Who Are the Hostages Believed Alive in Gaza? NYT | Top Stories Liam Stack and Isabel Kershner 10 October 2025 at 00:44 Israel says 20 living hostages are held by Hamas, set for release in a prisoner exchange together with the remains of those who died. Here’s what we know about them. © David Guttenfelder/The New York TimesYellow chairs, some with images of hostages, along a road in southern Israel on Thursday.
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration NYT | Top Stories Elisabeth Bumiller and Erica L. Green 9 October 2025 at 01:10 Separately, in the administration’s first 200 days, only two of 98 Senate-confirmed appointees to the most senior jobs in government were Black. © The New York Times