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Israeli writer Amos Oz, shown here in 2015, died Friday at age 79.

Amos Oz Dies At 79; Hailed As 'Glory' Of Israel's Writers

The novelist and peace advocate died Friday. He once called the language in which he wrote, modern Hebrew, his "musical instrument" and compared it to "an erupting lava, an earthquake in action."

Olowan Magarang, 61, lost his home, business and mushroom farm during the ISIS siege in Marawi, Philippines. He said he worked as a medical technician in the Middle East, where he saved enough money to return to the city to build a house and business. "Now, it is all gone," he says.

The Philippines' Marawi City Remains Wrecked Nearly 2 Years After ISIS War

The city has a rich heritage of buildings and mosques. Today, the battle scars are as prominent as ever and residents displaced by the conflict complain about the sluggish reconstruction.

A pay station at Rocky Mountain National Park is closed on Thursday in Estes Park, Colo. Many parks remain open but unstaffed during the partial shutdown of the federal government.

National Parks? Many Are Open During The Shutdown. Their Bathrooms? Not So Much

Some state governments and tourism boards have been using their own funds to keep the parks open. Elsewhere, open but unstaffed parks have become something of a free-for-all.

The U.S. has designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group. Here, members of the force march during a 2007 military parade in Tehran.

U.S. Labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard As A Foreign Terrorist Organization

Iranian officials say they're prepared to retaliate in kind, warning that the elite Revolutionary Guard could now view U.S. troops the same way it sees ISIS.

President Trump gives his first State of the Union address to Congress in January 2018.

What To Know Ahead Of Trump's State Of The Union Address

President Trump is expected to deliver a speech themed around "choosing greatness." Democrats will offer a rising party star in response.

Waffle House founders Joe Rogers Sr. (left) and Tom Forkner pose in front of a Waffle House restaurant in Norcross, Ga., after eating lunch there 2005.

Waffle House Co-Founder Joe Rogers Sr. Dies At 97

Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner opened the first Waffle House in 1955. Since then, the yellow Waffle House sign has become a familiar landmark in the Southeast.

Jerry and Joyce McLean, wearing hazmat suits, look for sentimental items as they sift through the remains of their home Wednesday in Paradise, Calif.

As Evacuation Orders Lift, Some Paradise Residents Return Home To Devastation

Part of the Northern California town obliterated by the Camp Fire was reopened Wednesday, allowing people to return and see what is left of their community.

Federal Clampdown On Burning Man Imperils Festival's Free Spirit Ethos, Say Burners

As the Bureau of Land Management tightens its grip on the annual gathering's population growth at Nevada's Black Rock desert, a freewheeling community finds its core identity under threat.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., speaks at the unveiling of the official portrait of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. Alexander said Monday he is not running for re-election in 2020.

Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, A Bipartisan Dealmaker, Will Retire In 2020

A former Tennessee governor and U.S. secretary of Education, the Republican is currently the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly requesting Trump family records from Germany-based Deutsche Bank.

Subpoena For Deutsche Bank May Put Mueller On Collision Course With Trump

However, Trump attorney Jay Sekulow said he had "confirmed that the news reports that the special counsel had subpoenaed financial records relating to the president are false."

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