With Their First Pope, Jesuits Are Making a Comeback
Is the Pope a Catholic? Of course. But Francis is a Jesuit, too: a member of the elite worldwide Society of Jesus (SJ) founded in 1540 by St Ignatius of Loyola, its organisation and discipline...
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The Aristocats Who Call the Ritziest Suites Home
At Le Bristol, the luxury Paris hotel just two blocks from the Élysée Palace, the world’s glitterati flash their cash. In 2013 David Beckham spent €17,000 a night to stay in its Imperial Suite during...
View ArticleU.S. Says it WIll Form a 'Core Coalition' to Counter ISIS
The United States said on Friday it was forming a "core coalition" to battle Islamic State militants in Iraq, calling for broad support from allies and partners but ruling out committing ground...
View ArticleComing to America and Meeting Joan Rivers
When Joan Rivers showed up at Barnes & Noble in New York's Union Square to sign copies of her new book, Diary of a Mad Diva, at the end June, I was lucky enough to go.My mum was visiting from...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden Memorabilia Doesn’t Belong in 9/11 Museum
On Sunday, a new artifact will reportedly arrive at the 9/11 Memorial Museum. It does not come from excavations in Lower Manhattan, nor from family members of those who perished that day. It is a...
View ArticleAtheism Doesn't Fly in the Air Force, Group Says
An atheist airman at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada says he was told by his superiors to recite an oath containing the phrase "so help me God" or leave the air force. When the unnamed airman submitted...
View ArticleWhy California’s Governor’s Contest Is the Country’s Most Interesting Race...
At 76, Jerry Brown is California’s oldest governor in the state’s history. And when he was first elected in 1974, he was one of its youngest. In the 28 years in between gubernatorial terms, Brown, an...
View ArticleIslamic State Extends Its Influence Into Egypt, Advising Militant Groups
Islamic State, fighting to redraw the map of the Middle East, has been coaching Egypt's most dangerous militant group, complicating efforts to stabilize the biggest Arab nation.Confirmation that...
View ArticleIllinois Is Now One of the Only States Protecting Interns From Sexual Harassment
Illinois has become one of the only states to pass legislation protecting unpaid interns from sexual harassment in the workplace.A new bill, signed into law last week by Governor Patrick Quinn, amends...
View ArticleNATO Approves Spearhead Force to Boost Eastern Defences
NATO approved wide-ranging plans on Friday to boost its defenses in eastern Europe, aiming to reassure allies nervous about Russia's intervention in Ukraine that the U.S.-led alliance will shield them...
View ArticleUkraine Agrees to Ceasefire Deal With Pro-Russian Separatists
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have signed a ceasefire deal at peace talks in Minsk, Belarus, which is due to begin today.Reports of a cease-fire agreement come amid further fighting in eastern...
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Fake Cell Towers Allow the NSA and Police to Keep Track of You
The Internet is abuzz with reports of mysterious devices sprinkled across America—many of them on military bases—that connect to your phone by mimicking cell phone towers and sucking up your data....
View ArticlePirated Copies of The Sims 4 Contain a 'Nudity Glitch'
EA Games, the makers of the Sims franchise, have included a deliberate glitch in the latest addition to the series that makes pirated copies of the game unplayable.The Sims 4, which was released...
View ArticleU.S. Confirms Death of al-Shabaab Leader Godane in Somalia Air Strike
The Pentagon confirmed on Friday that Ahmed Godane, a founder of the al-Shabaab Islamist group, was killed in a U.S. air strike in Somalia this week, calling it a "major symbolic and operational loss"...
View ArticleYelp Can Manipulate Ratings in Exchange for Ad Dollars, Court Says
Though it has long been accused of the practice, Yelp denies that it tweaks reviews of businesses on its site in exchange for advertising dollars. But it could if it wanted to, the U.S. Court of...
View ArticleUnresponsive Plane Flying Over Atlantic Crashes Near Jamaica
A small aircraft flying over the Atlantic Ocean has crashed into the ocean near Jamaica, officials from the country's military said on Friday afternoon. Maj. Basil Jarrett of the Jamaican Defense Force...
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Meet the Sponsors Behind the People Already in Line for iPhone 6
The iPhone 6 hasn’t even been announced yet but people are already lined up outside Apple’s subterranean flagship store on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. On the surface it would appear these are diehard...
View ArticleThe Economist Retracts a Book Review Complaining That a Historical Account of...
The Economist, a weekly newspaper that prides itself on tearing down “an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress,” has taken the rather extraordinary step of retracting a book review that...
View ArticleCarlos Slim's Son-in-Law to Design New Airport
Fernando Romero, son-in-law of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, won a bid to design a new, $9.2 billion airport in the capital, expected to become the largest air hub in Latin America, Mexican...
View ArticleU.S. Says Plane From Afghanistan Landed in Iran over 'Bureaucratic Issue'
A charter aircraft flying from the U.S. airbase at Bagram in Afghanistan to Dubai was re-routed to Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Friday due to "a bureaucratic issue," a U.S. State Department official said."A...
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