How ISIS makes (and takes) money
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has crude, stomach-turning tactics when it comes to dealing with its enemy, but experts say that its moneymaking methods are highly sophisticated, especially…
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Does Kim Jong Un’s new look reflect a new attitude?
And maybe that’s what the reclusive leader of North Korea was going for when he modified his almost boyish over-the-top-flop to a higher, angular, more severe cut. The look first…
Son died fighting for ISIS, mom wants to fight propaganda
The process of radicalization is gradual and persuasive, she said. And deadly. Her son, who joined ISIS’s ranks in Syria, was killed in fighting there more than a year ago….
Don’t ban e-cigarettes on airplanes
These are good times for anti-smoking campaigners. But you wouldn’t know it from listening to their rhetoric. At the urging of anti-tobacco activists, the Department of Transportation is proposing to…
Don’t ban e-cigarettes on airplanes
These are good times for anti-smoking campaigners. But you wouldn’t know it from listening to their rhetoric. At the urging of anti-tobacco activists, the Department of Transportation is proposing to…
Not all soccer fans are racist hooligans
Brendan O’Neill is editor of the London-based online magazine spiked and is a columnist for The Big Issue in the UK and Reason.com in the United States. Video footage of…
In poignant essay, Oliver Sacks says he has incurable cancer
In a New York Times essay that received instant acclaim for its poignancy, beauty and determination, the renowned scientist and doctor revealed that he has incurable cancer. “Over the last…
Nonsense about terrorism’s ‘root causes’
The Obama administration this week hosted a three-day conference on “Countering Violent Extremism,” which is a government euphemism for how best to deal with Islamist terrorism. Already a predictable tsunami…
Bitter, deadly cold grips eastern United States
And it’s apparently not going awayat least for any length of timeanytime soon. From a frozen Niagara Falls to endangered Florida oranges, there’s no shortage of evidence about how cold…
Luis Figo plans $3.5 billion giveaway
The Portuguese great outlined an eye catching $3.5 billion giveaway as he seeks to build a base to challenge Blatter in the May election. Figo’s “For Football Manifesto” promised that…
Texas county says it’s issued state’s first same-sex marriage license
The order applied only to that couple, and “any additional licenses issued to same-sex couples also must be court ordered,” Debeauvoir’s office said in a statement. Texas’ ban on same-sex…
Biden completes early-state trifecta with slated trip to New Hampshire
The Vice President visited Iowa, home to the first-in-the-nation caucus, earlier in February, delivering a speech on the economy, touring a community college and visiting a local coffee shop. Earlier…
‘Smart City’ knows who needs power, and when
In 1882 on Pearl Street, New York City, Thomas Edison opened the world’s first commercial electric grid, lighting up local homes and businesses with cables connected to his power station….
Is cheap oil killing the planet?
Glada Lahn is Senior Research Fellow in the Energy, Environment & Resources Department at Chatham House in London. She focuses on energy and water governance and investment issues and economic…
Can this cream remove your tattoo?
That’s where Canadian graduate student Alec Falkenham enters the picture. Falkenham, a Ph.D. student in pathology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has developed a technique that doesn’t involve…
Five things you didn’t know about Jesus
You may hear revelations from new books that purport to tell the “real story” about Jesus, opinions from friends who have discovered a “secret” on the Web about the son…
Actually, that’s not in the Bible
“Scripture tells you that all things shall pass,” a choked-up Ditka said after leading his team to only five wins during the previous season. “This, too, shall pass.” Ditka fumbled…
Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt gets a challenger
Still, Kander enters the race as an underdog in a state where Republicans have shown increasing strength in recent yearsand where a high-profile Democrat, Gov. Jay Nixon, has suffered popularity…
Frozen Niagara Falls draws tourists
Well, this ought to quench that need for freeze: Ice has suddenly blossomed across the Great Lakes, with the ice pack nearly doubling in just a little more than a…
Giuliani: Obama doesn’t love America
Giuliani made the remarks Wednesday during a private dinner event at the upscale 21 Club in Manhattan that featured Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is closely considering a presidential bid….
‘We had to adapt’: Syrian refugees inject fresh life, business into camp
“We had to adapt,” he said. It’s not just about coming up with business innovations or delivery options. Thinking outside the box becomes a necessity when you’re essentially living in…
Study: ‘U.S. Army officers lie’ routinely
The 33-page report, compiled following interviews with officers across the Army, concluded that the Army’s culture is rife with “dishonesty and deception” at all levels of the institutionfrom the most…
Obama to call on world to focus on roots of ISIS, al Qaeda extremism
The President’s speech at the State Department Thursday morning will harken back to remarks he made at the United Nations General Assembly last fall, when he urged communities across the…
UK jets intercept Russian aircraft near British airspace
“The Russian planes were escorted by the RAF until they were out of the UK area of interest. At no time did the Russian military aircraft cross into UK sovereign…
Abused Metro man wants racist Chelsea ‘fans locked up’
Filmed on a mobile phone by a bystander waiting on the platform of Richelieu-Drouot station, the incident took place before a Champions League tie between English club Chelsea and Paris…
New Bush advisers key to old Bush ‘mistake’
During a question-and-answer session following his speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Bush said, “There were mistakes made in Iraq, for sure,” under President George W. Bush’s watch….
Poll: Obama’s approval ratings stagnant despite economy
READ: ‘We are not at war with Islam,’ Obama says Ratings of current economic conditions remain mixed, with 48% describing them as good and 52% as poor, but that’s significantly…
Ukraine ceasefire must be respected, leaders say
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany spoke Thursday by phone in an apparent attempt to shore up a ceasefire deal shaken by Ukraine’s forced retreat from a key…
Tim Howard wants to end career at Everton but eyes national team return
He’s been dubbed the “Secretary of Defense,” but don’t expect Tim Howard to be repelling Major League Soccer forwards any time soon. The 35-year-old says he intends to end his…
Forget ‘House of Cards!’ 8 must-see African shows you NEED to watch
Move over “House of Cards!” And “Better Call Saul” can wait. If you need a new obsession to binge-watch online, we’ve got a hot list of African TV and web…