Negotiators in Qatar are close to a cease-fire deal that envisions an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian detainees, a six-week pause in fighting and eventual withdrawal of troops from Gaza in the final phase.
South Dakota’s tribes barred the governor from setting foot on their land after she said drug cartels operate there — an allegation the nations’ leaders deny.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Defense, will answer questions Tuesday in a public hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Firefighters around Los Angeles are preparing to attack flare-ups or new blazes. The weather service issued a rare warning that dry winds combined with severely dry conditions created a “particularly dangerous situation.”