Over 30 staffers of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called on the progressive lawmaker to back a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday, signaling increased pressures between Democrats over the conflict. The letter, first reported by Politico, urges Johnson to join Chicago city council member Rossana Rodríguez-Sánchez’s calls for Chicago leaders, President Biden and the...

The deal to release 50 hostages being held by Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel came together after five weeks of intense negotiations involving the White House and Qatar, as well as Israel and Hamas. The deal, which includes a pause in the fighting, was structured for women and children and is considered...

A deal has been reached to release 50 women and children that were kidnapped by Hamas and is set to go into effect sometime on Thursday, following intensive international negotiations over the course of a month and a half, according to U.S. officials and the Israeli government. Israel and Hamas agreed to implement a temporary...

Severe storms and possible snow is expected to snarl Thanksgiving travel. The National Weather Service (NWS) said Tuesday afternoon that disruptions are "likely" into Wednesday on the East Coast, with "much better travel conditions across much of the remainder of the nation." While the mid-Atlantic and South may receive much-needed rain after dry spells, forecasters...

The Israeli cabinet approved a deal for a cease-fire in the country’s war against Hamas in Gaza on Tuesday, including to free 50 hostages kept by the terrorist organization inside Gaza. The four-day ceasefire is the culmination of days of negotiations between Israel, Hamas, the U.S. and Qatar amid a brutal war that has waged for six...