Spanish Judge Drops Charges Against 9 Priests in Sexual Abuse Case
MADRID — A Spanish judge leading an investigation into accusations of sexual abuse against priests in the southern city of Granada has decided that the case can proceed against only…
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DOJ May Go After Individual Bankers For Role In Financial Crisis
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that he has given U.S. Attorneys a 90-day deadline to evaluate whether they can bring cases against…
Modi Condemns Religious Violence in India
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India said on Tuesday that his government would not “accept violence against any religion, on any pretext” and that it would take…
Capital punishment: Inhumane aberration or necessary deterrent?
Is the use of capital punishment increasing or declining? What would account for these trends? Despite a global trend towards abolition, in 2013, the latest data available from Amnesty International,…
Why does ISIS keep making enemies?
Adding to your list of enemies is never a sound strategy, yet ISIS’ ferocious campaign against the Shia, Kurds, Yazidis, Christians, and Muslims who don’t precisely share its views has…
Mourinho v Zlatan: The egos have landed
It could be billed as the billionaires’ derby. A clash between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday signals the business end in this season’s Europe’s money-spinning Champions League competition has…
Hundreds Of Jewish Tombs Damaged In Northern France
Hundreds of graves have been vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France, in what the president called an “odious and barbaric” anti-Semitic act against French values. The vandalism comes…
Stan Wawrinka completes full set of titles with Rotterdam triumph
He has six titles at ATP 250 level, a Masters 1000 crown at Monte Carlo last spring, a grand slam at last year’s Australian Open, plus Olympic gold with Roger…
Democratic Rep: Congress Shouldn’t Give Obama A ‘Blank Check’ On War
Congress should act to pass an authorization to use military force against the Islamic State, but should also be wary of granting the president a “blank check,” Rep. Adam Schiff…
India vs. Pakistan: How a great cricketing rivalry matured
A few years later my family moved from London to Calcutta. We had migrated from the birthplace of cricket to the game’s burgeoning new Mecca. India’s 1983 win turned out…
Left Out
A bunch of 12-year-old kids had their hearts broken this week. Jackie Robinson West, a team from Chicago’s South Side, won the U.S. title at the 2014 Little League World…
Democrats Introduce Bill To Repeal Sweeping 2001 War Authorization
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators unveiled legislation Friday night to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, a sweeping 9/11-era war authorization that never expired and that President…
Fighting Hate/Crime In Chapel Hill
Welcome to this week’s ALL TOGETHER — the podcast dedicated to exploring how ethics, religion and spiritual practice inform our personal lives, our communities and our world. ALL TOGETHER is…
Obama Asks Silicon Valley To Cooperate More Against Cyberattacks
By Jeff Mason PALO ALTO, Ca., Feb 13 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama asked tech industry executives on Friday for closer cooperation in defending against hackers after high-profile attacks against…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Americans Support Granting Obama Military Authorization On ISIS
A majority of Americans support giving Obama authorization to use force against ISIS. Voters think Scott Walker would make a better president than Jeb Bush. And Christie’s support sinks in…
Boko Haram Launches First Attack on Chadian Village
MOUNDOU, Chad — Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a village on the shore of Lake Chad early Friday, marking the first such violence against the neighbor contributing the most military…
Gunmen Attack Shi’ite Mosque In Peshawar, Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 13 (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed on Friday in the Pakistani city of Peshawar in a series of explosions targeting a Shi’ite mosque, in…
Inside the ISIS plot to attack the heart of Europe
Wiretaps of phone conversations and listening devices indicated the cell memberswho had been under observation for just under two months and were all from in and around the Molenbeek district…
Venezuelan President: U.S.-backed coup plot foiled
“It is the government of the United States that is behind the plans of destabilization and coups against Venezuela. I have come here to denounce it. … We have dismantled…
Top Intelligence Official Suggests Obama May Be Waging Illegal War Against Islamic State
WASHINGTON — One of the Obama administration’s key intelligence leaders told lawmakers Thursday that he didn’t think the U.S. offensive against the Islamic State was covered by a 2001 military…
Video Report Sheds Light On Fierce Fighting In Sudan
As Sudan gears up for general elections in April, the country’s president, Omar al-Bashir, has ramped up the fight against rebel forces across the country. Bashir, who is wanted by…
Israeli Supreme Court rejects appeal in Rachel Corrie case
Her parents filed suit against Israel’s Ministry of Defense in a quest for accountability and sought just $1 in damages. Previously, a judge ruled that the family has no right…
House honors Selma marchers, stalled on Voting Rights Act
READ: Down with ‘Notorious R.B.G.’ “As we look toward the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, it is certainly fitting to honor the brave individuals who against brutality and oppression, took…
Triple killing may not be a hate crime
The victims, two young women and a young man, were Muslim. The women wore distinctive hijabs. Many now wonder, including the families of the slain, if Hicks should also be…
Judge Rules Against Teacher With Fear Of Children
A retired teacher who sued a school district, saying administrators discriminated against her because of a phobia that makes her fear young children, lost her appeal in the federal case…
Here’s Why Obama’s Request For War Limits Does Nothing To Limit War
WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill has been abuzz all week over President Barack Obama’s request for authority to use military force against Islamic State militants. Obama unveiled his proposed Authorization for…
What’s in Obama’s proposed military force authorization? And what’s the point?
This Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF, would give the President the authority to wage a military campaign against ISIS, the radical terror group waging war in Iraq…
The danger of Obama’s military request
President Barack Obama has sent a letter to Congress requesting a resolution that will grant him authority to use military force against ISIS. In an effort to placate opponents of…
Ralph Nader Fast Facts
Birth place: Winsted, Connecticut Birth name: Ralph Nader Father: Nathra Nader Mother: Rose (Bouziane) Nader Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1955, Harvard Law School, L.L.B., 1958 Military: U.S. Army, 1959 Other…
Obama ISIS fight request sent to Congress
Lawmakers on Wednesday morning received a draft Authorization for the Use of Military Force, a resolution that would formally authorize a six-month U.S. military effort against the militant group. Shortly…