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Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images(GAZA) -- Haneen Okal, a Palestinian-American who lives in New Jersey, reunited in recent months with family in the Gaza Strip for the first time in more than 10 years, she told ABC News. Now, Okal and her three young children -- two of whom were born and raised in the U.S. -- find themselves caught in the Israel-Hamas war despite pleas to U.S. officials in Israel, Okal said in an interview. "Its very terrifying because we all want to get out of here,&qu...

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans emerged from a closed-door meeting Thursday afternoon with little clarity about who will be the next speaker as it appears Majority Leader Steve Scalise doesnt currently have the votes needed to earn him the top spot -- just one day after he won the partys nomination in a private ballot at the Capitol. Scalise addressed the conference during the closed-door session Thursday. He left the meeting telling reporters that he will be talking wi...

Ian Gavan/Getty ImagesBelieve it or not, the Teletubbies sun baby is about to have a baby of her own. Jess Smith, who was cast as the iconic sun baby from the children’s TV series Teletubbies at only 9 months old, is expecting her first child with her partner, Ricky Latham. Smith made the announcement in an Instagram post Tuesday. “When two becomes three,” she captioned a photograph of an ultrasound. Latham made his own Instagram post poking fun at all the press coverage theyve re...

ABC News(KAFAR AZAR, Israel) -- Amid the palm trees and tidy lawns of southern Israels Kafar Azar kibbutz, death and destruction are evident in all directions, the scene of a massacre left behind by what President Joe Biden described as the "bloodthirstiness" of Hamas terrorists who invaded the agriculture community near the Gaza border. ABC News reporters were allowed into the kibbutz on Wednesday to witness the full scope of the atrocities exacted by Hamas fighters, who stormed throu...

Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As Israel gears up for a possible ground invasion of Gaza following the devastating terror attacks by Hamas, the U.S. is pushing for a safe passage for civilians to flee. The Biden administration is in active discussions about the issue with Israel and Egypt, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday, though no breakthrough has been reached on a humanitarian corridor or other action. The Rafah border crossing from s...

Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Convinced social media platforms are fueling a mental health crisis among the nation’s youth, public officials in New York announced new legislation Wednesday that would restrict algorithms that target young users. "Young New Yorkers are struggling with record levels of anxiety and depression, and social media companies that use addictive features to keep minors on their platforms longer are largely to blame," New York Attorney General Letiti...

Vermont State Police(CASTLETON, Vt.) -- Police have released a sketch of a person of interest in connection with the shocking killing of a retired university dean who was shot in the head while walking on a Vermont trail last week. Honoree Fleming, 77, was found dead on a trail on Oct. 5 in Castleton, Vermont State Police said. She died from a gunshot wound to the head. The medical examiner determined the manner of death was homicide, police said. On Wednesday, police released a sketch of a per...

Taylor Swift ProductionsTaylor Swift announced on Instagram Wednesday night that Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie would be released one day early on Thursday, Oct. 12. Swift wrote in her caption, "Due to unprecedented demand we’re opening up early access showings of The Eras Tour Concert Film on THURSDAY in America and Canada!!" After the announcement, the 12-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter stepped out at The Grove in Los Angeles Wednesday night for the world premier...

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new rule that seeks to eliminate junk fees -- those hidden costs that can unexpectedly push up prices consumers pay at checkout. The proposed rule would apply to many industries across the economy, including event tickets, hotels and apartment rentals. If the rule goes into effect, companies that continue to charge these fees could be fined and forced to pay back consumers. The FTC says the far-reaching rul...

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Federal prosecutors on Long Island, New York filed new criminal charges against Rep. George Santos on Tuesday, accusing him of stealing people’s identities, making charges on his donors’ credit cards without their authorization and lying to federal election officials. Specifically, in Tuesdays 23-count superseding indictment, Santos has been charged with "two counts of wire fraud, two counts of making materially false statements...