Mubarak’s sons released from prison
Gamal and Alaa Mubarak had served the maximum pretrial detention allowed. A previous embezzlement conviction of the two sons and their father was overturned this year, but they all face…
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5 reasons schools hate snow days
On Monday, schools across the Northeast shut down or planned to close early to prepare for a blizzard. New York City Public Schools planned to be open Monday but canceled…
Colorado Theater Shooting Fast Facts
James E. Holmes:Birth date: December 13, 1987 Birth place: San Diego, California Birth name: James Eagan Holmes Father: Robert Holmes, a scientist Mother: Arlene Holmes Education: University of California, Riverside,…
Why is GOP going after Social Security?
So why do Republicans keep sidling up to it and sticking their fingers out? There’s a brewing controversy in Congress over a small part of the program, which is just…
The Miss Universe winner is …
There were boos when 22-year-old model Kaci Fennell was announced as the fourth runner-up. Viewers immediately weighed in with why they felt Miss Jamaica had been robbed of the title,…
Why we need a North American Passport
In recognition of our shared destiny, the three countries should create a North American passport that would, over time, allow their citizens to travel, work, invest, learn and innovate anywhere…
City by city in the blizzard of 2015
New York Snow remains light through Monday evening rush hour. The heaviest snow is likely between 7 p.m. Monday and noon Tuesday. – Light snow during the day Monday, with…
How Obama will be on the ballot in 2016
Pundits can talk all they want about the President being “more aggressive” in his State of the Union address and report on how he won’t be willing to be passive…
Queen Elizabeth II: The monarch who never looks a gift horse in the mouth
Tipmake it something equine-related. Given her well-known love of horses, it’s perhaps fitting — some might say unimaginative — that the majority of gifts presented to Queen Elizabeth II from…
Cruz-Rubio-Paul event previews GOP foreign policy debate
The event, moderated by ABC’s Jonathan Karl, marked the first time potential GOP contenders gathered on the same stage at the same time to talk about policy in 2015, a…
Secret Service investigating small drone on White House grounds
President Barack Obama and the first lady are both away, traveling in India with Earnest.
#Blizzardof2015: Lots of snow, warnings — and jokes
The hashtag #blizzardof2015 was trending nationwide as experts warned it was no ordinary snowstorm. But as the National Weather Service used terms such as “life-threatening” and “historic” to describe the…
Why the Iran sanctions fight is a big deal
It’s a message world leaders and diplomats working with the U.S. to wrangle Iran into relinquishing its nuclear weapons program have echoed. But none of that is stopping sanctions advocates…
Nigeria’s school of self-belief: Makeup is the key to confidence at House of Tara
Informed by the remarkable rise of their own “head teacher” to the summit of Nigeria’s cosmetics industry, the studentsfor the most part young women in their 20s and 30sare being…
Jeb’s invisible man strategy
After taking the political world by surprise in early January with the formation of a shiny new political committee, Bush has largely receded from public view, instead putting an acute…
Secret Service investigating ‘device’ found at White House
The President and the first lady are in India.
5 things to know for your New Day — Monday, January 26, 2015
WINTER STORM Snow fun, snow fun at all: This is no ordinary snow storm, weather experts say. The National Weather Service, which isn’t prone to exaggeration, is using terms like…
Indonesian minister’s puzzle: Why was AirAsia jet the only one in trouble?
That’s the big question on the mind of Indonesia’s Transportation Minister as investigators finish preparing the initial report into the crash last month of the Airbus A320-200 with 162 passengers…
Dozens killed in clashes between police, Muslim rebels in Philippines
Six militants were killed and 11 wounded in the clashes, which raged for 12 hours in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao, police said. Members of both the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),…
Nigerian soldiers save one city from Boko Haram but a nearby one is seized
Hundreds of Boko Haram gunmen launched a predawn attack Sunday on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. Soldiers repelled the attacks, and officials have since eased movement restrictions imposed as…
Chinese mother tries to sells newborn boy for $7,000
Yang sold the baby boy to a couple in the same county for 42,000 yuan. She gave 35,000 yuan to Huang and kept 7,000 yuan for herself, the report said….
Opposition group: Kurdish fighters advance in Kobani, Syria
ISIS, the Sunni Muslim extremist militant group, has been fighting for Kobani for months, hoping to add it to the territory it has already controls in parts of Syria and…
Japan’s ISIS hostage crisis: Where things stand
The militants appear to have killed one of the two Japanese hostages they have been holding. And they’re apparently demanding the release of a convicted terrorist in Jordan to spare…
Australian Open: Stan Wawrinka’s great escape, another Serena Williams rally
Siemerink claimed the next eight points and McEnroe did as he promised in a later match at the season’s final major. No commentators were believed to have said something similar…
Stunning blue hue as algae lights up Hong Kong harbor
The non-toxic phytoplankton is not considered harmful and is relatively common in Hong Kong. What is uncommon is capturing its iridescent glow on camera, which only appears when the water…
Couple missing after posting Craigslist ad for car; suspect identified
Elrey Runion and his wife, June, placed an ad looking for a 1966 Mustang on the advertisements website. They drove to McRae from the Atlanta suburb of Marietta on Thursday…
‘Historic’ storm prepares to slam Northeast, airlines cancel flights
The National Weather Service, which isn’t prone to exaggeration, is using terms like “life-threatening” and “historic” to describe the weather system taking aim at the Northeast. The first big storm…
Teen girl suspected of stealing diamond necklace worth $4.6 million
While exact details of how the girl shoplifted the necklace are still under investigation, local media reports said the girl stole a key from a drawer to open the display…
SAG Awards 2015: How the winners reacted backstage
“I think it had a huge appeal,” said Michael Keaton, Birdman’s leading man. “You’re voted on by your peers, and I think actors like this movie for showing the courage…
Women facing anti-Muslim backlash
Since the attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, dozens of anti-Muslim attacks have been reported in France, including numerous attacks against individual Muslims, mosques, or Muslim-owned businesses. With each passing…