los Angeles area by 2025, citing concerns with specific regulations California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law.

The soldiers who killed Yahya Sinwar, a major target of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, had not expected to run across him, Israeli officials said.

Travis County Judge Jessica Mangrum granted a temporary restraining order halting Roberson's execution. The state's top appeals court overturned it soon after.

Critics praised former President Donald Trump’s performance at the Al Smith Dinner on Thursday as one of his funniest speeches of all time.

The decision was the result of a move by five Republican and four Democratic lawmakers on the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

Judge Tanya Chutkan denied his latest request to delay the release of court records and exhibits in the case until after the election.

Those who worked with Kamala Harris when she was San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general say her approach to being a prosecutor was nuanced and defies labels.

An Israeli drone captured Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s last minutes alive — as the Oct. 7 mastermind swung a piece of wood in a futile attempt to take out the device before he was killed, officials said.

President Biden says he told Israel's leader to make the killing of Hamas' leader "an opportunity" for peace in Gaza.

Mortgage rates are ticking up even after the Federal Reserve has started cutting interest rates. Here's why, and where rates — and home sales — could go from here.

Medicare-Covered Ozempic and Long-Term Care Would Be Very Pricey

The former president has brought dehumanizing language into American presidential politics.

After the New Popular Front won July’s French elections, it nominated Lucie Castets for prime minister — only for Emmanuel Macron to ignore the result. Castets told Jacobin how the left-wing coalition can build on its progress and stop the lurch to the right.

Activists who viewed the 2020 election as stolen have created a nationwide 'integrity' system. The message: this election is a battle between good and evil.

Those who worked with Kamala Harris when she was San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general say her approach to being a prosecutor was nuanced and defies labels.

Jim Gaffigan repeatedly took shots at Vice President Kamala Harris and fellow Democrats during Thursday night’s glitzy event in Manhattan after she opted to skip the Catholic charity bash.

The militant group said that hostages taken from Israel a year ago will not be released until there is a cease-fire in Gaza.

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Harris isn’t talking about making history. That shows how much culture and politics have changed in eight years.

Vice President Kamala Harris dumped her so-called “campaign of joy” messaging for a more angry, bitter, and nasty tone with less than three weeks until Election Day.

CNN looks at six moments from the 1990s that defined Diddy

President Biden called Yahya Sinwar’s killing a “moment of justice” that could open “a path to peace” in Gaza. Hamas confirmed the death of its leader.

His proposals would go far beyond the disruptive trade wars of his first term even if they are only partially implemented.

The Supreme Court declined to block Texas from executing Robert Roberson, a man who insists his conviction for murdering his 2-year-old daughter was not a "shaken baby syndrome." However, a Texas state court ruling, which was handed down moments before, paused the scheduled execution that was set to take place.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are both focusing on an all-important swing state on Friday: Michigan.

Six people believed to have witnessed Liam Payne in his final hours spoke with police as the investigation continues

Thousands across California have already had their power cut due to increased wildfire risks, and many more could soon experience the safety shutoffs.

Trump chatted with Schumer ahead of the $5,000-a-plate charity soiree, according to a source close to both men.

Before Israel killed him, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar hid with six Israeli hostages, one of them a U.S. citizen.

Andrew Garfield tops off his red carpet look with an unusual accessory

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The Biden administration on Friday announced $2 billion in funding for projects to strengthen the resilience of the U.S. grid against extreme weather, an increasing concern following two consecutive major hurricanes in the Atlantic. The funding, which will go to 38 projects in 42 states, will be provided through the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships...

Italy’s far-right government wants to offshore the processing of asylum claims. But the first migrants sent to Albania were deemed ineligible for detention there.

Thousands across California have already had their power cut due to increased wildfire risks, and many more could soon experience the safety shutoffs.

What we know — and don’t know — about how global warming influences tropical storms.

The University of California, San Diego, has implemented a new educational program requiring all undergraduate students to take a course on climate change, making the program the first-of-its-kind within major public colleges in the United States.

Thousands across California have already had their power cut due to increased wildfire risks, and many more could soon experience the safety shutoffs.

{beacon} Evening Report   © Brynn Anderson, Associated Press Party stars come out for campaign's final push The biggest names in politics and pop culture will be hitting the trail for the final two weeks leading up to Election Day as campaign politics consumes the nation. Next week, Vice President Harris will hold separate events with...

Thousands across California have already had their power cut due to increased wildfire risks, and many more could soon experience the safety shutoffs.

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A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman.  In February, a jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter for the 2019 killing of Dime Doe on all charges, including one hate crime count, one federal firearms count and one obstruction count. Ritter is the first...

Assassinating Yahya Sinwar was Israel’s Osama bin Laden moment. But getting a cease-fire deal in the final months of the Biden presidency is a big reach.

A growing energy crisis reached a crescendo on Friday, as the country’s main power plant suddenly shut down, cutting off electricity to millions of Cubans.

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Former President Trump is holding a campaign event in Detroit on Friday evening, just over a week after he criticized the city during his last visit. Trump is expected to blast his Democratic rival, Vice President Harris, during remarks focused on the economy — primarily inflation, jobs and the auto industry, according to the campaign....

Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty struggles early, complicating the team’s hopes of advancing to the World Series with a win over the Mets in NLCS Game 5.

“He was really unhappy about that,” a friend of Cassidy claimed to The Post Friday. “He made sure she knew that.”

Six people believed to have witnessed Liam Payne in his final hours spoke with police as the investigation continues

Raytheon Company, part of parent defense contractor RTX, will pay more than $950 million to resolve Justice Department allegations that it defrauded the Defense Department and paid bribes to a government official in Qatar to get business in the country. The company is accused of “a major government fraud scheme involving defective pricing on certain...

Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty struggles early, complicating the team’s hopes of advancing to the World Series with a win over the Mets in NLCS Game 5.

Vice President Harris is rallying voters outside of Detroit on Friday evening, concluding this week's swing through the "blue wall" battleground states. With just 18 days left until Election Day, Harris is making her appeal to rural and suburban voters alike in the critical swing states. Former President Trump was victorious in the Great Lakes...