Israeli opposition parties reach agreement to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  —  JERUSALEM — A diverse coalition of Israeli opposition parties said Sunday that they have the votes to form a unity government to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader …

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Mega-Donor, and the Future of Journalism  —  Emails obtained by The Assembly show that UNC-Chapel Hill's largest journalism-school donor warned against Nikole Hannah-Jones' hiring.  Their divergent views represent a new front in the debate over objectivity and the future of the field.

After drastic changes made behind closed doors, Texas Senate approves voting bill after overnight debate  —  Senate Bill 7 includes provisions to limit early voting hours, curtail local voting options and further tighten voting-by-mail.  The upper chamber suspended its own rules to approve it after debating it for hours overnight.

For Biden, the White House is ‘a Monday-through-Friday kind of place’  —  (CNN)Beginning in 1973, when he was a United States Senator from Delaware, Joe Biden had a ritual: nearly every evening he would hop a train back to Wilmington after his work day on Capitol Hill, spending most nights …

DeSantis stands by no cruise ship exemption for ‘vaccine passports’  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't wavering from his ban on “vaccine passports” as a cruise line has received federal approval to set sail from a Florida port next month if passengers and crew members are inoculated against COVID-19.

Kerrville man arrested after officials intercept plans for mass shooting at Walmart  —  KERRVILLE, Texas - The FBI, Texas DPS and FBI have arrested a Kerrville man they say planned to carry out a shooting at a Walmart.  Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, popped up on the Kerr County Sheriff's Office radar last week and reached out to Blevins.

We need to know how Covid-19 emerged so we can stop it happening again  —  US still not sure on the origins of Covid-19 pandemic  —  (CNN)Why does the theory that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, leaked from a laboratory in China endure so persistently?

An Arms Race in America: Gun Buying Spiked During the Pandemic.  It's Still Up.  —  Preliminary research data show that about a fifth of all Americans who bought guns last year were first-time gun owners.  Sales usually spike around elections, but the sheer volume is notable.

AP Managing Editor Defends Firing of Emily Wilder: 'It's Really Important That We Maintain Our Credibility'  —  CNN's Brian Stelter spoke with Associated Press managing editor Brian Carovillano on Reliable Sources Sunday about the firing of Emily Wilder and the criticism the AP is facing as a result.

Hat makers distance from Nashville store amid uproar over ‘not vaccinated’ badges  —  Several prominent hat makers have distanced themselves from a Nashville hat store amid online backlash over the store's decision to sell yellow “not vaccinated” patches shaped like the Star of David.

Douglass's Decoration Day Speech  —  The Unknown Loyal Dead  —  One hundred fifty years ago today, when Frederick Douglass stepped to the rostrum at Arlington National Cemetery to give the address that is reproduced in full below, he looked out on a country in the midst of moving on.

I'd be a Republican if it weren't for the Republicans.  So might many other African Americans.  —  Robert J. Walker, a retired educator and freelance writer in Walls, Miss., is the author of “12 Characteristics of an Effective Teacher.”  —  In an 1927 interview with the Harvard Crimson …

Gaza Militant Group Says 17-Year-Old Killed by Airstrike Was a Member  —  The teen, Khaled al-Qanou, was one of 67 children killed in Gaza during the latest war between Israel and militants.  It is against international law to recruit children to fight.  —  JERUSALEM — After a 17-year-old …

Iran indicts French tourist detained on espionage charges  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities indicted a French tourist on charges of spying and spreading propaganda against the system, his lawyer said Sunday.  It was the latest in a series of cases against foreigners amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West.

For Democrats, GOP filibuster of Jan. 6 commission tests ‘limits of bipartisanship’ … WASHINGTON — A Republican filibuster Friday of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol sparked outrage among Senate Democrats ranging from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …