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When is an interview too tough? CBS News grappling with question after Dokoupil interview

Oct. 10, 2024 14:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — An internal debate over CBS News host Tony Dokoupil's pointed interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about Israel has spread to the boardroom, with the chief of the network's parent company saying Wednesday that it was a mistake to reprimand him. Shari Redstone, o...

UN-backed experts say Israel is destroying Gaza's health sector and both sides have tortured people

Oct. 10, 2024 10:23 AM EDT

A U.N. commission on Thursday accused Israel of destroying Gaza's health care system through “relentless and deliberate attacks” in its yearlong war with Hamas and said that Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages have been tortured and sexually abused. The expert panel was...

Middle East latest: Dozens killed as Israeli troops pound central and northern Gaza

Oct. 10, 2024 00:46 AM EDT

Israel’s bombardment of central and northern Gaza has killed dozens of people and trapped thousands in their homes, Palestinian officials said Wednesday, as the death toll in the yearlong war passed 42,000. Gaza’s Health Ministry said it recovered 40 bodies from Jabaliya from...

UN agency for Palestinians warns Gaza aid work may 'disintegrate' if Israeli legislation passes

Oct. 09, 2024 21:23 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that if pending Israeli legislation is adopted, all humanitarian operations in Gaza and the West Bank may “disintegrate,” leaving hundreds of thousands of people in dire need as war rages. ...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Oct. 09, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 6 The Washington Post on Hurricane Helene, FEMA and misinformation An underwater arts district. Health-care workers and patients stranded on hospital rooftops....

Vigils, protests around the world commemorate the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel

Oct. 07, 2024 23:55 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Commemorations and protests unfolded across the world on Monday to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, an assault that sparked a war that has devastated the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip, fueled bloodshed in other Mideast lands and stirred protests and divisions...

Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as it marks Oct. 7

Oct. 07, 2024 23:40 PM EDT

Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, without disrupting a nearby ceremony. The fighting on the anniversary underscored militants’ resilience in the face of a devastating Israeli...

Harris and Trump mark somber anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Oct. 07, 2024 22:59 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris marked the anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust as the presidential candidates approach the final weeks of the campaign during a widening conflict in the Middle East. Hamas...

War rages on multiple fronts as Israel marks a year since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack

Oct. 07, 2024 20:44 PM EDT

RE'IM, Israel (AP) — Israelis held somber ceremonies Monday to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country’s history, a Hamas-led raid that shattered its sense of security and has since spiraled into wars on two fronts with no end in sight. Hamas marked the anniversary...

Gaza is in ruins after Israel's yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades

Oct. 07, 2024 09:54 AM EDT

The Gaza Strip is in ruins. There are hills of rubble where apartment blocks stood, and pools of sewage-tainted water spreading disease. City streets have been churned into dirt canyons and, in many places, the air is filled with the stench of unrecovered corpses. ...