Ken Stanford

An 88-year-old man, who will receive his bachelor

The House passed a bill Friday that would gradually increase the popular child tax credit and make it available to more families with higher incomes.

The U.N. chief and the U.S. Secretary of State made a new attempt Friday to nail down a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, as Israel's 18-day military operation in the Gaza Strip fueled unrest in the West Bank, where five Palestinians were killed in protests.

President Barack Obama will urge Central American leaders to help slow the influx of unaccompanied children fleeing their countries for the United States, even as Congress remains deeply divided over proposals to stem the crisis at the border.