Even if you’ve never considered straying from the market, looking to gold might be a good idea right now. Source

President Biden will meet virtually Friday with families of American hostages believed to be held by Hamas militants. The president told 60 Minutes, “This is not human behavior. It’s pure barbarism. And we’re going to do everything in our power to get them home.” Source

The war between Israel and Hamas sparked by the Palestinian faction’s brutal terror attack almost a week ago has claimed more than 2,800 lives, and it’s expected to escalate. Source

The idea is to help replace fossil fuels such as coal and oil with cleaner-burning hydrogen as an energy source, but many environmentalists are skeptical. Source

David Begnaud takes a surprise trip to Savannah, Georgia, where he meets a man who is believed to be the last person practicing the craft of shoe shining. A baby gets a life-changing cochlear implant after experiencing hearing loss. Plus, more heartwarming stories. Source

The deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, whipped by powerful winds from a passing hurricane, killed at least 98 people and leveled more than 2,000 structures. Source

The war between Israel and Hamas sparked by the Palestinian faction’s brutal terror attack almost a week ago has claimed more than 2,800 lives, and it’s expected to escalate. Source

More than 2,800 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza during and since the brutal Hamas attack on southern Israel Saturday, authorities on both sides said. Source

Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said the officers were trying to stop individuals from breaking into a vehicle when the suspects opened fire. Source

The Israeli military told the U.N. that the entire population north of the Wadi Gaza wetlands should “relocate to southern Gaza within the next 24 hours.” Source