Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers held captive for more than 15 months. As part of the ceasefire deal, Israel is releasing some 200 Palestinians.

The Israeli government approved a ceasefire deal that could bring an end to the 15 months of war in Gaza. It's slated to go into effect Sunday morning.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

And this wasn't just a warning to Hamas. It was also a call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to get serious about closing a deal. SIMON: What's been the reaction there so far? AL-SHALCHI ...

Kennedy Jr., is before the Senate Finance Committee at 10 a.m., and you can expect wall-to-wall coverage on TV networks. You hardly need me to tell you that RFK Jr.’s long-held and highly contentious anti-vax comments,

President Trump has floated the idea of relocating Gazans to other Muslim countries so that reconstruction can get underway.

Simon Vickers, 50, was convicted of murdering his teenage daughter Scarlett at a U.K. court on Monday, Jan. 27

PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY: City Hall sought to clarify the mayor’s health status Monday evening after sparking a torrent of speculation throughout the day with a late-night post about Eric Adams’ wellbeing.

The White House budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday, potentially paralyzing a vast swath of programs and sowing confusion and alarm among the array of groups that depend on them.

Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers around the country have tried at least two dozen times before to thwart their opponents. It's not even a first for the state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be flying high. Israel’s enemies across the region have been badly weakened during 15 months of war. Israeli hostages have begun to come home

President Trump said he told King Abdullah II of Jordan during a phone call Saturday that he would like Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinians from Gaza, an idea that is likely to reignite debate about the future of nearly two million Palestinians.