German Official Says It Was Wrong to Make Ukraine Pick Between EU and Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe is partly to blame for the crisis in Ukraine although this is no excuse for Russian behavior towards the former Soviet republic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's deputy said...
View ArticleTibet Propaganda Boss Vows to 'Seal' Internet to Stop Separatists
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibet's top propaganda official vowed to "seal and stifle" the internet in an effort to defang separatist groups in the Himalayan region, China's cabinet said on Wednesday.Dong...
View ArticleAn Unlikely Conservative Cause: Abolish the Death Penalty
Marc Hyden was a little nervous as he took the stage in February at a local Republican political conference in Buford, Georgia, where some 300 conservatives looked up at him skeptically. He was about...
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Turkish Coal Mine Fire and Explosion Kills 200
LONDON (Reuters) - A coal mine explosion and fire that has killed over 200 people in Turkey coincides with increased pressure on miners and utilities to drastically improve safety and environmental...
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Antarctic Ice Report Shows the Future We Can’t Change
Two groups of scientists are reporting this week that the West Antarctica Ice Sheet has already begun to melt and has passed “the point of no return.” That means that current Intergovernmental Panel on...
View ArticleStarting 5: Doc Rivers, New York Rangers and Gortat!
1. Reversal of Fortune The Thunder, who lost in L.A. on Sunday after squandering a 16-point fourth-quarter lead, out score the Clippers 17-3 in the final four minutes (and 8-0 in the final :49) to win...
View ArticleEx-Reporter Tells UK Court He Hacked William And Kate's Phones Nearly 200 Times
LONDON (Reuters) - The former royal editor of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid admitted to a London court on Wednesday he had repeatedly hacked the voicemails of Princes William and Harry,...
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Hopes Fade for Survivors After Turkish Mine Fire Kills at Least 245
SOMA, Turkey (Reuters) - Hopes faded of finding more survivors in a coal mine in western Turkey on Wednesday, where 245 workers were confirmed killed and around 120 still feared to be trapped in what...
View ArticleSix Powers, Iran Start Work on Drafting Long-Term Nuclear Deal
VIENNA (Reuters) - Six world powers and Iran launched a decisive phase of diplomacy on Wednesday to draft a lasting accord that would curb Tehran's contested nuclear activity in exchange for a phased...
View ArticleExecutive Editor Jill Abramson 'Unexpectedly' Leaving the New York Times
Updated 3:20 pm EST: Jill Abramson, the first female executive editor of The New York Times who has lead the newsroom since 2011, is “unexpectedly leaving the position,” according to a report published...
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Today in Tabs: Jill Abramson Out as Editor of The New York Times
3 ways of looking at Jay Z and Solange closing your eyes through a sociological lens binoculars— Hayley Hudson (@hayhud) May 14, 2014"Snark" is always an easy thing for the self-righteous tech-bag to...
View ArticleOnce KGB Agent, Always a KGB Agent
Nina Khrushcheva’s grandfather, Nikita Khrushchev, was the leader of the Soviet Union who wrestled with President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, bringing the world to the edge of...
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Why Nuclear Power Will Always Be Scary
Breakfast was beef jerky at a gas station in Socorro, New Mexico, washed down by 16 ounces of acrid Rockstar, followed by more beef jerky, followed by gum. Then, back on the road, on the third loop of...
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Newsweek Rewind: 60 Years Since Brown v. Board of Ed Desegregated U.S. Schools
Sixty years ago this Saturday, the Supreme Court, by unanimous vote, ruled in Brown v. Board of Ed that separate schools for black and white Americans were not equal. The decision reversed the 1896...
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Why Nuclear Power Will Always Be Scary
Breakfast was beef jerky at a gas station in Socorro, New Mexico, washed down by 16 ounces of acrid Rockstar, followed by more beef jerky, followed by gum. Then, back on the road, on the third loop of...
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The Plots to Destroy America
In Baldwin County, Alabama, an award-winning plan to provide guidance for private-sector developers was spiked—it was, constituents complained, part of a United Nations plot to end property rights,...
View ArticleWildfires Rage in Southern California
(Reuters) - Wildfires were raging in southern California on Thursday, keeping thousands of residents and students away from their homes after San Diego county officials maintained evacuation...
View ArticleAnti-China Riots in Vietnam Leave Over 20 Dead
(Reuters) - More than 20 people were killed in Vietnam and a huge foreign steel project set ablaze as anti-China riots spread to the centre of the country a day after arson and looting in the south, a...
View ArticleFor Jeff Samardzija, Being One of the Five Best Pitchers in Baseball Is a...
Kevin Chapman of the Houston Astros, who has pitched 3.2 innings all season and has an ERA of 12.27, has one. Evan Marshall of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who made his major league debut a week ago...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Says Data Suggest Syria May Have Used Chlorine Gas
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he had seen raw data suggesting that Syria used chlorine in gas attacks against its own people, though he said the data had not...
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