Follow the latest news on the major headlines of the day. The New York Times came to columnist Nicholas Kristof's defense on Tuesday after his report detailing horrific allegations of widespread sexual abuse against Palestinian detainees led some pro-Israel figures -- including the Israeli Foreign Ministry itself -- to question the journalist's credibility and accuse him of "blood libel." In a statement, Times spokesperson Charlie Stadtlander said Kristof "is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning