Laura Young [email protected] It used to be that creamy white dogwood blossoms were an iconic sign of spring in the ...

Artifact daubed with red pattern and trio of animals, considered advanced for its time, discovered near olive press in Yatir ...

Green Fest and the Downtown Hickory Farmers Market will take place under The Sails on the Square in downtown Hickory. For more information about the Community Appearance Commission and city of Hickory ...

It’s about choosing to write a new chapter. Lebanon, you are the cedar tree. Israel, you are the olive branch. Both of you stand tall. Maybe it’s time we grow something together. And maybe you ...

The move, coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, comes after Hamas demanded that Israel moves to the second phase of the deal as previously agreed. The second phase includes a definitive end ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. In the aftermath, Israel has carried out an aggressive military campaign in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of over 60,000 Palestinians ...

Experts from key state and civil society organizations are joining forces to protect what could be the last wild olive trees in Israel. The plants — many looking more like bushes, with tiny ...

Israel is giving Hamas “several days” to rethink terms for a new Gaza ceasefire, raising the prospect of further pressure tactics or a resumption of war. A six-week truce expired on Sunday ...

Israel wants to "defend" minorities in Syria, has moved troops into Syria and is regularly bombing the war-torn country. That's despite the fact that Syria's new rulers have said they don't pose a ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's culture minister has called the Oscar win of a joint Palestinian-Israeli documentary "a sad moment for the world of cinema." Palestinian residents whose community's ...

As phase one of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ends without genuine progress on phase two, the risk of renewed fighting remains extremely high. Were the war to resume ...