International

Minnesota protesters, officials call for cease-fire in Gaza
For many Minnesotans, the crisis in the Middle East hits close to home. Maple Grove residents Tariq and Manal Harmouda said close to three dozen of their relatives were killed in western Gaza on Thursday night.
5 dead and 5 injured — names on a scrap of paper show impact of Gaza war on a U.S. family
Jehad Adwan, a nursing professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, said he and his wife, Fatma Abumousa, found out early Sunday that five of her relatives were killed, and another five were injured, after a bomb hit her family's home in Gaza.
20 trucks of medicine and food come into Gaza, but aid groups say more help is needed
Many more truckloads of aid are waiting in Egypt. Hundreds of trapped Americans had come to the border, hoping the aid delivery could be chance to escape the violence. But none were allowed to leave.
Biden calls Israel trip a gamble, readies prime time speech
Biden says he knew he had a lot on the line during his 31-hour dash to Tel Aviv. Now he'll follow that with an Oval Office speech to push for foreign spending, another gamble he can't afford to lose.