JERUSALEM — Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshippers thronging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Saturday.
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Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement Saturday.
An Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a full end to the war in Gaza.
Some Jewish students have taken part in strident pro-Palestinian protests dominating U.S. colleges in recent weeks, but few have led rallies in support of Israel.
New York City police officials defended their decision to keep quiet about a potentially dangerous accident that happened as officers cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University.
Preparations are on track in Gaza for humanitarian workers to be ready to deliver food, treatment for children and other assistance by mid-May, a USAID official said.
Israel has briefed U.S. on plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of potential Rafah operation
Israel this week briefed Biden administration officials on a plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of a potential operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Hicks, the former White House communications director under Donald Trump, is the first close adviser to testify in the criminal case against the former president.
Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that.
The federal government has loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500.
President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that “order must prevail.”
The cease-fire efforts appear to have reached a critical stage, with Egyptian and American mediators reporting signs of compromise in recent days.
A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia.
Police arrested pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses across the country overnight, notably at the University of California, Los Angeles.
In the recording, Donald Trump and Michael Cohen discuss a plan to give hush money to a Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with the former president.