Key U.S. ally fears Iraq instability after anti-ISIS offensive
At issue is who will confront ISIS on the ground in a country where sectarian divisions run deep. “Arab partners in the ISIS coalition are concerned that the planned operation…
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Key U.S. ally fears Iraq instability after anti-ISIS offensive
At issue is who will confront ISIS on the ground in a country where sectarian divisions run deep. “Arab partners in the ISIS coalition are concerned that the planned operation…
10 ways to show you love America
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has generated a firestorm by asserting, at a fundraiser for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, “I know this is a horrible thing to say, but…
Man’s death leads to discovery of new virus in Kansas, CDC reports
Named the Bourbon virus after the county where the patient lived, the virus is likely spread by tick or insect bites, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. A…
Man’s death leads to discovery of new virus in Kansas, CDC reports
A 50-year-old man suffered multiple tick bites in the spring of 2014 while working outside on his property, the CDC said in an article published in the agency’s “Infectious Diseases”…
Can circumstantial evidence convict Aaron Hernandez?
In truth, though, circumstantial evidence can sometimes be compelling and highly reliable. When combined with a touch of supporting direct evidence it can be the strongest of all cases as…
Tough choices: How to win against ISIS
Having helped to plan my fair share of international conferences and summits, I know a real success when I see it. And the White House’s summit on countering violence and…
Tough choices: How to win against ISIS
Having helped to plan my fair share of international conferences and summits, I know a real success when I see it. And the White House’s summit on countering violence and…
Tough choices: How to win against ISIS
Aaron David Miller is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. Follow…
Tough choices: How to win against ISIS
Aaron David Miller is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. Follow…
7 ways to celebrate World Pangolin Day
I kinda hate that there’s a “day” for everything, these days. Friday, for example, was simultaneously Love Your Pet Day, Cherry Pie Day and Handcuff Day (apparently celebrating the 1912…
7 ways to celebrate World Pangolin Day
I kinda hate that there’s a “day” for everything, these days. Friday, for example, was simultaneously Love Your Pet Day, Cherry Pie Day and Handcuff Day (apparently celebrating the 1912…
Herzog ‘calling Netanyahu’s bluff’ on security
The head of Israel’s main opposition Thursday promised to reignite the peace process as Prime Minister, suggesting a resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict would enable Israel to play a more…
Rudy Giuliani’s fall from America’s Mayor
But by amplifying his charge that President Barack Obama doesn’t love America, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani appears ready to risk sullying the powerful mythology that grew around his…
Bulgarian bones could be John the Baptist’s, scientists say
The most famous of them all, the Turin Shroud, is widely regarded as a Middle Ages forgery, and even the Catholic Church does not insist the shroud was actually used…
Huckabee meets with Netanyahu in advance of U.S. visit
“Gov. Huckabee encouraged [Netanyahu] regarding his upcoming speech to Congress,” said Huckabee’s Communications Director Alice Stewart in a statement to CNN, adding that the Governor assured the Prime Minister that…
Making history: Battles brew over alleged bias in Advanced Placement standards
And in partisanship. The College Board, which creates standards for what knowledge students in AP classes must demonstrate to get college credit for taking the course, introduced a new 95-page…
Soldiers from Cameroon, Chad take on Boko Haram at Nigerian border
A pickup loaded with Chadian troops crosses the bridge into Gambaru to reinforce their peers locked in an hours-long heavy exchange of gunfire with Boko Haram fighters. A suspected terrorist…
‘Envelope, please’: 6 things you may not know about the Oscars envelope
The shining Oscar statuette is a celebrated symbol of the Academy Awards, but there is another icon on the Oscars scene. Weighing a quarter of a pound and seen by…
‘Envelope, please’: 6 things you may not know about the Oscars envelope
The shining Oscar statuette is a celebrated symbol of the Academy Awards, but there is another icon on the Oscars scene. Weighing a quarter of a pound and seen by…
‘Envelope, please’: 6 things you may not know about the Oscars envelope
The shining Oscar statuette is a celebrated symbol of the Academy Awards, but there is another icon on the Oscars scene. Weighing a quarter of a pound and seen by…
Coptic Christian bishop: I forgive ISIS
Christians across the world expressed horror and outrage at the mass killing, with Pope Francis calling the victims “martyrs” whose violent deaths should unite the fractured Christian community. Remarkably, though,…
Rudy Giuliani’s Obama critique puts 2016ers in a bind
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who is contemplating a presidential run, tried to strike that balance in his comments to The Associated Press that while he had “no doubt” Obama loves…
Verdict in Strauss-Kahn trial set for June
He’ll learn June 12 whether investigative magistrates accepted his version. A verdict by the Lille court will be read on that date. The onetime contender for the French presidency has…
Verdict in Strauss-Kahn trial set for June
He’ll learn June 12 whether investigative magistrates accepted his version. A verdict by the Lille court will be read on that date. The onetime contender for the French presidency has…
Verdict in Strauss-Kahn trial set for June
The onetime contender for the French presidency has denied investigators’ accusations that he organized or encouraged sex parties involving prostitutes. “For the first time, throughout these last hearings, I felt…
Verdict in Strauss-Kahn trial set for June
He’ll learn June 12 whether investigative magistrates accepted his version. A verdict by the Lille court will be read on that date. The onetime contender for the French presidency has…
Verdict in Strauss-Kahn trial set for June
He’ll learn June 12 whether investigative magistrates accepted his version. A verdict by the Lille court will be read on that date. The onetime contender for the French presidency has…
Justice Department to seek stay in Texas immigration ruling
The stay request will be filed by Monday, Earnest said. Justice Department officials plan to seek an expedited hearing of their appeal, hoping that it can be resolved in the…
And the most liberal Oscars movie is…
But what if you could predict the ideological bent of a film by looking at the politics of the people who made them? Campaign donations, which provide a behind-the-curtain peek…