Americans
Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies
Politics “The world has lost a champion for those held unjustly abroad.” Former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Seth Wenig / AP, File By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press updated on September 2, 2023 | 5:07 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, a […]
An increase in harassment against Jewish and Muslim Americans has been reported since Hamas attacks
National News A spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday that the organization’s chapters and national office had received 774 reports of bias-related acts between Oct. 7 and Oct. 24. An NYPD patrol car is parked outside a synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer By CLAUDIA […]
Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
World News The two Americans, Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie, were out of the Gaza Strip and in the hands of the Israeli military, an army spokesman said. Judith Raanan, left, and her daughter Natalie, after Natalie’s recent high school graduation. Raanan Family via AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on […]
Among Americans killed or missing in Israel: A scholar, a nurse, tourists
World News The number of Americans killed could rise along with the overall death toll in Israel. Hayim Katsman, one of the Americans killed in Saturday’s attacks in Israel. Courtesy of Hannah Wacholder Katsman By Joanna Slater and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Washington Post updated on October 11, 2023 | 9:57 AM When Hayim Katsman received his […]
Biden administration will again allow Americans to order free COVID-19 tests
COVID The Department of Health and Human Services says orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25. COVID-19 antigen home tests. AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press September 20, 2023 | 5:44 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce […]