International

War fears and flight cancellations in Lebanon send travelers and residents scrambling
The U.S. and other governments issued Lebanon travel advisories and some airlines stopped flying there, in anticipation of an escalation of fighting after assassinations in Iran and Beirut.
U.S. and allies prepare to defend Israel as Netanyahu says it's already in 'multi-front war' with Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, while the United States and allies prepare to defend Israel from an expected counterstrike and prevent an even more destructive regional conflict.
U.S. deploys ships and fighter jets to Middle East as Israel braces for Iran attack
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered fighter jets as well as Navy destroyers and cruisers deployed to “bolster force protection for U.S. troops in the region and to defend Israel,” the Pentagon said.
Israel's army says airstrikes in the northern West Bank kill 9 Palestinian militants
Israel’s army says two airstrikes in the northern West Bank have killed nine Palestinian militants. Violence has flared again in the Israeli-occupied territory with tensions high over the war in Gaza. 
Twin Cities author releases children’s books celebrating Haitian language and music
On Saturday Djenane Saint Juste is sharing two children’s books she self-published in three languages: English, French and Haitian Creole, a language she was not allowed to learn in school.