Georgia Howe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized the strikes after IDF soldiers were fired upon.

Israel says Hamas militants launched an anti-tank missile and small arms fire at Israeli soldiers in Rafah.

Israeli planes have now launched strikes on Gaza City.

An Israeli official told the Jerusalem Post, quote, the response to Hamas' current violations will be much more significant than the response last time.

Jamaica has been slammed by the strongest storm in the island's recorded history.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall at noon today and has already caused multiple deaths.

The category five monster storm has clocked wind speeds of 185 miles per hour, strong enough to strip leaves from trees and level even well-built structures.

Officials warned of storm surges of 20 feet on the coasts, as well as widespread inland flooding from torrential rains.

The storm system is expected to weaken slightly to a category four by the time it hits Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.

Also in that vein, Toyota has pledged several billion dollars to new manufacturing plants in the U.S.

Speaking to American soldiers aboard a ship stationed in Tokyo, the president warmly welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Sanai Takeuchi to the stage.

He announced Tokyo's investment later in the speech.

A Utah judge has ruled that the man being tried for the assassination of Charlie Kirk will be able to wear civilian clothes in court.

Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.

As the government shutdown continues, one Democratic senator notably struggled to defend his party's demands to reopen the government.

In a fiery exchange on CNBC yesterday, Squawk Box host Joe Kernan pressed Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego on the Democrats' supposed focus on extending Obamacare subsidies.

The subsidies were originally introduced as an emergency measure during COVID and are set to expire this year.

Democrats have made this a sticking point to negotiations to reopen the government.

Kernan noted that funding the subsidies for one additional year would cost roughly $40 billion.

But the current Democratic proposal to end the shutdown reportedly includes $1.5 trillion in additional spending.