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Memphis East boys basketball coach Maurice Miller has resigned after one season with the program, he confirmed to The Commercial Appeal on May 12.

President Donald Trump set out on a three-nation visit to the Middle East on Monday, a trip he had originally intended to use ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump ...

Edan Alexander, who has dual citizenship, moved to Israel and was serving in the Israeli army when he was captured in Hamas' 2023 attack.

US President Donald Trump left Monday for Saudi Arabia, calling his Middle East trip "historic." The tour, including Qatar ...

WATCH: After 19 months held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza strip, October 7 massacre survivor Edan Alexander has been reunited ...