Canada’s tunnel mystery solved — well, sort of
The tunnel, which measured more than 6 feet high and nearly 3 feet wide and snaked 33 feet long, was near York University and the Rexall Centre, the venue for…
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Bush won’t sign no-taxes pledge
His refusal comes in response to a call from Grover Norquist, head of the anti-tax group Americans for Tax Reform, to sign his Taxpayers Protection Pledge, in which candidates commit…
Power: U.S.-Israel relationship ‘transcends politics’
“We believe firmly that Israel’s security and the U.S.- Israel partnership transcends politics. It always will,” Power said. “This partnership should never be politicized and it cannot and will not…
Why I teach ‘Star Trek’ in my class
My children grew up watching the shows that followed the original series, which continued the tradition established by “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry of tackling current events like war, genocide…
Georgia woman’s execution back on, as supporters cry for clemency
A petition saying the mother of three has turned her life around, even earning a theology degree while in prison, had garnered more than 40,000 signatures as of Monday morning,…
Georgia woman’s execution back on, as supporters cry for clemency
A petition saying the mother of three has turned her life around, even earning a theology degree while in prison, had garnered more than 40,000 signatures as of Monday morning,…
Netanyahu to address AIPAC amid controversy
Polling has shown Americans disapprove of House Speaker John Boehner’s move to invite Netanyahu without notifying the White House. That, and the timing of the speech so close to the…
Barbara Mikulski, the longest serving female senator in history, to retire
Mikulski is known as the “Dean” of the Senate womenhelping forge bipartisan relationships for decades that often result in compromise. Until Democrats lost control of the Senate, she was the…
Britain’s Royal Mint updates coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
Production of the new coins began Monday, and they will appear in circulation later this year, the Royal Mint said. The new design depicts the Queen wearing the royal diamond…
Putin critic Boris Nemtsov killed: Mother of witness speaks out
“She was crying and she was saying Boris had been killed and he’s lying next to me,” her mother, Inna Duritskaya, said. “She was in such shock she couldn’t say…
Fulfill George Washington’s last wish — a national university
“…a National University; and also a Military Academy. The desirableness of both these Institutions, has so constantly increased with every new view I have taken of the subject, that I…
Dolce & Gabbana celebrates motherhood in Milan
Many of the looks featured saccharine needlework phrases like “I love you, mamma” and “Per la mamma più bella del mondo” (for the most beautiful mother in the world) as…
With hard feelings all around, White House set to rebut Netanyahu
Expecting Netanyahu to issue withering criticism of President Barack Obama’s moves toward a nuclear deal with Iran, the White House was planning to go on the offense, dispatching two high-profile…
White House lawn temporarily locked down
Secret Service officers arrested the man who will be transferred to DCPD custody. The North Lawn has since been reopened.
‘I am the proud son of an immigrant’
If my father had not been brave and hungry for a better future in America, there would be one fewer public administrator, one fewer third grade teacher and one fewer…
The complicated life — and tragic death — of Boris Nemtsov
Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition leader slain Friday night a stone’s throw from the Kremlin, was a true original, one of the towering figures of his country’s post-communist political odyssey….
That Mentos and Coke Zero video is cool, but someone already topped it
But as fun as that one is (nice touch actually drinking some of the Coke Zero, Hajime) let us not forget the even more impressive leap for Mentos and mankind…
Poll: Nearly half of U.S. voters disapprove of Netanyahu invite
The Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey out Sunday found that 48% of registered voters disapprove of congressional Republicans’ move to invite Netanyahu to address Congress without notifying President Barack Obama…
7 women who changed the world
They wrote books that revolutionized people’s view of society; made scientific discoveries that transformed medicine as we know it; and brought about laws that shook up the establishment. In celebration…
Iraqi forces try to wrest Tikrit back from ISIS’ firm grip
It’s part of a wide-scale offensive ordered by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday. Tikrit fell to ISIS in June of 2014, after the group’s capture of Iraq’s second-largest…
Iraqi forces try to wrest Tikrit back from ISIS’ firm grip
The Iraqi army, along with Sunni and Shiite militiamen, attacked ISIS strongholds in the area Monday, the state-run Iraqiya TV reported. It’s part of a wide-scale offensive ordered by Iraqi…
Horse safari: Riding into the lions’ den
But if you want to get a bit closer to some of nature’s most beautiful beasts then heading out on four legs, not four wheels, might be your best bet….
Anti-Jewish attacks in Europe: Keep it in perspective
I was visiting from Europe, where terrorism was a fact of life, and I was scared. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s in Europe, and even beyond, far-left and far-right extremists,…
5 things to know about China’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’
Here are five things to know to put the phenomenon in context: 1. Overnight sensation The slickly produced video shows journalist Chai Jing presenting a comprehensive slide show, intercutting with…
5 things to know about China’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’
Here are five things to know to put the phenomenon in context: 1. Overnight sensation The slickly produced video shows journalist Chai Jing presenting a comprehensive slide show, intercutting with…
ISIS releases Christian some hostages — but why?
But that has made their latest decision on the fate of 19 Christian prisoners all the more surprising to some. On Sunday, ISIS released them. Another 10 Assyrian Christians are…
Texas nurse who contracted Ebola to sue hospital chain
According to the suit, the hospital chain failed to provide proper equipment and training to treat Ebola. Pham contracted the disease last fall while treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who started…
Police arrest man in hacking death of Bangladeshi-American blogger Avijit Roy
And within minutes after the Thursday attack, Rahman posted photos of the crime scene, said Col. Ziaul Ahsan of Bangladesh’s elite anti-crime unit, the Rapid Action Battalion. In a Facebook…
6,000 have died in eastern Ukraine in less than a year, UN says
The report paints a picture of “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
Death toll at 196 from Afghanistan avalanches
Ten new avalanches were reported early Monday morning, without any casualties. Over the weekend, a total of 40 avalanches hit the area, said Bab Jan Hakimi, head of disaster response…