U.S. defense secretary: Mosul assault should be launched at right time to succeed
Carter spoke on his way to Afghanistan, where he is meeting Afghan leaders and U.S. troops in his first week in the post, having taken over as secretary of defense…
U.S. defense secretary: Mosul assault should be launched at right time to succeed
Carter spoke on his way to Afghanistan, where he is meeting Afghan leaders and U.S. troops in his first week in the post, having taken over as secretary of defense…
Ukraine official cites heavy losses in Debaltseve siege
Yuriy Biryukov, a presidential adviser and assistant to the defense minister, posted on Facebook that the soldiers had died in the Debaltseve area between January 18 and February 18, when…
For Immigrants, Fear Returns After a Federal Judge’s Ruling
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — For Tomás Péndola, an immigrant from Argentina, it was a normal week teaching chemistry in a public high school here, filling a whiteboard with dense equations…
$22 million mid-air fighter jet crash killed…no one
The F-16Cs assigned to the Tulsa Air National Guard collided during a training mission near Moline on October 20, 2014, during an air combat maneuver training mission. The U.S. Air…
Former Yemen President Flees Capital After Rebels Let Him Go
SANAA, Yemen — Aides close to Yemen’s former president say he has fled the capital after Shiite rebels who surrounded his house let him go under international and local pressure….
With Kiwi Charm, the New Zealand Breakers Master Australia’s National Basketball League
The SkyCity New Zealand Breakers, based in Auckland, warming up before a Feb. 7 game against the Townsville Crocodiles on the north coast of Queensland, Australia. The Breakers are the…
How Hypochondriacs Say ‘I Love You’
Modern Love By NIKKI MOUSTAKI The evening I convinced my boyfriend that he had leprosy defined a moment in our relationship that I can best describe as glorious. Leprosy represented…
How Hypochondriacs Say ‘I Love You’
Modern Love By NIKKI MOUSTAKI The evening I convinced my boyfriend that he had leprosy defined a moment in our relationship that I can best describe as glorious. Leprosy represented…
Tentative Agreement Is Reached in West Coast Ports Dispute
LOS ANGELES — Shipowners and dockworkers reached a tentative deal on Friday night to end a protracted labor dispute that had jammed ship traffic at ports along the West Coast…
Shutterbug Parents and Overexposed Lives
Future Tense By TEDDY WAYNE In “The Entire History of You,” the third episode of the dystopian BBC series “Black Mirror,” humans have developed implanted memory “grains” that record everything…
Shutterbug Parents and Overexposed Lives
Future Tense By TEDDY WAYNE In “The Entire History of You,” the third episode of the dystopian BBC series “Black Mirror,” humans have developed implanted memory “grains” that record everything…
Ebola crisis: Liberia to reopen borders, lift curfew
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf also lifted a nationwide curfew imposed in August to help combat the virus. Her orders, which go into effect Sunday, come the same week schools reopened…
Hillary Clinton Begins Process Of Vetting — Herself
Hillary Rodham Clinton, the subject of intense news media attention and public scrutiny for the last three decades, is preparing for another thorough vetting as she plans for a likely…
Venezuela’s Arrest Of Caracas Mayor Sign Of Broader Crackdown
Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro poured into the streets Friday to condemn the surprise arrest of Caracas’ mayor for allegedly participating in a U.S.-backed plot to overthrow his government. The…
Venezuela’s Arrest Of Caracas Mayor Sign Of Broader Crackdown
Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro poured into the streets Friday to condemn the surprise arrest of Caracas’ mayor for allegedly participating in a U.S.-backed plot to overthrow his government. The…
Chelsea to Send Invitation to Man Abused by Its Fans
Chelsea plans to invite a black man abused by its supporters at a Paris subway station this week to its London stadium for the return leg of the team’s Champions…
Chelsea to Send Invitation to Man Abused by Its Fans
Chelsea plans to invite a black man abused by its supporters at a Paris subway station this week to its London stadium for the return leg of the team’s Champions…
Ashton Carter, Defense Secretary, in Afghanistan for Security Talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — Four days after he was sworn in as defense secretary, Ashton B. Carter arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday morning to begin his own assessment of the security…
Bill O’Reilly Defends War Reporting Claim, Slamming ‘Far-Left’ Media
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly Friday night hotly rejected accusations that he distorted his record of war zone reporting, saying he had been “smeared” by a magazine report questioning his…
Bill O’Reilly Defends War Reporting Claim, Slamming ‘Far-Left’ Media
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly Friday night hotly rejected accusations that he distorted his record of war zone reporting, saying he had been “smeared” by a magazine report questioning his…
UN: Food Challenge At Worst Level Since World War II
The World Food Program is confronting its worst challenge since World War II in trying to tackle five top-level humanitarian crises at the same time, the head of the U.N….
Rand Paul Says Presidential Announcement Likely In March, April
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said Friday that he is leaning toward a run for president and will likely make an announcement in his home state of Kentucky sometime in March…
Rand Paul Says Presidential Announcement Likely In March, April
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said Friday that he is leaning toward a run for president and will likely make an announcement in his home state of Kentucky sometime in March…
Rubio heckled by immigration protesters
“I just hope you bought the book,” Rubio said to the protesters as they were removed from the room by security, according to the Washington Post. Rubio later joked: “If…
West Coast dockworkers reach deal
The five-year contract still has to be approved by the dockworkers union members. – “Ships, containers and chassis are all out of balance. They’re not where they need to be…
West Coast dockworkers reach deal
The five-year contract still has to be approved by the dockworkers union members. – “Ships, containers and chassis are all out of balance. They’re not where they need to be…
West Coast dockworkers reach deal
The five-year contract still has to be approved by the dockworkers union members. – “Ships, containers and chassis are all out of balance. They’re not where they need to be…
West Coast dockworkers reach deal
The five-year contract still has to be approved by the dockworkers union members. – “Ships, containers and chassis are all out of balance. They’re not where they need to be…
Giuliani stands by Obama comments
“My secretary has received some death threats,” Giuliani said in a brief interview by phone. But the former mayor emphasized the majority of the voice mails left at his office…