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Trump's foreign policy threatens Republicans in midterms as war, tariffs push costs up - analysis

“The bottom line is people are experiencing the impact of Trump’s war and other policies,” said Christopher Preble, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center think tank in Washington.

US President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, US, October 22, 2026.
Americans save for retirement but often overlook wills and essential estate planning.

Why Americans save for retirement but put off writing a will

Boats are seen anchored at the Five-Step local fishing harbour in the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026

Iranian fishermen scramble for loot from sunken container ship after explosion

Israel’s election campaign is gathering pace, with the country’s political parties competing over the questions of security, leadership and the direction Israel takes after three years of war.

A request for Israel amid elections: Help us help you - opinion


Two former sr. US officials from Biden, Trump admins call for return of hostages in joint op-ed

Robert C. O'Brien served as national security advisor under Donald Trump's first administration, and Tom Nides is the former US ambassador to Israel under Joe Biden.

 A rally calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas in Gaza, marking 442 days since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, December 21 2024.

Conservative leaders assure Herzog: movement thrives amid challenges

Conservative Judaism leaders tell Herzog the US movement thrives despite challenges and synagogue closures.

 Israel's President Isaac Herzog attends an emergency conference on the medical condition of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip at the President Residence in Jerusalem, December 10, 2024.

DNA suggests this culture contacted Indigenous Americans centuries before European explorers

Although 3,700 kilometers of ocean separate Rapa Nui from South America, the genetic evidence suggests pre-European contact between the two populations.

 3,700 kilometers of ocean separate Rapa Nui from South America.

A mammoth diet: What early Americans really ate

Mammoth meat represented about 35 to 40 percent of the diet of one Clovis culture mother, making it the largest single contributor.

 A mammoth diet. Illustration.

'You are not alone': The shared pain of the US-Israel hostage crisis - editorial

Hostage families urge that 'we cannot afford to wait' to bring the remaining captives home.

Ronen and Orna Neutra, parents of US-Israeli citizen Omer Neutra held hostage in Gaza since October 7 attack by Hamas, speak on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 17, 2024.

President Biden mourns slain American hostage Omer Neutra

"We see you,” Biden said to hostage families in a statement confirming American citizen Omer Neutra’s death.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden speaks during a dinner with US service members and their families ahead of Thanksgiving in New York.

13,000 years ago, North Americans used cheetah, lion bones to sew furs against the blistering cold

Researchers say their findings are 'conclusive proof' of Paleoindians making tailored garments.

 Caveman walking through the snow. Illustration.

Arthur Frommer discovered Europe for middle-class America

"Travel is the best of learning activities," Frommer said. "You should travel in a state of humility, asking more questions than making points."

 The Eiffel Tower.

Grapevine: Nov. 17, 2024: An early start

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 WEARING T-SHIRTS featuring the portrait of hostage Alon Ohel are, from left, Thelma Rosen, Avivit Bar-Ilan, and Ahi Rosen.

COVID made Americans drink more. They haven’t stopped since

Excessive alcohol consumption among Americans has persisted in the years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Drinking more since the COVID-19 pandemic.