When Buddhists were Public Enemy No. 1

Yet it might also serve as a reminder that a religion now considered universally benign once endured suspicion, vocal protest and even government surveillancemuch as Islam has in recent years….

Dilemmas of the Internet age

While all eyes are on the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of data, a thriving economy built on mass consumer surveillance is growing. Companies are collecting information about consumers in…

Q&A: Life on the Saudi border

Saudi dilemma: How to spot potential terrorist amid tide of human misery Robertson discussed the situation and his experiences covering global conflicts during his 25-year career in a wide-ranging “ask…

Bill Russell Fast Facts

Birth place: Monroe, Louisiana Birth name: William Felton Russell Father: Charles Russell Mother: Katie (King) Russell – October 16, 2013 – Is arrested for bringing a loaded .38-caliber Smith &…

ISIS has miscalculated

The barbaric, elaborately stage-managed video that showed Jordanian pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh being burned alive was a calculated move by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to weaken the resolve of Jordan…

Can a killer whale be a slave?

“Lolita’s story reminded me of my own,” says African-American actress and singer Robbyne Kaamil. “My own relatives, my family ancestors, were captured and forced into slavery.” Captured in waters off…

Aircraft carrier steams through a rainbow

“As a photographer I am used to documenting operational events like aircraft launches and recoveries,” Perez, a 21-year-old mass communications specialist third class, said in an email. “But when I…

How to help civilians in Ukraine

Catholic Relief ServicesDoctors Without BordersInternational Committee of the Red CrossInternational Rescue CommitteeOffice of the U.N. High Commissioner for RefugeesWorld Food Programme

‘Magic Mike XXL’ grinds out a trailer

The “MMXXL” trailer opens with a masked Magic Mike, played by Channing Tatum, welding metal in a suggestive manner and then breaking into a smooth dance routine to Ginuwine’s “Pony.”…