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Texas State Senator John Whitmire defeated Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to win election as the 63rd mayor of Houston. (Image credit: Andrew Schneider/Houston Public Media)

Yahya Sinwar drove a strategy to exploit Israel’s willingness to trade Palestinian prisoners for hostages. The Gaza leader spent two decades in prison in Israel.

U.S. diplomat John Kerry and his China counterpart, Xie Zhenhua, stayed in touch when their countries’ relations were frozen—and are now driving final talks at the U.N. climate conference in Dubai.

UPenn president Liz Magill and Board Chair Scott Bok resign after disastrous hearing on antisemitism  CNN Penn’s President Liz Magill Resigns After Her Responses to Antisemitism  The New York Times Stefanik applauds resignation of UPenn President Liz Magill: ‘One down. Two to

UPenn president Liz Magill and Board Chair Scott Bok resign after disastrous hearing on antisemitism  CNN Penn’s President Liz Magill Resigns After Her Responses to Antisemitism  The New York Times UPenn President Liz Magill steps down after controversial testimony on antisemitism  Fox Business

HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba said late on Saturday it had thwarted a terrorist plot hatched in neighboring south Florida, according to a report broadcast on state-run media, after a man allegedly arrived on the island by jetski to commit acts

6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after a tornado tears through the middle of Tennessee  WVTM 13 News At least 6 people confirmed dead, dozens injured as tornadoes strike Tennessee  CNN Tornadoes and severe weather sweep across Middle Tennessee  Tennessean Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Stock bull markets helped make boomers rich. High bond yields are helping them retire.

Millions of fliers returned, but many went nowhere fast.

Donald Trump is not in the same “league” as Hitler, yet the former president is using the infamous dictator’s playbook, a political science expert said. Barbara Walter, a political science professor at the University of California at San Diego, appeared