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The Israeli prime minister’s fourth consecutive term — fifth total — comes as he flirts with lightning-rod issues and hard-right and religious factions.

This question has been a source of debate since the group published hundreds of thousands of U.S. military documents and diplomatic cables in 2010, many related to U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

After his administration knocked down reports that such a policy was being considered, the president tweeted that “strong considerations” were being given to the idea as political retribution.

The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2,000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs Adelanto fails to provide adequate health care.

Anadarko, an oil and gas production and exploration company, has assets in Mozambique, the Gulf of Mexico and, significantly, in Texas — where multinationals are doubling down on the Permian boom.

It’s good to feel empathy, right? Not always, according to a forthcoming book. Humans are empathetic beings, and we sometimes harm others, not out of a failure of empathy, but because of it.

As hybrid varieties gained popularity, hundreds of indigenous strains of rice — and knowledge about them — disappeared. But chefs, farmers and researchers are trying to reconnect to that heritage.

The North Korean leader shunted aside a pair of long-serving senior officials and seated a newly elected parliament. The move is thought to be aimed at helping Kim ride out U.S. sanctions.

An Alaska man and his co-conspirator took a fossilized tusk from a Bureau of Land Management museum. Then, they cut it up and sold off the pieces.

President Trump has refused to release his tax returns. Many Democrats are using that against him, as they reveal their own personal wealth and financial interests.

The city maintains that Smollett filed a false police report and is seeking repayment of the costs incurred in investigating it.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged that Republicans need to regain support with women and college graduates in the suburbs — which he said led to loss of the House in 2018.

The state Senate passed a bill Thursday repealing capital punishment. The governor has threatened to veto it, but supporters have enough votes to override a veto.

The ACLU of Ohio and other organizations that advocate for abortion rights will sue to block the law, one of most restrictive in the country. “We’re counting on [a lawsuit],” say the law’s supporters.

The novel earned Jones the $35,000 award for tackling difficult social issues in fiction. The prize’s head judge says the book is “going to have a place in the literary imagination for a long time.”

Israeli scientists are studying what caused an engine failure in the closing minutes of what they hoped would be a historic lunar landing.

The decision ends a legal battle in which the Navy blamed Cmdr. Bryce Benson and Lt. Natalie Combs for what it called an “avoidable” accident. The move is likely to end their naval careers.

Two popes speaking simultaneously on the most divisive issue facing the church is remarkable. Benedict’s letter may well raise concerns that the Vatican can no longer speak with a single voice.

The Trump administration gave transgender service members a deadline to secure a medical diagnosis before the new ban took hold. But military families are struggling with the accelerated timeline.

The springtime storm is bringing blizzard conditions to states throughout the Plains and Midwest. Minnesota braced to face the brunt of the storm Thursday.

The lawyer, who represented Stormy Daniels and is already facing federal financial crimes charges, has been indicted on 36 counts of embezzlement and fraud by a California federal grand jury.

The well-known D.C. lawyer stepped down from a powerful law firm that has been ensnared in the Russia investigation over failure to disclose work for a foreign client as required by an obscure law.

The impact of WikiLeaks on the world’s politics, journalism and culture has been transformative. Here are the highlights.

At the largest refugee camp in the world, Rohingya refugees and aid agencies face numerous challenges. Now they’re also dealing with an outbreak of chickenpox.

The actor talks with Fresh Air‘s Terry Gross about struggling with typecasting after Happy Days, his family’s immigration story and about how he found out in his 30s that he had dyslexia.

For most students, figuring out where to go to college is closely linked with, “How am I gonna pay for it?” The answer — sort of — comes in lots of confusing terms and jargon.

Watch as the city of Los Angeles celebrates a neighborhood hero, live from the Staples Center, at 10 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET.

A new report by the Brennan Center found that automatic voter registration in states has given a big boost to voter rolls in states where it’s been adopted.

Police investigating three recent attacks on historically black churches in Louisiana have arrested Holden Matthews, 21, a white male who is the son of a St. Landry Parish sheriff’s deputy.

Omar Barghouti is one of the founders of a Palestinian-led boycott movement intended to pressure Israel on its occupation of the West Bank. His visa to enter the U.S. has apparently been revoked.

President Trump issues two executive orders that could make it harder for states to block companies from building oil and gas pipeline projects.