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Israel blamed the United Nations for the inadequate flow of food and other aid into Gaza, deepening a dispute over an evolving humanitarian crisis.

Republicans on Wednesday blocked an emergency spending bill to fund the war in Ukraine, demanding strict new border restrictions in exchange and severely jeopardizing President Joe Biden's push to replenish the war chests of U.S. allies before the end of the year.

The Israeli offensive in the southern Gaza Strip has set off another mass displacement, as tens of thousands of distressed people flee to areas west and south of the main southern city, only to find shelters packed beyond capacity and a lack of basic necessities like food, medicine and water, aid agencies and the United Nations said Wednesday.

President Joe Biden called on congressional Republicans on Wednesday to put aside "petty, partisan, angry politics" and pass a multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine, warning that failure to do so could enable President Vladimir Putin of Russia to reclaim momentum in the war and even draw in American troops.

The suspect in a mass shooting Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is dead, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said.

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it had charged four Russian soldiers with torturing an American living in the war-ravaged region of Kherson in Ukraine, using a war crimes statute for the first time since it was enacted nearly three decades ago.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the former House speaker who was ousted from his position in October in a revolt by hard-right members, will not seek reelection to his congressional seat and will retire from Congress at the end of this month, he announced Wednesday.

For the fourth time in three weeks, a woman has filed a sexual assault lawsuit against music mogul Sean Combs, best known as Diddy. 

An extensive, years-long coverup of sexual abuse allegations at the prestigious U.S. Coast Guard Academy underscores that "change is necessary," officials determined, after an internal review affirmed revelations that senior leaders worked to downplay the prevalence of such crimes and shield the institution from public scrutiny.

Big Republican donors warned months ago that the only way to stifle Donald Trump's comeback bid was to coalesce around one of his rivals. That never happened. Many of the donors who fuel presidential ambitions with their checkbooks -- Citadel's Ken Griffin, Blackstone Inc.'s Stephen Schwarzman and Elliott Investment Management's Paul Singer - have so far stayed on the sidelines.

Unionized TV and movie actors ratified a new contract with Hollywood studios, finalizing a deal that includes artificial intelligence regulations and a new compensation model for streaming projects and puts to rest months of striking and on-and-off negotiations.

Soldiers in the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade waited for nightfall before piling - nervous but confident - into their U.S.-provided Bradley Fighting Vehicles. It was June 7 and Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive was about to begin. The goal for the first 24 hours was to advance nearly nine miles, reaching the village of Robotyne - an initial thrust south toward the larger objective of reclaiming Melitopol, a city near the Sea of Azov, and severing Russian supply lines. Nothing went as planned.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced Tuesday that he would lift his blockade of nearly all the military promotions he had delayed for almost a year in protest of a Pentagon policy ensuring abortion access for service members, continuing to hold up only the most senior generals.

Most of the Supreme Court expressed skepticism Tuesday about a challenge to the constitutionality of a 2017 tax provision that could have far-reaching effects on the U.S. tax code.

A pregnant North Texas woman is suing the state over access to an abortion after her fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition.

 Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., who made history as the first interim speaker of the House after Republicans ousted their own speaker and struggled for weeks to agree on a successor, said Tuesday that he would leave Congress at the end of his term.