Top U.S. officials are meeting with Israel's minister for strategic affairs at the White House amid international pressure for a cease-fire, as Israel apparently prepares to expand its ground offensive in Gaza into a third section of the territory.
U.S. President Joe Biden ordered the United States military to carry out retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. service members were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq.
Stocks edged higher early Tuesday as Wall Street kicked off what's expected to be a quiet, holiday-shortened week of trading.