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An Israeli Air Force helicopter carrying an Israeli hostage released by Hamas lands at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.

Israel's military said it had resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip minutes after a temporary truce with Hamas expired Friday, blaming the militant group for breaking the cease-fire.

Pakistani tribesmen gather over the destroyed residence of suspected Taliban militant Omar Daraz after a U.S. missile strike in Miranshah, the main town in the restive North Waziristan district, Oct. 12.

Pakistanis Debate Role In Combating Militants

Pakistani leaders are trying to reach a consensus about how to handle the violent conflict that has spread into the country from Afghanistan. The issue provokes particularly strong feelings: Pakistanis disagree among themselves about whether it's their war to fight.

'Atlantic': Franklin Foer On Paul Manafort And The Fall Of Washington

Rachel Martin talks to Franklin Foer of The Atlantic about Paul Manafort potentially tampering with witnesses in the Robert Mueller investigation. Foer profiled Manafort for the magazine in March.

An 1883 illustration of the Grim Reaper draped in a cloth labeled "cholera," arriving in America on a British ship.

Little Demons, Death And Biting Dogs: How We Picture Disease

Today's cartoonists are depicting the novel coronavirus as an angry, spiky ball — reflecting our knowledge of viruses. But before we knew what they looked like, we imagined disease differently.

In an image from a YouYube video released on Aug. 29, 2019, shows Former senior commander Iván Márquez (center) and fugitive rebel colleague, Jesús Santrich (wearing sunglasses), of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia at an undisclosed location announcing they are taking up arms again.

Many Of Colombia's Ex-Rebel Fighters Rearm And Turn To Illegal Drug Trade

Since the country's 2016 peace deal, former rebels have joined armed groups operating in narcotics trafficking, extortion and illegal gold mining, according to the Colombian military.

COVID-19 Morning Report

State health officials reported 11,256 new COVID-19 cases, Monday, for a total of 1,376,692 infections. The Florida Department of Health also reported 103 new coronavirus-related deaths, yesterday, for a total of 22,415 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is scrapping its plans for in-person learning one week into the semester, a pivot from which its faculty chair says she hopes other schools will learn.

UNC Experience Should Be A Lesson To Other Universities, Says Faculty Chair

UNC-Chapel Hill had to cancel in-person classes after a surge in coronavirus cases. Mimi Chapman tells NPR that "should give every other large public university in the country pause."

Blood plasma — the yellowish, cell-free portion that remains after red and white blood cells and have been filtered out by a machine and returned to the plasma donor — is rich with antibodies. Plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients might prove useful in preventing infection as well as in treatment, scientists say.

Harvested Antibodies Now Being Tested As A Prevention Tool Against COVID-19

Scientists are now checking to see if purified blood serum from people who have recovered from COVID-19 might be more than a useful treatment. Perhaps it's a way to prevent disease in someone else.

With School Buildings Closed, Children's Mental Health Is Suffering

A top pediatrician calls for reopening schools as soon as possible because of the negative impact the shutdown is having on students' learning and mental health.

Justinian Huang with his dog Swagger in California.

Homeward Bound: Pets' Incredible COVID-19 Journeys To Reunite With Owners

Travelers were stuck without a way to get back to their pets amid coronavirus travel restrictions. Now expats in China are chartering a flight to bring dogs and cats over to their owners.

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