The ruins of a coffee shop in the West Bank city of Tulkarm show the force of the airstrike on Thursday night that killed a senior local commander of the militant group Hamas - and at least 17 others.

The high toll and Israel’s use of a warplane were unusual for the Israeli military’s operations in the West Bank, which have escalated during the war in Gaza.

A strike by dockworkers at dozens of U.S. ports has paralyzed about half of the country’s ocean shipping, and a prolonged dispute could bring the issue close to home for consumers. The strike, which includes about 45,

Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that the dockworkers strikes could have a real impact on the U.S. economy the longer they go on and said the issue needed to be resolved.

Thousands of longshoremen across the biggest ports on the East and Gulf Coast have walked off their jobs in a bid for a pay raise.  Here's how it will affect you.