Residents of Springfield, Ohio, React to Influx of 20,000 Haitians

Haitians are asking people to give them more time to adapt to a new culture, but residents worry about their safety and the drain on resources. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—They live on separate sides of Springfield, but Rhonda Zimmers and Melissa Skinner noticed gradual changes to their neighborhoods in this Ohio city midway between Dayton and Columbus,

Israeli Leaders Consider Total Siege of Northern Gaza, With Implications for ‘Day After’

Israeli decision-makers are considering a plan to lay siege to northern Gaza in an effort to ramp up pressure on Hamas. The “Generals’ Plan,” a three-page document published last week by high-ranking Israel Defense Forces reserve officers, calls to evacuate up to 300,000 civilians from the northern 1/3 of Gaza and then block all supplies