Murdoch, Rowling both wrong
Rupert Murdoch threw a grenade. J.K. Rowling caught it in midair and lobbed it back. The explosionin the battlefield of social mediainjured the truth. Murdoch, the conservative media magnate, never…
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Vietnam vet hopes to be spared looming death penalty because of PTSD
In a petition filed Monday with the Butts County Superior County, Brannan’s attorneys are requesting the Brannan’s life be spared because it violates the U.S. Constitution. The appeal states that…
5 years on, hope for Haiti
Tragically, much of the carnage resulted not from what was a large but still not catastrophic geologic event, but from widespread poverty and poor construction standards that turned entire blocks…
Songs of hope: Musician starts homeless choir
Inside the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Atlanta, the 17 members of the Atlanta Homeward Choir have vocal cords that are perhaps a bit too eager to express…
Five lessons of the Paris attacks
Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Paris later this week, but that the administration could have been so tone deaf in missing a this weekend’s chance to highlight its…
Why Boko Haram is more worrying than ISIS
On Sunday, at almost the same moment that dozens of world leaders linked arms and led millions of people through the streets of Paris to commemorate the 17 victims of…
Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d’Or 2014
The 29-year-old was voted world footballer of the year ahead of the Argentina and Barcelona forward and German international and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer at a FIFA ceremony held…
Saudi Arabian rights activist reportedly flogged despite international outcry
The flogging Friday in Jeddah was the first of 20 such sessions imposed by a Saudi court after Badawi’s 2014 conviction. He was arrested after creating an online forum in…
Internet of Things, or IdioT?
Personal fitness. Family communications. Home management. And now that our devices are becoming interlinked as a vast always-on network, they don’t even need to be supervised anymore — our stuff…
Charities continue to help Haiti’s recovery
Americares CARE CAN-DO Catholic Relief Services Concern Worldwide Feed the Children Meds & Food for Kids Operation Blessing International Real Medicine FoundationSalvation ArmySave the Children SOS Children’s Villages Samaritan’s Purse…
Agent Storm: Inside al Qaeda for the CIA
Two worlds. Two identities and the ever-present, very real risk of death. That was the life of Morten Storm, a radical Islamist turned double agent, who’s now lifting the lid…
Golden Globes, where’d the crazy go?
It was a Globes ceremony on its best grown-up behavior. The outside world was more present than usual at this year’s show, with a few shout-outs of freedom-of-speech solidarity with…
How LBJ wrecked his presidency
We have seen this in recent times, such as with President George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq. But the classic example was Lyndon Johnson’s experience with Vietnam. Fifty years…
Brand new Congress, same four problems
In his talk, he criticized the President’s response to Russia’s takeover of Crimea, asking the group “Does anybody think that Vladimir Putin would have gone into Crimea had George W….
Princeton janitor brings clean water to hometown in Haiti
Keeping the dormitories and lecture halls spotless for Ivy League students has been his livelihood since Lajeunesse moved to the United States as a young man. He works two jobs…
5 things to know for your New Day — Monday, January 12
GOLDEN GLOBES Shockers, romance and jokes: The Golden Globes was pretty much what we expected with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting: irreverent and funny. They made jokes about everything,…
Jake Tapper: I’m ashamed by U.S. leaders’ absence in Paris
The rally Sunday for unity drew 1.5 million people in Paris and more than twice that nationwide; it was like nothing I’ve ever seen or covered. Our nation’s oldest ally…
Terrorists slipping through serious security breaches in France
And it couldn’t come at a worse time. The brazen murders of 17 innocent people, in three separate attacks in as many days, has led to a fabled city shaken,…
Five years after the quake: Haiti at a crossroads
The government estimated about 220,000 deaths from the disaster, which occurred five years ago Monday. It also left about 1.5 million Haitians homeless. Then things got worse. A massive cholera…
The American who inspires terror from Paris to the U.S.
One of the Kouachi brothers, who mounted the attack last week on the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, cited al-Awlaki as his operational commander. Before he died on Friday, one…
‘Je suis Charlie,’ at least for now
Uphold the right to universal free speech. Je suis Charlie. On Sunday, a perplexingly awesome mash-up of world leaders — from French President Francois Hollande to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud…
The real lesson of the Paris march
This is what martyrdom is aboutnot seeking death, but recognizing instead that life is precious. True martyrs seek to preserve and enhance life. And there has been an outpouring of support,…
2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts
February 12, 2011 – Riot police outnumber anti-government protesters in Algiers and quickly disperse the demonstration. February 22, 2011 – The Algerian government announces an end to the state of…
World leaders to attend massive ‘unity rally’ in France
French officials announced “exceptional measures” to protect not only the throngs expected to gather near the Place de la Republique in central Paris, but also a veritable who’s who of…
Vignettes: More about the 17 killed in French terror attacks
On the third and final day, four hostages were killed when a terrorist seized a Jewish grocery. In all, 17 people were massacred by at least three terror suspects over…
The dangers of satire: ‘Break his arms so he doesn’t ever draw again’
Ali Ferzat, Syria “Break his arms so that he doesn’t ever draw again.” In this 2013 piece by CNN columnist John Sutter, Syrian political cartoonist Ali Ferzat describes a 2011…
Gunman tried to justify market raid to hostages, recording apparently shows
French radio station RTL says that it called the market after authorities say Coulibaly took customers and workers hostage there. Coulibaly apparently took the call and then tried to hang…
Rise of the female jihadists
The hunt is on for Hayat Boumeddiene, the 26-year-old woman wanted over Thursday’s fatal shooting of a French policewoman. Early reports suggested she might have escaped Friday from a kosher…
Massive search for woman linked to Paris hostage-taker
Now the 26-year-old Boumeddiene is the subject of a massive hunt after Coulibalysaid to be linked to two brothers accused in Wednesday’s massacre at the offices of a Parisian satirical…
Comet Lovejoy visible over U.S.
Sodo I chat with the man who found a new comet late last year, or do I go outside to see the comet? If you’re a space rock lover, you…