Missile Attack in Syria Reportedly Kills at Least 16, Raising Regional Tensions The missiles struck after dark, hitting facilities in Syria where Iran and its militant proxies had set up camp, setting buildings on fire and causing an explosion so large that it shook the ground like a minor earthquake. […]
No More Hope’: The Work of a Photojournalist Killed in Kabul Through the dark days of the 1990s civil war and the Taliban’s oppressive rule, the Afghan photographer Shah Marai never left his country. As the bloodshed continued after the 2001 American-led invasion, he repeatedly expressed a feeling shared by […]
Cardinal George Pell will face trial on sex-offense charges Cardinal George Pell was ordered by an Australian magistrate to face trial over sexual abuse allegations, a decision that may make him the most senior Roman Catholic prelate to be forced to defend himself in court over a scandal that has […]
Trump’s high-stakes nuclear poker tactics on full display President Donald Trump is turning two crucial foreign policy dramas — over the Iran deal and a startling opening on the Korean peninsula — into one big game of televised nuclear poker. He’s concealing his hand, but constantly raising the stakes. He’s […]
Israel’s Iran documents show nuclear deal was lies, says Mike Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the top secret documents Israel claims to have obtained on Iran’s nuclear programme show Tehran has lied. Mr Pompeo said the information indicates that a nuclear deal signed between Iran and […]
Parkland shooting victim’s father sues former school resource officer, others The father of Meadow Pollack, one of the students killed in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Scot Peterson and others. Also listed as defendants are Nikolas Cruz, the […]
Victims of Monroe prom night crash ‘loved each other like brothers and sisters’ The teenage girl who died Monday as a result of wounds sustained in a prom night car crash was “an angel” who “always knew how to make everyone laugh,” one-time soccer teammate Carly Wheeler posted on social […]
After teacher rallies, the work ‘shifts to the local community level,’ Colorado union president says The wave of activism that brought thousands of red-shirted teachers to the Colorado State Capitol needs to continue at the local level in order to boost teacher pay or school funding, the leader of Colorado’s […]
Roy Moore files lawsuit against 3 women, alleging ‘political conspiracy’ Failed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore says the women who accused him of sexual assault were part of a political conspiracy, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The suit was jointly filed with his wife, Kayla, about an hour before […]
McCain torches Trump in new book: He prioritizes appearance of toughness over American values Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) lashes out at President Trump in a new book, saying the president seems to care more about “the appearance of toughness” than American values. “He has declined to distinguish the actions of […]
