• KIFI

    American-Israeli hostage appears in Hamas video for first time

    By Lauren Izso and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Hamas on Saturday published a video of two hostages, American-Israeli Keith Siegel and Israeli Omri Miran. In the video, Siegel, who appears to be speaking under duress, pleads for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to negotiate a hostage release deal with Hamas. This is the first

  • Baptists and Bootleggers: Petrostates love American environmentalism

    Back in the Obama era, Matt Damon starred in and kind of directed an anti-fracking movie called Promised Land. This movie was funded in part by the government of Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi’s government is one of the leading producers of oil and gas. This makes perfect sense. A […]

  • Why adult children are finding benefits to traveling with their parents

    Adults taking trips with their parents is a growing trend. According to Meghan Hayes, an independent travel adviser, adult children traveling with their parents has grown to be nearly 25% of her business.

  • Why adult children are finding benefits to traveling with their parents

    Adults taking trips with their parents is a growing trend. According to Meghan Hayes, an independent travel adviser, adult children traveling with their parents has grown to be nearly 25% of her business.

  • Former Gaza Hostage Drafts Into Israeli Army

    (JNS) – Seven months after being freed from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, Noga Weiss enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces on Monday morning. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Weiss, 18, was kidnapped by Hamas from her home in Kibbutz Be’eri during the terrorist group’s Oct. 7 massacre, along

  • 'Amm(i)gone Finds Love in Translation (Review)

    A queer writer-performer seeks common ground with his traditional Pakistani mom in Adil Mansoor's engaging "Amm(i)gone."

    • WNYC

    Newshour, Israeli ministers clash over hostage deal

    Ministers in Israel’s government are divided over a possible ceasefire deal with Hamas, which could see the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Benny Gantz, a member of the war cabinet, said the government would have no right to exist if it prevented a deal, but far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said a ceasefire would amount to a humiliating surrender. Also on the programme: As South Africa marks 30 years since the end of apartheid, voters ask whether the ANC can still deliver on...

  • 'Truly loved': parents pay tribute to murdered sons

    The world has become a darker place for two Australian parents after their sons were murdered during a surfing trip in Mexico. Debra and Martin Robinson are preparing to bring home the remains of their sons Callum, 33, and Jake, 30, to “the ocean waves of Australia” after travelling across the world to confirm the […]

  • Abandoned And Injured Dog Finds the Loving Home She Deserves

    In the quiet outskirts of a quaint town, nestled in a secluded backyard, resided Gary, a dog whose unwavering loyalty was a stark contrast to the dire circumstances she faced. Despite enduring considerable neglect, her spirit shone brightly, unbroken by the adversity around her. Chained to a weathered tree, with inadequate shelter and scarcely any care, she awaited a gesture of compassion, her eyes always alert. Her physical state was heart-wrenching—a tight chain restricted her movements, and...

  • Freed Israeli Hostage to Leave Hospital After Five Months

    (JNS) – Some five months after being freed from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, Elma Avraham is set to be released from hospital, Beersheva’s Soroka Medical Center announced on Tuesday. Avraham, who celebrated her 85th birthday during her hospitalization, will go home on Wednesday following a press conference that will include statements by family […]

  • Joe Biden: Migrants -- Not Americans -- 'Makes Us Strong'

    Migrants -- not voting Americans and their children -- "are what makes us [economically] strong," President Joe Biden told a May 1 fundraiser for pro-migration groups at the elite Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.

  • Majority of Americans Support Israeli Operation in Rafah: Poll

    A Monday poll found that nearly three-quarters of Americans support Israel’s planned military operation to enter the city of Rafah in southern Gaza and eliminate the remaining Hamas terrorists there.