US still does not assess Israel carrying out full-scale Rafah operation
The United States does not assess that the Israeli military has conducted a major ground invasion into Rafah, administration officials reiterated on Tuesday. The latest assessment, which was provided first by Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh and followed up by National Security Council coordinator John Kirby, came days after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah led […]
Blinken affirms prelim report saying Israel violated humanitarian law in Gaza: ‘Reasonable to assess’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday he agreed with the State Department’s interim report, which declared a “reasonable assessment” that Israel violated international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip. “If you think about the totality of what we have seen in terms of civilian suffering, in terms of children, women and men killed and […]
Trial to assess TX high school’s punishment of Black student over hairstyle
A trial is scheduled for Thursday to decide whether a black Texas high school student can continue to be punished for refusing to change his hairstyle. Darryl George, 18, could be punished for violating the school district’s dress code regarding hair length, which his family says violates a new state law. The Crown Act, which […]
NV lithium mine prompts US wildlife service to assess endangered status of tiny snail
Federal wildlife officials list the small snail, found only in high desert springs near a giant lithium mine being built along the Nevada-Oregon border, as an endangered or endangered species. They agreed to conduct a full year-long investigation to determine whether they should. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says in a study published Thursday […]