Crowd Kills Teenage Girl Suspected To Be Suicide Bomber In Nigeria
A crowd beat to death a teenage girl accused of planning to be a suicide bomber and then set her body ablaze Sunday, according to police and witnesses at a…
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Rick Perry: ‘The Unemployment Rate Is A Sham’
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In a speech that jumped between trashing President Barack Obama and allowing that some people may not believe in climate change, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry…
India crushes arch-rival Pakistan to open World Cup title defense
Inspired by a century from man-of-the-match Virat Kohli, India piled up 300 for seven wickets in its 50 overs, with Pakistan dismissed for 224 in 47 overs. The match was…
In Chapel Hill And Across The Country, Thousands Honor Slain Muslim Students
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Thousands of people gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Wednesday to pay tribute to the three young Muslims who were killed…
Opinion: Egypt’s soccer violence has deeper roots
James Montague is the author of When Friday Comes: Football, War and Revolution in the Middle East (de Coubertin). The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely his. Another matchday,…
Serena Williams returns to Indian Wells 14 years after racist abuse
Today I announced that I’m going back to Indian Wells and I want you to come with me! Watch here & enter to join me: http://t.co/ITSzCjqTMB Back in 2001, age…
Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste arrives in Australia after being held in Egypt
Greste, whom Egypt released and deported over the weekend, landed in Brisbane early Thursday morning. – Inside the airport Thursday, Greste, wearing a checkered shirt and jeans, was cheered by…
Super Bowl Magnified Love-Hate Relationship With N.F.L.
Sports of The Times By JULIET MACUR GLENDALE, Ariz. — The cheers did not echo through the desert here when the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday…
Mortar Attacks Kill 7 in Donetsk as Ukrainian Fighting Rages On
DONETSK, Ukraine — Seven people were killed and at least three wounded in a pair of mortar attacks on the city’s west side Friday, including one that hit a crowd…
How Ryan Scott Oliver Is Shaking Up Musical Theater With His Dark, ‘Twisted And Genius’ Work
Ryan Scott Oliver could very well be musical theater’s answer to an auteur filmmaker or a gothic novelist, and for good reason: the 30-year-old composer-lyricist says he’s equally inspired by…
5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Seattle Seahawks
You might know that the Seattle Seahawks are going to destroy the New England Patriots this Sunday, but despite your fandom for the blue and green, there’s probably some trivia…
Walker Touts His ‘Go Big And Go Bold’ Attitude Before Republicans In Iowa
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is holding up his “go big and go bold” attitude as something Republicans need to emulate in Washington. In a speech to Iowa conservatives Saturday, Walker…
Shakily, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova Survive Upset Bids
MELBOURNE, Australia — His knees, back, wrist and appendix have all failed Rafael Nadal recently. On Wednesday, his stomach joined the list of ailments, but he gutted out a five-set…
Australian Open poster boy Nick Kyrgios cools home hype
For once, four-time winners Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic are not center stage, and tennis hunk Rafael Nadal has been muscled out in Melbourne. The face of the fortnight belongs…
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…