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Read the indictment: NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery, fraud, foreign donations

In an extraordinary operation, federal agents descended upon the mayor's home early Thursday morning.

Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, attends a meeting of the Arab and Islamic ministerial committee to end the war on Gaza prior to their meeting with King Abdullah ll, at the royal palace on September 18, 2024 in Amman, Jordan.

Jordan’s top diplomat says Netanyahu should not hold future of the region ‘hostage’

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ayman Safadi, Jordan's deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, about the risk of an all-out war in Lebanon. Jordan has ties to Israel, Lebanon and the U.S.

The Security Council meets to discuss Lebanon on Wednesday at U.N. headquarters.

U.S. and allies call for an immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah

The U.S., France and other allies jointly called Wednesday for an immediate 21-day cease-fire to allow for negotiations in the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Biden pledges mpox aid to Africa in his valedictory speech to the United Nations

President Biden talked about the sweeping changes he has seen during his long career, urged an end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, and said "some things are more important than staying in power."

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on Monday.

Lebanon counts nearly 500 killed in a day of Israeli strikes, with over 1,600 wounded

Analysts say it's Israel's largest aerial strikes against Hezbollah since 2006. Lebanon's Health Ministry say dozens of women and children are among the casualties.

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Kfar Rouman village, as seen from Marjayoun town, south Lebanon, on Monday.

Israel warns civilians to evacuate as it strikes wide swaths of southern Lebanon

The Israeli military on Monday called on people in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where Hezbollah stores weapons and said it was carrying out "extensive strikes."

Diego Aguilar works at a trade center at East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland, Calif.

Many in Gen Z ditch colleges for trade schools. Meet the 'toolbelt generation'

With demand for jobs like HVAC technicians, electricians and wind turbine installers, enrollment is ticking up at vocational schools as four-year college costs continue to soar.

Actor Martin Sheen speaks alongside U.S. first lady Jill Biden and members of the cast during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the television series The West Wing at the White House.

'The West Wing' cast visited the White House to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary

The cast and creators of the hit political drama West Wing celebrated the series' 25th anniversary during a visit to the White House.

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on March 1, 2019, after a vote on the relocation of a U.S. base on the island on Feb. 25.

Okinawa's governor strives for regional diplomacy as tensions in Asia-Pacific rise

Denny Tamaki, governor of Okinawa prefecture, says his personal story is deeply entwined with the U.S. military’s presence on the island.

Employees of Goodbody & Co. work at the stock brokerage's headquarters in Manhattan, N.Y., circa 1965.

It's Equal Pay Day. Women earn 84 cents for every dollar men make — or even less

Women working full-time, year-round jobs earn 84 cents for every dollar men make, and part-timers make even less. Women have to work well into March before they earn what men made the year before.

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