Israel on Monday said soldiers fought near a major hospital in Gaza City and killed 21 Hamas militants in the firefight as clashes around medical facilities intensify. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hamas fighters had embedded themselves among civilians in the al-Quds hospital and fired from the entrance of the facility at Israeli soldiers....
Stressed out American parents who suspect that child-rearing used to be easier may be right. The average mother among one Congolese foraging people has at least 10 people to help hold her baby — and sometimes as many as 20, a new paper has found. That high level of support means that mothers among the Mbendjele BaYaka...
Pink wants to “Get the Party Started” against Florida book bans — the singer says at her upcoming concerts she’ll be giving away thousands of books that are prohibited in the Sunshine State’s public schools. The 44-year-old performer and the free expression organization PEN America, along with poet Amanda Gorman, announced the effort on social...
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who is mounting a long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, will return to the Capitol this week to vote in favor of Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) plan to avert a government shutdown, he confirmed to The Hill on Monday. Phillips's intention to support the proposal is a significant development for Johnson,...
NEW YORK, NY and IRVING, TX (November 13, 2023) -- Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced the appointment of Clifford McKinney as Vice President, Head of Sales at The Hill, the country’s definitive source for non-partisan political news and information. He will be responsible for managing the advertising sales team building the go-to-market...
The White House announced Monday it is establishing an initiative focused on women’s health research, which will be led by first lady Jill Biden. To launch the initiative, which will also be led by the White House Gender Policy Council, President Biden will direct multiple agencies to deliver recommendations to advance women’s health research within...
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) ripped Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel for dodging questions Sunday about former President Trump's "vermin" comments, which Cheney described as "Nazi propaganda." "When @GOPChairwoman refuses to condemn the GOP's leading candidate for using the same Nazi propaganda that mobilized 1930s-40s Germany to evil, it's fair to assume she's...
Maryanne Trump Barry, the older sister of former President Donald Trump, has died Monday at the age of 86, the New York City Police Department confirmed.
More than two dozen state attorneys general are calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to prioritize a bill to give them more power in tackling illegal immigration.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is facing considerable backlash after its administrators backed down from a promise to expel pro-Palestinian protesters citing "visa issues."