Data Shows U.S. Housing May Finally Be Pulling Out of Slump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home resales rose more than expected in May and the stock of properties for sale was the highest in more than 1-1/2 years, suggesting that housing was pulling out of a...
View ArticleSeparatists in Ukraine Agree to Ceasefire Until June 27
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Separatist leaders in two main areas of Ukraine's east have agreed to observe a ceasefire in their conflict with Ukrainian forces until June 27, one of them, Alexander...
View ArticleObama Threatens More 'Costs' if Putin Interferes in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to support peace in Ukraine and said Moscow would face further "costs" if it did not take steps to...
View ArticleIsrael Detains 37 More Palestinians in West Bank Crackdown
RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) - Israel's army said on Monday it had detained another 37 Palestinians overnight as it searched for three missing teenagers and extended a crackdown on the Hamas Islamist...
View ArticleConservative Justices Give the Government a Victory on Climate Change
The Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government can legally fight climate change through regulation. On Monday, the Supreme Court signaled that it will be unlikely to block federal regulations...
View ArticleArgentine Economy Slips into Recession
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina slid into recession in the first quarter, with gross domestic product in Latin America's No. 3 economy contracting 0.8 percent after shrinking a downwardly revised...
View ArticleToday in Tabs: Begun, These Content Wars Have
Sometimes I worry that civilization will collapse and all that will remain for future generations to judge us is “Funky Cold Medina.”— Legend Lake-Mountain (@loresjoberg) June 22, 2014Gawker announced...
View ArticleMassive Explosion Shakes South Beirut, Cause Unknown: Residents
BEIRUT (Reuters) - An explosion shook the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Monday night, residents said.The cause of the blast was not immediately known. NoYesYesmassive, explosion,...
View ArticleWhen Can the Federal Government Kill Its Citizens?
Does the federal government have the right to kill without arrest or trial American citizens who have become terrorists? A secret government memo released by a federal appeals court on Monday outlines...
View ArticleRussia Asks Twitter to Block a Dozen 'Extremist' Accounts
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia asked Twitter on Monday to block access to a dozen accounts it deems "extremist", the head of the country's telecoms watchdog said, as Moscow seeks greater control over...
View ArticleMayday PAC: The Super PAC Built to Destroy Super PACs
Earlier this month, digital rights activist and Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig launched Mayday PAC, a super political action committee aimed at reforming U.S. campaign finance laws. To date, the...
View ArticleU.S. Says Its Forces Get Immunity Guarantees From Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq has given assurances to the United States that U.S. special operations forces that President Barack Obama has ordered into the country will be shielded from possible...
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Peace on Hold as Kidnapping of Israeli Teens Divides Palestinians
The kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers is not just a tragedy for their families. The massive Israeli military operation it has sparked has exposed wide gaps between the two major Palestinian...
View ArticleThe Brilliance of Ronaldo and the Heart-Stopping Thrill of Stoppage Time
Whether it is a source of salvation, as it was this weekend for Argentina and Portugal, or one of heartbreak, as Iran and the United States found it to be, there is something immensely appealing about...
View ArticleSuicide Bomber Kills Security Officer, Wounds 19 in Beirut
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew up his car in Beirut on Monday night near an army checkpoint, killing a security officer and wounding several people watching the soccer World Cup in a nearby...
View ArticleLeader of Tijuana Drug Cartel Captured in Northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers have captured the leader of the Tijuana cartel in the northern border city, government officials said on Tuesday, in a fresh blow to the once powerful drug...
View ArticleIRS Accused of Obstruction Over Lost Emails in Tea Party Affair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans accused the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday of hiding emails written by a former senior official and obstructing a congressional inquiry into a controversy...
View ArticleReview Finds 'Inexplicable Delays' in Pennsylvania's Handling of Sandusky Case
HARRISBURG Penn. (Reuters) - A highly anticipated review of the child sex abuse case against Jerry Sandusky released on Monday found delays in prosecuting the former Penn State football coach but no...
View ArticleAfter Lengthy Sentences for Journalists, Egypt's President Says He Won't...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Newly elected Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday he would not interfere with judicial verdicts, following an international outcry over lengthy prison sentences...
View ArticleMurdoch Protegee Rebekah Brooks Cleared of Hacking Charges
LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, the former boss of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm, was acquitted on Tuesday of orchestrating a campaign to hack into phones and bribe officials in the hunt...
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