1963—Retired justice Felix Frankfurter, having witnessed the appointment of his replacement, Arthur Goldberg, create a majority bloc of liberal activists on the Supreme Court,...
Closing arguments are expected to begin Tuesday in former President Trump’s hush money trial, marking the near end of the weeks-long trial that saw nearly two-dozen witnesses take the stand. The final statements from Trump’s defense team and state prosecutors are expected to last for much of the day before the case gets handed to...
About a million people have fled Rafah in recent weeks, the United Nations refugee agency (UNRWA) said Tuesday, as Israel steps up its attacks on the southern Gaza city. The city was believed to be sheltering over a million Palestinians who had fled south as the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensified in Gaza. UNRWA...
Spain, Norway and Ireland moved to formally recognize a Palestinian state on Tuesday in a joint effort that represents the rising diplomatic pressure on Israel from Europe amid its war in Gaza. Spanish President Pedro Sanchez called the move “a historic decision that has a single goal, and that is to help Israelis and Palestinians...