By Emma Bowman The vice president seeks to reach a cease-fire deal to allow the flow of more aid into Gaza and to discuss the region’s future. Gantz’s trip to Washington has upset Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein) Source: Harris to meet Israeli minister Benny Gantz to discuss temporary Gaza cease-fire
By Mary Childs It is so expensive to have a kid in the United States. The U.S. is one of just a handful of countries worldwide with no federal paid parental leave; it offers functionally no public childcare (and private childcare is wildly expensive); and women can expect their pay to take a hit after […]
By Charles Maynes The former Soviet republic of Georgia is seeking membership in the European Union. But that effort may be complicated by treatment of the western-leaning former president who is in jail and in poor health. His supporters say he was poisoned. (Image credit: Irakli Gedenidze) The former Soviet republic of Georgia is seeking […]