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Hamas-led militants have released three male Israeli hostages, and Israeli forces began releasing hundreds of prisoners in return, in the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire deal that has paused fighting in the Gaza Strip but that had teetered in recent days, is holding

Israel and Hamas have completed the sixth exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire

Israel says it has received three hostages freed by Hamas after they were handed over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip

The federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss its own lawsuit on behalf of a worker allegedly fired for his sexual orientation and gender identity, arguing that the case now conflicts with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order

More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed their work at the scene where the aircraft fell into the Potomac River

Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution

An Alabama woman who said she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 has withdrawn her civil lawsuit against both men

The Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production