North Korea May Be Restarting Nuke Plant: Researchers
North Korea may be attempting to restart its main nuclear bomb fuel reactor after a five-month shutdown, a U.S. research institute said Thursday. If true, the finding, which is based…
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Joseph Weekley, Cop Who Fatally Shot Sleeping 7-Year-Old, Will No Longer Face Charges
The Detroit police officer who fatally shot a sleeping 7-year-old girl will not be retried, officials said Wednesday. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a statement that her office…
Elton John Is Making An HBO Pilot
Alan Ball (“True Blood”) and Elton John are teaming up with HBO to make a pilot for “an hourlong period drama set against the complex and volatile backdrop of 18th…
German Anti-Immigrant Movement Leaders Resign Posts
BERLIN — The protest group that shook up German politics and spawned large rallies around the country for and against immigration announced on Wednesday that several of its leaders had…
Here’s The Insane Amount Of Time Student-Athletes Spend On Practice
Collegiate student-athletes may spend more than 40 hours a week practicing, leaving little time to keep up with academic commitments, according to a recent lawsuit against the University of North…
China Punishes Communist Officials In Tibet For Helping Dalai Lama
Investigators have found that 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters or participated in activities deemed harmful…
The Star Of Karen Walker’s New Campaign Is A Dog Who Has More Confidence Than Most People
By now, you’ve probably heard of Toast, the almost impossibly cute, toothless dog who has catapulted to Instagram celebrity status. If not, stop what you’re doing, find the nearest smartphone…
Lynch promises ‘new and improved relationship’ with Congress
Lynch has overseen high profile financial fraud cases against banks, terror cases including one against a would-be New York subway bomber, and the corruption case against a former GOP congressman….
Libyan ISIS branch claims deadly hotel attack in Tripoli
The Libyan branch of ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly gun and bomb attack on a luxury hotel in the Libyan capital in which five foreigners, including an American…
Luis Figo: I want to be FIFA president
Luis Figo has entered the race to become FIFA president determined to change an organization he describes as all too often associated with “scandal.” The former Real Madrid and Barcelona…
Springtime for Assad: Syria Dictator In Spotlight As Potential U.S. Ally Against ISIS
WASHINGTON — Syrian President Bashar Assad, unpopular at home, suddenly appears to have many fans in the U.S. Assad, who has killed thousands in his brutal four-year fight against protesters…
House Democrat Introduces ISIS War Authorization Bill
WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced legislation Wednesday to authorize military force against Islamic State militants — a step aimed at forcing Congress to take responsibility for a war…
Venezuela Fast Facts
Population: 28,868,486 (July 2014 est.) Median age: 26.9 years old Capital: Caracas Ethnic Groups: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African and indigenous groups Religion: Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other…
Rick Perry Request To Dismiss Charges Denied By Judge
A Texas judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a felony abuse-of-power case against former Gov. Rick Perry on constitutional grounds, rejecting the argument that Perry was acting within his rights…
Serving Life For Surviving Abuse
Misconceptions about domestic violence can turn the justice system against survivors, often with devastating results. Read the whole story at The Atlantic
As Obama departs India, a push for reform
Speaking to an audience of students and activists in New Delhi, Obama declared the U.S. was India’s best-suited partner as it makes rapid economic advances and appears poised to overtake…
Alaska delegation rips White House decision
At a Capitol news conference, they vowed to do everything they can to block the plan. “This administration has effectively declared war on Alaska,” Murkowski said, blaming the White House…
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…
Obama: Counterterrorism Operations In Yemen Not Affected
President Barack Obama defended his counterterrorism strategy in tumultuous Yemen Sunday, saying efforts to root out a dangerous al-Qaida affiliate there would not be affected by the political vacuum in…
S&P cuts Russia’s credit rating to junk
The nation’s currency has plunged to all-time lows, raising concerns that it is headed for a full-blown financial crisis. It’s lost over 40% of its value against the U.S. dollar….
Rifts Between U.S. and Nigeria Impeding Fight Against Boko Haram
WASHINGTON — Relations between American military trainers and specialists advising the Nigerian military in the fight against Boko Haram are so strained that the Pentagon often bypasses the Nigerians altogether,…
Premier League 0-2 Underdogs
Frank Lampard looked to have secured a last minute draw but his free kick instead hit the post. A few seconds later Middlesbrough scored a second, securing a famous victory….
Warriors’ Klay Thompson Scores NBA-Record 37 Points In Quarter
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has set an NBA record for the highest-scoring quarter in league history, getting 37 in the third against the Sacramento Kings. – Carmelo Anthony…
Roger Federer Departs Just as Rafael Nadal Returns to His Feet
On Tennis By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY MELBOURNE, Australia — In darker moments for Roger Federer, a loss like Friday’s, to Andreas Seppi, could have restarted the doomsday chatter that Federer likes…
What’s happening in the Middle East and why it matters
It’s not like this uneasiness is concentrated only in one country, or all for a common reason. There’s Islamic extremism, political turnover, faltering oil prices and, let’s not forget, age-old…
Who killed Alberto Nisman?
Alberto Nisman reportedly knew he had powerful enemies; enemies who might kill. Still, he persevered, raising damning accusations against Iranian officials, against Hezbollah, against Argentina’s President, against people whose hands…
Experts: No third intifada yet — but few signs of hope, either
Recent incidents have stirred fears in Israel of a return to 2002, then in the midst of a second intifada, or armed uprising, when the Israeli government reported 452 people…
As Ebola Slows, UN Builds Treatment Clinics Despite Criticism That It ‘Makes No Sense’
Liberia may be winning its war against Ebola, but ongoing construction on new patient treatment centers has left some discontented. “It just makes no sense,” Laurence Sailly told The Washington…
Africa Cup of Nations: Asamoah Gyan nets late Ghana winner against Algeria
After the heartache of conceding a last-minute winner against Senegal in its opener, ecstasy has followed with the Black Stars stealing all three points at the death in their second…
Who’s in charge in Yemen?
The chaos in Yemen is cause for concern far beyond the country’s borders. For the United States and its allies, Yemen’s government has been a key ally in the fight…