NIPPUR MAP TABLET. DATE: ca. 1500 B.C. MATERIAL: Clay. DIMENSIONS: 5 inches by 4.3 inches. FOUND: Nippur, Iraq. For the busy farmers of the Babylonian sacred city of Nippur, ready access to water ...

There is much talk now of Israel annexing the West Bank (biblical Judea and Samaria) or at least vast swaths of it, to protect the Jewish communities inhabiting the land. Eytan Gilboa, professor of ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has ... Most of the rest were released during a cease-fire last year.

The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday it was pulling out of the West Bank city of Jenin following a two-day operation in which nine terror suspects were killed by ...

Ongoing coverage of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The Vermont lawmaker and a small group of Democrats sought to put legislation up for a Senate vote that would block the sale of some weapons.

Night - Mostly clear. Winds from NNW to N at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 64 °F (17.8 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 72 °F (22.2 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph ...

Like the patriotic songs he sang Thursday in West Babylon during his 100th birthday celebration, John Boller knows heartache by heart. He learned human suffering serving overseas during World War ...

Sunny with a high of 77 °F (25 °C). Winds from N to NNW at 7 to 10 mph (11.3 to 16.1 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 3 to 9 mph (4.8 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 67 °F (19.4 ...