Progress has been made on the recycling front, but a growing population, bureaucratic hurdles and little awareness provide few reasons for optimism

Separately, Syrian state media reported that country's air defenses have responded to a 'hostile target' and destroyed a missile before it reached a central Syrian town, suggesting it was fired by Israel

Earlier, Tlaib canceled her trip citing 'oppressive conditions,' after Israel accepted her petition to visit on 'humanitarian grounds'

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus was ousted from his position after being accused of selling church property to a settler organization and has spent the last 11 years shut up in his apartment. Now old and ailing, he is still fighting his successor

Jail guards on duty the night of Epstein's death are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they were checking on inmates every half hour as required, people familiar with the matter say

In her 2-month life, her tent was demolished twice. She died in an accident and her mother was seriously injured, the day after the family was ordered out. For 50 communities in the Jordan Valley, evictions are common

New alliances between rebels in Yemen means Saudi Arabia could dangerously clash with the UAE, possibly resulting in the rebirth of a South Yemen