内容摘要：Among the Trump administration’s latest salvos was asking federal agencies

Among the Trump administration’s latest salvos was asking federal agencies

The reunion brought a rare touch of joy in Israel after 18 months of devastating war.The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack killed some 1,200 people and resulted in more than 250 others being kidnapped. Nearly 60 hostages remain in Gaza, more than half of whom are believed to be dead.

An Israeli offensive launched after the attack has killed more than 51,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to local health authorities, and reduced large parts of Gaza to rubble. U.S.-led efforts to broker a ceasefire and bring home remaining hostages appear to be at a standstill.Nir Oz was one of the, with nearly a quarter of the approximately 400 residents killed or captured in the 2023 attack. For Israelis, it stands out as the embodiment of their

that day. Soldiers took hours to respond. Some families have said they saw Hamas militants killing or kidnapping animals.Rachel Dancyg holds her dog, Billie, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Israeli soldiers found Billie in the Gaza Strip, 18 months after she disappeared during Hamas’ attack on Dancyg’s Kibbutz of Nir Oz, in Binyamina, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Rachel Dancyg holds her dog, Billie, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Israeli soldiers found Billie in the Gaza Strip, 18 months after she disappeared during Hamas’ attack on Dancyg’s Kibbutz of Nir Oz, in Binyamina, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

It’s unclear how Billie ended up in Gaza. When Hamas entered Dancyg’s home, she hid in the safe room with her family for eight hours, holding the door shut. But she fled so quickly there was no time to find the dog. For months, the community looked everywhere for Billie, but there was no trace of her.a century ago, where murals memorialize a once-thriving “

,” one African American mother strives to keep others from dying as they try to bring new life into the world.Black women are more than three times as likely to

as white women in Oklahoma, which consistently ranks among the worst states in the nation for maternal mortality.“Tulsa is suffering,” said Corrina Jackson, who heads up a local version of the federal Healthy Start program, coordinating needed care and helping women through their pregnancies. “We’re talking about lives here.”