A Gen Z Israeli explained why he's refusing to fight Hamas. Now Israel has sent him to military prison.

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photo portrait of Tal Mitnick
Tal Mitnick, 18, of Tel Aviv.

Soul Behar Tsalik, Mesarvot Network

A man had to have part of his leg amputated after being trapped in his truck for 6 days following a crash into an Indiana creek

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Officials rescue a man from a crashed car in Portage, Indiana.
Officials rescue a man from a crashed truck in Portage, Indiana.

Indiana State Police

Prosecutors are worried jurors might know Donald Trump is guilty, but acquit him anyway. Here's how they could do it.

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Donald Trump gives a thumbs up at a rally.
Prosecutors urged a judge to limit Donald Trump's arguments in his election interference case.

Scott Olson/Getty Images

Russia is drastically underplaying the toll of its warship exploding, report suggests

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The Russian Navy's large landing ship Novocherkassk sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 8, 2015.
The Russian landing ship Novocherkassk, seen here in 2015, was damaged in a Ukrainian airstrike, Russian officials confirmed.

Reuters

A US Navy destroyer and F-18 fighter jets shot down 17 drones and missiles that Iran-backed rebels fired in the Red Sea over 10 hours

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The US destroyer USS Laboon (left) and F-18 Super Hornets (right) shot down over a dozen drones and missiles fired by Iran-backed rebels near the Red Sea.
The US destroyer USS Laboon (left) and F-18 Super Hornets (right) shot down over a dozen drones and missiles fired by Iran-backed rebels near the Red Sea.

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Giving Trump 'absolute immunity' would encourage presidents to do crimes, former Republican officials tell court

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Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on December 19, 2023.
Donald Trump, seen here speaking at a campaign event in December 2023 in Iowa, wants a federal court to give him immunity from criminal prosecution.

Scott Olson

A yearlong basic income experiment in New Jersey helped residents buy groceries and pay rent, the city's mayor said. Now they're expanding the program.

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Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh.
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh.

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

A Russian officer surrendered and sold out his comrades, helping Ukraine's special forces cross a key river

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A Ukrainian special forces soldier walks in the water at night along the Dnipro River
A Ukrainian special forces soldier walks in the water at night along the Dnipro river.

AP

What's making airline passengers act out on planes? Travelers are stressed out and feeling 'entitled,' experts say.

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Planes wait in line on a runway for take-off.

PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images

Step aside, Krampus: Austria and Bavaria's Christmas villain is a demon that disembowels children

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Someone dressed as "Perchten," or followers of Perchta, at the annual annual "Rauhnacht" gathering in Waldkirchen, Germany in 2017.

Johannes Simon/Getty Images

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