NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Shira Efron, senior fellow at RAND about how two years of war in Gaza has affected Israelis as a people.

Danette Chavez] I began 2025 by reading Helen DeWitt’s 2001 novel The Last Samurai, which immediately became one of my favorite books. So imagine my delight when, halfway through the year, I found out ...

"You will die because of this. Your sense of safety will soon be a thing of the past. Let God bear witness against us. Are you ready to be raped on your way home from work?” This message was later ...

Eli Sharabi, who was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, before being released last February, explains why he remains optimistic for the future.

On October 7 2023, Eli Sharabi was kidnapped from his home by Hamas terrorists. After being held for 491 days, mostly in a tunnel beneath Gaza, he was released in February of this year. Now he has ...

In a recent interview with BBC Radio host Lauren Laverne to discuss his 12th studio album with Saving Grace, Plant revealed that meeting Krauss was a life-changing event. "Being lectured by Alison ...

Egypt's foreign minister warned of escalation if the Palestinian group rejects plan to end the nearly two-year conflict.

Three weeks ago, I sat at a table in Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon and broke bread with family and friends. The exhaustion of war wore heavily on their faces, the uncertainty of the future weighing ...

At TIFF 2025, feature director Philippe Falardeau discusses his adaptation of Alain Farah’s “Mille Secrets Mille Dangers.

More than 68 million people in the United States identify as ethnically Hispanic, making it one the nation’s fastest growing racial or ethnic groups. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated ...

DETROIT, Mich. (WNEM) - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that by the end of October, every branch office in Michigan will be equipped with new Pocketalk handheld translation ...