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Terrence Howard sues CAA for allegedly cheating him out of higher pay on ‘Empire’
His team estimated at a news conference that their client received 30% to 50% less than what he should have been paid per episode but said they were still in the process of determining exactly how much the actor is allegedly owed.
Zelensky heads to Argentina in bid to win support from developing nations
It is the Ukrainian leader’s first-ever trip to Latin America as Kyiv continues to court support among developing nations for its 21-month-old fight against Russia’s invading forces.
Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months – or more – to beat Hamas
Israel is facing international outrage over its military offensive, which has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians, with diplomatic support and arms from the U.S.
Israel presses on with bombarding Gaza, including areas it has called safe zones for Palestinians
Gaza’s borders with Israel and Egypt are effectively sealed, leaving 2.3 million Palestinians with no option other than to seek refuge within the territory 25 miles long by about 7 miles wide.
Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at U.S. border for 8 years
The settlement between the Justice Department and families represented by the American Civil Liberties Union ended a legal challenge nearly 7 years after it was filed.
Kentucky woman sues state over abortion ban so she can terminate her pregnancy
It’s the first lawsuit of its kind in Kentucky since the state banned nearly all abortions in 2022.
Israeli troops round up Palestinian men in northern Gaza as UN warns aid operation is ‘in tatters’
Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanding ground offensive crowded into an ever-shrinking area of the Gaza Strip.
Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack
A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for killing 4 students, wounding more and terrorizing Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021.
U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
The resolution was backed by almost all other Security Council members and many other nations.