Two Al-Jazeera Journalists Released From Imprisonment in Egypt
After more than 400 days in prison, the two men accused of helping the Muslim Brotherhood are getting a retrial.
View ArticleEight Million Tons of Trash Added to Ocean From Land Each Year
Plastic can transmit pollutants into the food web.
View ArticleSenate Confirms Ashton Carter as Secretary of Defense
Carter benefited from bipartisan support after he was nominated in December.
View ArticleSelling 'Beast Mode' After a Super Bowl Loss
After a stunning defeat in the Super Bowl, Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch is facing a challenge: how to get people to buy his hoodies?
View ArticleThe Devil in the Donetsk Deal Details
Giving eastern Ukraine special economic status could be the key to peace.
View ArticleReport: ISIS Hostage Kayla Mueller Photos Showed ‘Burial Shroud’
A photograph provided to her family should mean her body was buried.
View ArticleISIS Invites Children to Public Viewing of Jordanian Pilot Execution Video
“If he was here, I would burn him by my hand. I wish to capture pilots and burn them,” a young boy said at the event.
View ArticleA Panel of Dads Reviews Bob Dylan's 'Shadows in the Night'
We played Bob Dylan’s Frank Sinatra tribute to a bunch of fathers. They hated it.
View ArticleBacklash After Students at South African University Demand Jews De-register
The school’s vice chancellor called the demand “outrageous, preposterous” and a violation of the country’s constitution.
View ArticleTreatment of Ferguson Reporters Knocks Down U.S. Press Freedom Ranking
An annual index by Reporters Without Borders tracks press freedom worldwide.
View ArticleFederal Judge Orders Alabama Official to Comply With Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Advocates said couples in most counties were still unable to obtain licenses.
View ArticleVeteran Reporter and New York Times Columnist David Carr Dies
Carr died Thursday after collapsing in the newsroom. He was 58.
View ArticleChina Plans International Tourism Zone with North Korea and Russia
The governor of China's northeastern Jilin province says blueprints will be drawn up this year.
View ArticleApple $1 Trillion Stock Market Value Could be Years Away
Apple's stock market value ballooned this week beyond $700 billion, more than Switzerland's gross domestic product.
View ArticleFighting Rages in Run-Up to Ukraine Ceasefire
A ceasefire is due to come into effect Sunday under the agreement, envisages a withdrawal of heavy weaponry.
View ArticleThe Joyful, Gossipy and Absurd Private Life of Virginia Woolf
The author's great niece explores her lighter side by re-reading her letters and diaries
View ArticleAt Least 19 Killed in Shi’ite Mosque Bombing in Pakistan
Police said armed men broke into the mosque, where people were attending Friday prayers, and opened fire, following which three explosions were heard inside the building.
View ArticleWorld-Class Fun Run: NYC’s Millrose Games at the Armory
This Millrose Games take place on Saturday at the Armory and promises as much world-class talent as the NBA All-Star Game.
View ArticleConnecticut School Restrained One Child 700 Times in One Year
In Connecticut, hundreds of children left injured after schools’ heavy-handed restraint policy.
View ArticleBoko Haram Attacks Chadian Village as Revolt Spreads
Dozens of militants arrived on the shores of Lake Chad, setting houses ablaze and attacking a police station.
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