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The Mars Phoenix probe is scheduled to touch down on Mars around 7:53 Eastern Time on Sunday. If all goes well, it will land near the red planet's north pole. There, it will sample the ice that lies just beneath the surface. On-board instruments will analyze the ice and will look for signs of life.

A deal to pause the fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners would begin Friday morning, according to the foreign ministry in Qatar.

A year into the siege of Leningrad, a haggard group of musicians defiantly — and improbably — performed Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, which was dedicated to the suffering city.

Following campaigns in other states, Wisconsin primary voters who feel Biden has been too supportive of Israeli military actions in Gaza are using a choice on their ballots to voice their discontent.

Every December, on the shortest day of the year as fall officially gives way to winter, a feat of ancient astronomy and mathematics is on display in the Southwestern Ohio community of Oregonia.

Israeli forces bombarded towns and refugee camps across Gaza overnight into Thursday, killing dozens of people in an air and ground offensive against Hamas that has widened to most of the territory.

“We made the mistake of crossing illegally… But that’s the desperation of a person who fears for the safety of his loved ones,” says one migrant deported days after crossing U.S.-Mexico border.

More than 3 million Floridians were without power after Milton. In some areas like Siesta Key, damage was severe. In Sarasota, many residents were thankful things were not worse.

Opposition parties boycotted the election, calling it a sham amid a deteriorating political climate and authoritarian drift in the birthplace of the Arab Spring more than a decade ago.

Frank Borman commanded two early NASA missions including Apollo 8, the first to orbit the moon. He was a no-nonsense astronaut known for his keen attention to detail and duty to country.