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Hinenu at 10 million: 100 lives that tell Israel’s real story

As Israel reaches 10 million citizens amid war, one photographer captures 100 lives that reveal a quieter, more human story.

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A truck from the child advocacy organization Heat Initiative calling on Apple to do more to police child sex abuse material on iCloud, is parked outside the Apple store as the new iPhone 15 is released in Boston, Massachusetts, US, September 22, 2023

West Virginia sues Apple over iCloud's alleged role in distributing child sex abuse material

Six skiers were rescued, eight lost their lives, and one is missing after an avalance in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, February 17, 2026.

Eight backcountry skiers perish in California avalanche, ninth presumed dead

Six skiers were rescued, eight lost their lives, and one is missing after an avalance in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, February 17, 2026.

Six skiers stranded, nine others missing after avalanche in California's Castle Peak


California gov. calls Trump National Guard deployment in LA unlawful, police making more arrests

National Guard troops guarded federal government buildings, as police and protesters clashed in separate demonstrations over federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.

 Police clear demonstrators after they blocked a street with a barricade during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US June 8, 2025.

Trump orders National Guard to Los Angeles, protesters throwing Molotov cocktails, rocks

The Pentagon is prepared to mobilize active duty Marines "if violence continues," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

 A protester fires a firework during a standoff between police and protesters following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount, California, US, June 7, 2025.

Lost cemetery? Tourists find human remains on Edisto Beach, South Carolina

The sheriff's office stated, "Early indications suggest the remains may originate from a long forgotten burial site."

 Edisto Beach State Park.

Candy and carats: Thieves steal $2 million from jewelry store after tunneling through candy shop

The thieves cut a hole in the roof of a neighboring candy store to gain access to the jewelry store's safe.

Police investigate an area affected by the Palisades Fire near Topanga State Park in Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 12, 2025.

Ethnic studies compromise opens door to broader antisemitism legislation in California

Pro-Palestinian groups oppose new California bill targeting antisemitism in schools.

 Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

Drei weitere Menschen sterben an gleicher seltener Krankheit wie Frau von Gene Hackman

Das Hantavirus ist eine seltene Krankheit in den USA mit den meisten Fällen in den westlichen Bundesstaaten New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado und Utah.

Beamte des Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office und des New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator halten eine Pressekonferenz zum Tod des Schauspielers Gene Hackman und seiner Frau Betsy Arakawa ab, die am 26. Februar tot aufgefunden wurden. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 7. März 2025.

Bomb kills one near California fertility clinic, FBI calls it 'terrorism'

The FBI ruled the incident an "intentional act of terrorism" but did not say if it was internationally related or an act of domestic terror.

 Firefighters work after a bomb exploded near a reproductive health clinic in Palm Springs, California, U.S., May 17, 2025, in this picture obtained from social media.

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California school board members accused of antisemitism during contentious meeting

The ADL demands an apology from a California school board after two members made antisemitic comments during a meeting on ethnic studies.

 The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board meeting, April 17, 2025,  with Gabriel Medina at right and Joy Flynn at left.