2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (740+ words) WASHINGTON " Lebanon and Israel opened their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a "historic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (772+ words) TEHRAN, Iran " Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again Wednesday in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, casting doubt over whether an already precarious ceasefire to end more than a month of war will hold....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (118+ words) THE PARKING LOT " Pop quiz: How would you feel if you walked out into a parking lot and a pack of wolves was lurking around the cars? Or if you were in that same parking lot and it were taken…...