Israeli Hostage Turns

Israeli forces have completed encirclement of Gaza's Rafah, military says

Israeli forces have completed the encirclement of Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, the military said on Saturday.

NBC News - 19h

Congolese forces rescue at least 40 hostages abducted by Islamic State-linked rebels

Congolese forces have rescued at least 40 hostages held by Islamic State-linked rebels after an intense battle with the extremists in the country’s hard-hit eastern region

ABC News - 1d

The Trump Administration Is Turning Science Against Itself

In addition to firing researchers and pulling funds, the Trump administration is also inverting science.

Wired - 2d

The US Is Turning a Blind Eye to Crypto Crimes

Under the Trump administration, federal authorities are declining to charge crypto firms with a range of offenses, raising questions about which rules apply—and who will enforce them.

Wired - 1d

Israeli air strike destroys part of last functioning hospital in Gaza City

The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital contained a "command and control center used by Hamas".

BBC News - 12m

Democrats will press ahead with Senate tariff vote despite U-turn

Politico - 2d

How This Rock Star Turned His ‘Neurotic Love’ for Porsches Into a Thriving Business

Rob Dickinson of the ’90s group Catherine Wheel started Singer Vehicle Design, where a team modifies Porsche 911s. The starting price is $845,000.

Inc. - 1d

F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby" turns 100

When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gatsby" at the height of the roaring '20s, he couldn't possibly realize that the book would emerge as one of the very top contenders for "the great ...

CBS News - 1d

American teen was killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The U.S. has said little about it.

TURMUS AYYA, West Bank — To his family, Amer Rabee was just a 14-year-old American boy picking almonds with two friends.

NBC News - 22h

Gaza City hospital hit, civil defence officials say, as Israel intensifies military operations

Al-Ahli hospital struck, says Gaza’s civil defence agency, amid widening Israeli offensive that has cut off access to southern city of Rafah. See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage An Israeli ...

The Guardian - 2h

Bernie Sanders surprises Coachella, warns fans against ignoring Trump: 'Turn away at your own peril'

Fresh off a packed rally in downtown L.A. that drew tens of thousands, Sanders (flanked by Congressman Maxwell Frost) spoke ahead of Clairo's Saturday night set.

Los Angeles Times - 3h

Jon Rahm's purple pants headline Masters fashion

Jon Rahm's unconventional pants turned heads in Round 3 on Saturday.

ESPN - 11h

'We saved a 200-year-old pub in a forgotten part of Scotland'

How the community in Wigtown stepped in to stop a historic hostelry being turned into flats.

BBC News - 7h

Denisovans Extend Their Range to Asia’s Pacific Coast

A bone discovered in Taiwan turns out to have belonged to a Denisovan, a lineage previously identified only thousands of miles away.

The New York Times - 2d

WATCH: Quick-thinking wife saves husband from alligator attack in retirement community

A South Carolina wife-turned-warrior fought off an alligator that had attacked her husband in their backyard, authorities said.

ABC News - 1d

How an N.B.A. Team Made a Sick Boy’s Dream Come True

Nitin Ramachandran calls his visit with the team the “turning point” in his fight against brain cancer.

The New York Times - 17h

For Businesses Chasing Growth, Freelancers Offer the Fastest Route

A new report finds more business owners turning to outside freelancers to control costs and headcounts, while getting experienced help to benefit in-house teams.

Inc. - 1d

Joseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fool’s Prankster, Dies at 95

To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.”

The New York Times - 1d

Prepping for War With Russia on the Ice and Snow

President Trump may be turning relations with NATO and Russia inside out, but winter war games revealed that two militaries’ cooperation was unchanged.

The New York Times - 19h

A Deadly Earthquake Rocks a Pillar of a Buddhist Nation: Its Monks

The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also devastating for monks, many of whom died under the rubble of collapsed ...