Netanyahu rails against the 'deep state' in tirade rejecting court-led probe into Oct. 7 attacks

Israel’s army admits failures on Oct. 7. Its probe of the attack could put pressure on Netanyahu

TEL AVIV, Israel — An investigation by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct.

NBC News - 4d

Israel's army admits failures on Oct. 7. Its probe of the attack could put pressure on Netanyahu

An investigation by Israel's military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, because the much more powerful Israeli army misjudged ...

ABC News - 4d

Israel's army underestimated Hamas before Oct. 7 attack, probe finds

The findings could pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a widely demanded broader inquiry to examine the political decision-making that preceded the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.

CBS News - 4d

Hamas Official Expresses Reservations About Oct. 7 Attack on Israel

Mousa Abu Marzouk, the head of Hamas’s foreign relations office, said he would not have supported such an attack on Israel had he known of the devastation it would wreak on Gaza.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Failures

The highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come ...

The New York Times - 4d

Israel admits failures in Oct. 7 attack in new report

A report by the Israeli military found that Hamas' capabilities were underestimated before they carried out the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war in Gaza. CBS News' Debora Patta reports.

CBS News - 4d

7 key takeaways from the Israeli military's report on what happened on Oct. 7

Yahoo News - 3d

Centrist Dem group rails against leftist identity politics and purity tests

Centrist Democrats produced a five-page document of takeaways at a retreat organized by Third Way.

Politico - 2d

Biden’s Envoy to Fight Antisemitism Says She Saw Surge of Hate After Oct. 7

Reflecting at the end of her tenure, Deborah Lipstadt said that after the Hamas-led attack on Israel and the devastating war in Gaza, antisemitism became “almost normalized.”

The New York Times - 12h

Supreme Court Rejects Holocaust Survivors’ Suit Against Hungary

The justices unanimously ruled that the plaintiffs had not established a connection to the United States required by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Red states reject data, force office mandates on government workers

Several Republican-led states and lawmakers have been pushing for mandatory in-office work for government employees, despite evidence showing that remote work can be as effective as or even more ...

The Hill - 3h

Democrats and former defense officials rail against 'pure pettiness' of Trump Pentagon firings

Democrat lawmakers and former national security leaders are furious over President Trump’s Friday night massacre of top Pentagon leadership, which they warned was a dangerous polarization of the ...

The Hill - Feb. 23

How 7 states could thwart GOP plans to overhaul Medicaid

Republicans have a bigger tent than they did in 2017. So does the health care program.

Politico - 4d

Trump renews attacks on Zelenskyy over US backing against Russia

Confrontation between Washington and Kyiv intensifies after European summit at the weekend

Financial Times - 19h

Morocco says it dismantled Islamic State cell that was planning attacks

Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel

ABC News - Feb. 24

Republican state lawmakers galvanize to attack same-sex marriage

The recent wave of GOP-led bills comes as Trump becomes emboldened in orders against LGBTQ+ communities. Republicans in red states across the US have been pushing a slew of anti- LGBTQ+ measures ...

The Guardian - 1d

Education Department probing Washington state school district that refused to remove trans athlete

The Education Department says it is investigating a Washington state school district that recently moved to ban transgender students from participating on girls’ sports teams after it also ...

The Hill - 21h

Israel's military failed to protect civilians, first report on 7 October attack says

The report says the military "failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians" during Hamas's attack.

BBC News - 4d

Murray State Racers square off against the Southern Illinois Salukis

Southern Illinois Salukis (12-15, 7-9 MVC) vs. Murray State Racers (13-14, 7-9 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Racers -1.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM ...

ABC News - Feb. 19

Quaintance, Arizona State Sun Devils square off against the Utah Utes

Arizona State Sun Devils (13-15, 4-13 Big 12) at Utah Utes (15-13, 7-10 Big 12) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Utes -7.5; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: Jayden ...

ABC News - 3d

Illinois State secures 62-53 win against Evansville

Led by Dalton Banks' 13 points, the Illinois State Redbirds defeated the Evansville Purple Aces 62-53

ABC News - 1d

Former Navy sailor admits plotting terror attack against Naval Station Great Lakes

A U.S. sailor plotted to attack Naval Station Great Lakes with bombs and guns and also targeted tourist locations in Chicago including the Magnificent Mile and the famous Bean statue in Millennium ...

NBC News - 4d

Uduje leads San Jose State against UNLV after 29-point showing

UNLV Rebels (14-13, 8-8 MWC) at San Jose State Spartans (13-16, 6-11 MWC) San Jose, California; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rebels -2.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: San ...

ABC News - Feb. 25

Blackwell leads No. 11 Wisconsin against No. 8 Michigan State after 24-point game

No. 11 Wisconsin visits the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans after John Blackwell scored 24 points in the Badgers' 88-62 victory against the Washington Huskies

ABC News - 2d

These Plants Photosynthesize Deep in the Arctic Even When There’s No Light

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever observed in nature.

Wired - 2d

How the Trump, Zelensky meeting went off the rails

Efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine were left in tatters following President Trump’s confrontational White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which erupted ...

The Hill - 3d

Rail fare rise 'piles on misery', campaigners say

People are being "priced off" the railways, one group says, as ticket prices in England and Wales rise by 4.6%

BBC News - 2d

‘The essential ingredient is openess’: Curtis Sittenfeld on the deep joy of midlife friendship

Friendships become closer as you get older argues the novelist, because by middle age everyone has faced dramatic challenges, disappointments and sorrows – and being honest about them is a powerful ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Trump hints at deep cuts at the EPA, alarming workers and groups

President Trump said the head of the EPA is prepared to implement deep staffing and spending cuts as part of the administration's efforts to downsize the executive branch.

CBS News - 5d

Trump ambassador pick: United Nations 'a deep den of antisemitism'

Rep. Elise Stefanik, nominated by President Trump to serve as ambassador to the U.N., has criticized the organization as a "deep den of antisemitism" and called for a stronger support of Israel's ...

The Hill - 21h