Welcome to 2015, where it’s all about 2016
A flurry of official entrances into the race could come this springwith all eyes on Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side, and Republicans looking at a wide-open field that includes…
Smoke shuts down D.C. metro station
The smoke was thick enough to prompt WMATA to suspend service on several lines, including parts of the Green and Yellow line, which both stop there. Blue, Orange and Silver…
Get ready for a long GOP primary
The shadow campaign is already in full swing as Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush openly consider presidential runs that would tap many of the same political and financial resources. Romney…
Ryan says no to presidential bid
Romney vs. Bush: The establishment match-up “It’s clear our country needs a change in direction. And our party has a responsibility to offer a real alternative. So I’m going to…
Cuba releases 53 political prisoners
The names of the prisoners were not given. The move comes as part of a deal announced December 17 to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba. – According…
Jim Sciutto answers your Twitter questions on Paris
Here’s a recap of the chat: Okay folks. Here we go! pic.twitter.com/ie8UQ1ECjk Many inquired about the details of the investigation and how the events unfolded: .@Ferocious786 Remember we all have…
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…
A school’s experiment: Cutting out the classroom
This, their teachers said, is the kind of learning that happens only when schools cut out the classroom and take learning on the road. In late February, students from the…
Obama would veto GOP immigration bill
“We’ve made clear, dating back to last fall, that the President would oppose any legislative effort to undermine the executive actions that he took to add greater accountability to our…
Secretary Duncan unveils plan to revamp No Child Left Behind
“I believe we can work together, Republicans and Democrats, move beyond the out-of-date and tired and prescriptive No Child Left Behind Law,” Duncan said. He stressed his priority of improving…
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…
Tuskegee Airmen’s deaths leave few to carry on ‘legacy of inspiration’
The two men, who were lifelong friends and born within six weeks of one another, were 91. “They were friends before they joined the Army,” said Huntly. (The different spelling…
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…
Boko Haram Fast Facts
The group also refers to itself as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad, meaning “People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad.” Boko Haram militants mainly inhabit areas…
Officers face murder charges in 2014 Albuquerque homeless man’s shooting
Keith Sandy and Dominique Perez were ordered to appear at a preliminary hearing, the date of which has not yet been set, said District Attorney Kari Brandenburg of New Mexico’s…
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…
CENTCOM Twitter account hacked, suspended
A series of unusual tweets were published with apparent warnings from ISIS, as well as links, images and Pentagon documents that reveal contact information for members of the military. –…
Gavin Newsom passes on bid for Boxer’s seat
“It’s always better to be candid than coy. While I am humbled by the widespread encouragement of so many and hold in the highest esteem those who serve us in…
UK nurse with Ebola improving
On January 3, London’s Royal Free Hospital said Cafferkey’s condition had deteriorated to critical. – Last week, Save the Children said it was “doing everything possible” to establish how Cafferkey…
Student-athlete? Fans buying only the latter part of the term, poll says
For the rest, their futures lie elsewhere, and while most of the players taking the field Monday are on scholarship and all of them were given an opportunity for an…
Heathrow, Gatwick: 2014 ‘busiest ever’
Passenger volumes to and from the Middle East and Central Asia grew by 3.5%, East Asia rose by 5.2% and Latin American destinations increased by 6.3%. As the UK’s largest…
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…
Thousands expected at German anti-Islam rallies
On its Facebook page, PEGIDA says citizens should “wake from their slumber” and recognize the “danger in the Islamic ideology.” “Stop the radical Salfists’ Islamization,” it urges. “As a society,…
Fans melt down over Cadbury Creme Egg change
Now, under the new recipe, they’re made with “a standard, traditional Cadbury milk chocolate,” said a spokeswoman for Mondelez International, a spinoff of Kraft Foods, in a statement. Kraft acquired…
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…
Garner prosecutor gets GOP endorsement for Grimm’s seat
Party Chairman John Antoniello chose Donovan after interviewing both him and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, who has also expressed interest in the seat. Antoniello said, however, the 31-member executive committee showed…
High alert: Troops, police protect sites including Jewish schools across France
At least 10,000 soldiers and 8,000 police officers will be deployed across the country, French media reported. “We must remain vigilant because the threat is still very much present,” Prime…