🕊️ A peace deal is in the works, after two years of brutal war between Israel and Hamas. But questions remain, including whether Hamas, whose attacks on Israel killed 1,200 people in 2023, will disarm and whether this deal will hold together after prior agreements and ceasefires have fallen apart. Here's what we do know. | Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, reacts, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, at the "Hostages square", in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Ronen Zvulun, REUTERS |
Robert Roberson was convicted of killing his infant daughter, Nikki, in 2002. Investigators at the time said Nikki died from "shaken baby syndrome," but the child also had several serious health issues, including pneumonia in both lungs. Roberson's lawyers and supporters argued that he's innocent, and Nikki died of natural causes. Roberson was sentenced to death, but one week before his scheduled execution, a Texas court ruled he deserves a new hearing. What the court said, and what's next for Roberson. | Robert Roberson photographed through plexiglass at TDCJ Polunsky Unit. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Innocence Project |
'People are living in fear' |
A federal crackdown has Chicago on edge, as immigration raids and the possible deployment of National Guard troops have many, including Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, decrying what they say is a power grab by President Trump in a heavily Democratic city. | Texas National Guard troops walk through the Joliet Army Reserve Training Center, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Elwood, Illinois, U.S., October 7, 2025. Jim Vondruska, REUTERS |
🫖 You've heard of Dry January. But what about Sober October? |
It's another sign that many Americans are rethinking their relationship with alcohol and how it affects their physical and mental health. Cutting down on drinking — or cutting out alcohol altogether — has been linked to improvements in weight, sleep, blood pressure and other health markers. | A glass of NON5, a lemon marmalade & hibiscus non-alcoholic wine at Vesper Books and Wine in Detroit on Friday, March 21, 2025. David Rodriguez Munoz / USA TODAY NETWORK |
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