BEIRUT (AP) — Qassim Hamadeh woke to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in his village of Beit Jin in southwestern Syria last month. Within hours, he had lost two sons, a daughter-in-law and his 4-year-old and 10-year-old grandsons. The five were among 13 villagers killed that day by Israeli forces. Israeli troops had raided the village […]

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, emerging victorious in the country’s second round of elections. Kast, a conservative candidate, will usher in a new era in the Chilean government, as he easily defeated Jeannette Jara, a member of the Chile Communist Party.  He ran on a political platform that promised relief from the […]

Legislative tools once thought to be assets of the House minority party only are now being wielded by members of the majority Republican conference. Members and strategists say it’s less a reflection of weak leadership and more due to their frustration that they can’t more quickly advance the Republican Party’s agenda. The use of the […]

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was in attendance at the Army-Navy game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday. He was cheering on the Midshipmen in their annual gridiron rivalry game against the Army Black Knights. It was the 126th meeting between the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, […]