Conflict erupts in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah — just hours after two sides reach critical truce

Conflict erupts in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah — just hours after two sides reach critical truce

Hours after the two sides agreed to stop fighting, Israel and Hezbollah traded attacks in Lebanon Saturday threatening to upend a fragile peace agreement between the US and Iran. The terror group launched “some 50 projectiles at Israeli troops” overnight into Saturday, prompting Israel Defense Forces’ attacks on what an official described as “Hezbollah targets.”…

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For LGBTQ+ People, America’s Promise of Refuge Is Fading

For LGBTQ+ People, America’s Promise of Refuge Is Fading

People hold flags in solidarity with immigrants, asylum seekers, refugees, and the LGBTQ+ community on Feb. 4, 2017, in Manhattan. —Bryan R. Smith—AFP via Getty Images Sentiments toward the United States may be shifting among LGBTQ+ people, a report published Saturday shows—with the change registering both at home and abroad. For decades, the U.S. was…

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