Hundreds of people have been killed in Israel and the Gaza Strip after Hamas launched a violent and deadly attack on Israel. The Israeli government has responded with airstrikes and declared a state of war. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports. Source
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At least 1,200 killed in Israel-Hamas fighting, several Americans confirmed dead
Israel’s military continues to battle Hamas in at least seven locations, two days after the militant group launched an unprecedented attack. Israeli officials confirmed at least 700 of its citizens were killed and the White House says several Americans have also been killed. Hamas claims to have taken more than 130 hostages. CBS News’ Doug Williams, Naomi Ruchim, Haley Ott and Cristian Benavides have more. Source
RFK Jr. expected to drop Democratic presidential campaign to run as independent
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce he’s dropping his Democratic bid for the presidency to run instead as an independent or third-party candidate. Source
Eye Opener: Death toll soars as war rages after Hamas’ attack on Israel
Israel’s army is battling Hamas after the bloodiest attack by the militant group in decades, raising fears of a wider war. Also, supporters of Israel and the Palestinians hold dueling protests in cities across the U.S. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Source
Mysterious mummy identified and buried after 128 years
“Stoneman Willie” was revealed to have been named James Murphy as his gravestone was unveiled. Source
Nobel in economics awarded for research on workplace gender gap
Claudia Goldin, whose work shed light on the gender gap in pay, is just the third woman out of 93 economics laureates to win the Nobel. Source
Dead skydiver found on front lawn of Florida home: “Worst I’ve seen”
A neighbor’s surveillance video captured an SUV window’s reflection, showing the skydiver descending before making a hard landing. Source
Race to find survivors after devastating earthquakes hit Afghanistan
More than 2,000 people were killed by powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan’s western Herat region, but the toll is likely to rise. Source
U.S. climber and her guide dead, 2 missing after Tibet mountain avalanches
Anna Gutu and Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others remained missing. Source
A third of schools don’t have a nurse. That’s a problem.
School nurses treat kids for a wide range of illnesses and injuries, and are sometimes their only health provider. Yet many states don’t require them, and school districts struggle to hire them. Source