More than 530,000 homes and businesses without power as of midday Saturday, over 200,000 of them in Ohio, according to PowerOutage.us. in sprawling storm system also brought wildfires to the southern Plains

IDF monitors unidentified aircraft as it approached Israeli airspace, fighter jets, and choppers dispatched to the border, shoots aircraft down in an unpopulated area near the Sea of Galilee; forces on hand to collect debris

Western intelligence sources say strikes targeted T4 air base located west of ancient city of Palmyra, and al Dabaa airport near al Qusayr city near the Lebanese border; Syrian defense ministry says material damage caused and 5 people wounded

Israeli organization Ezer Mizion has already saved almost 5,000 lives through their Jewish bone marrow database of over 1.2 million potential donors. Now they're rallying to increase donations in hopes of saving the life of Murray Foltyn, an Ashkenazi Jew from Australia.

Death toll in overnight Friday attack rises to six after Meghdad Mahghani succumbs to injuries; Iranian state TV says he ‘stayed in Syria as part of his service in the Revolutionary Guard’; Damascus accuses Israel of striking country thrice in four days

Dvir Taman, who was injured in Operation Protective Edge and spent 8 months in the hospital: 'It’s been ages since I’ve felt so good, so comfortable and safe. It’s more than just fun; it’s oxygen for me'

For those who wish to enjoy the less-traveled locales of the Holy Land, you can find a truly romantic getaway next to a ravine and enjoy a cool dip before drying off in the sun; 'Berekhat Zefira is one of Israel's most beautiful desert ponds,' says travel blogger