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Tuesday June 16th, 2015 at 11:59 AM

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In “The Conservative Heart,” Arthur C. Brooks, the prominent economist and president of AEI — the leading intellectual think tank on the right — offers a bold new vision for conservatism as a movement for social and economic justice.

Brooks contends that after years of focusing on economic growth and traditional social values, it is time for a new kind of conservatism — one that helps the vulnerable without mortgaging our children’s future. In Brooks’s daring vision, this conservative movement fights poverty, promotes equal opportunity, celebrates earned success, and values spiritual enlightenment. It is an inclusive movement with a positive agenda to help people lead happier, more hopeful, and more satisfied lives.

One of the country’s leading scholars and policy thinkers, Brooks has considered these issues for decades. Drawing on years of research on the sources of happiness, he asserts that what people most need are four “institutions of meaning” — faith, family, community, and meaningful work. These are not only the foundations of personal well-being, but also the necessary means for building a better nation.

Combining reporting, original research, and case studies, and free of vituperative politics, “The Conservative Heart” is an intelligent and compelling manifesto for renewal. Clear, well-reasoned, and accessible, it is a welcome new strategy for disconsolate conservatives looking for fresh, actionable ideas to address the serious problems confronting us today and to reclaim our future, and for politically independent citizens who believe that neither political party addresses their needs or concerns.

Arthur C. Brooks is president of and the Beth and Ravenel Curry Scholar in Free Enterprise at AEI.

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Obama administration prepares to cave into another one of Iran's red line

Tuesday June 16th, 2015 at 11:58 AM

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Almost as soon as the April 2 nuclear “agreement ” with Iran was announced, it began to unravel. When the White House issued a “fact sheet” that purported to describe what had been agreed upon, the Iranians took strong exception, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei denouncing the “fact sheet” and asserting that the US claims showed “devilish” US intentions. In a publicly televised speech, Khamenei said “it may be that the deceptive other side wants to restrict us in the details.” He further added: “I was never optimistic about negotiating with America. . . Nonetheless I agreed to the negotiations and supported, and still support, the negotiators.” As he spoke, a crowd chanted, “Death to America.”

One point of dispute concerned the issue of “anytime, anywhere” challenge inspections with the Iranians arguing that under no circumstances would they permit inspections of military facilities.

Another dispute concerned the timing of sanctions relief. Iranian President Rouhani asserted that Iran “will not sign any deal unless all sanctions are lifted on the same day.” Meanwhile, White House press secretary Josh Earnest insisted that the US would not budge from its position of a phased approach — with sanctions being lifted only as Tehran implements the conditions of an agreement. At the time, not much attention was paid to the fact that the Iranians were talking about relief from “allsanctions,”  not just the “nuclear” sanctions that the US and the so-called P5+1 had said would be lifted.

Now, in an Associated Press story titled, “US finds peeling back the Iran sanctions onion no easy task,” officials are claiming that the administration “may have to backtrack on its promise that it will suspend only nuclear-related economic sanctions on Iran as part of an emerging nuclear agreement.” This is because, in what they call the “briar patch of interwoven economic sanctions,” it is too hard to distinguish between “nuclear” sanctions and “non-nuclear” sanctions applied because of Iran’s support for terrorism, human rights violations, money laundering and ballistic missile development. According to the unnamed “officials,” the administration plans to redefine the term “nuclear sanctions,” giving it such a broad definition that there will be little left in the non-nuclear category.

This is quite obviously absurd, but what seems to be going on is that the administration is preparing to yield to the Iranian demand that sanctions be lifted immediately — and this means all sanctions and not just nuclear ones. Agreeing to that would mean not only much more extensive sanctions relief — for example relief for banks that are believed to have laundered money for terrorists — but it would also make it extremely difficult to use sanctions as an instrument for constraining such activity by Iran in the future. This will only add to the considerable concerns of Iran’s neighbors that the agreement does nothing to address Iran’s non-nuclear activities.

We are also learning that the administration may be preparing to concede on the requirement to be able to conduct inspections of suspect facilities, even if they are on military installations, with the Los Angeles Times now reporting that, in the negotiating rooms, “US diplomats aren’t demanding immediate access.”

This is despite recent promises made by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in a major speech that “any deal must ensure comprehensive and robust monitoring and inspection anywhere and everywhere the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reason to go.” Likewise, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made similar assurances in a speech Monday that the administration will not accept a deal unless access is granted “to whatever Iranian sites are required to verify that Iran’s program is exclusively peaceful — period.” Instead, US negotiators are now reportedly willing to allow a commission — with voting representatives from the six powers, Iran and possibly the European Union — “some time to consider Iranian objections and weigh the evidence before allowing a challenge inspection to proceed.”

This is a long way from the claims in the White House fact sheet that Iran will be required to “grant access to the IAEA to investigate suspicious sites or allegations of a covert enrichment facility, conversion facility, centrifuge production facility, or yellowcake production facility anywhere in the country” and that “if Iran cheats, the world will know it. If we see something suspicious, we will inspect it. Iran’s past efforts to weaponize its program will be addressed. With this deal, Iran will face more inspections than any other country in the world.”

No wonder the White House threatened a presidential veto of any legislation that required a final agreement to meet the claims of the “fact sheet.”

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Obama's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposal

Tuesday June 16th, 2015 at 11:57 AM

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This is what you get when you put a community organizer in the White House — he tries to reorganize your community from Washington.

Apparently, President Obama thinks your neighborhood may not be inclusive enough, so he has instructed his Department of Housing and Urban Development to issue a new rule called Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, which is designed to force communities to diversify.

According to the Obama administration, in too many neighborhoods “housing choices continue to be constrained through housing discrimination, the operation of housing markets, [and] investment choices by holders of capital.” (Yes, that is a quote from an actual HUD document, not a bad undergraduate thesis on Karl Marx.)

Under Obama’s proposed rule, the federal government will collect massive amounts of data on the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic makeup of thousands of local communities, looking for signs of “disparities by race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, or disability in access to community assets.” Then the government will target communities with results it doesn’t like and use billions of dollars in federal grant money to bribe or blackmail them into changing their zoning and housing policies.

This is not about blocking housing discrimination, which has been illegal since 1968. It is unlawful for someone to deny you a loan or prevent you from buying a home because of your race, creed or color. Socioeconomic status is — and ought to be — another matter. If you want to buy a nice house in the suburbs, you have to be able to afford it. Apparently, Obama thinks that’s unfair discrimination by the “holders of capital.”

Putting decisions about how local communities are run in the hands of federal bureaucrats is an assault on freedom. Local autonomy is essential to liberty. As Milton Friedman put it in “

Capitalism and Freedom

,” “If I don’t like what my local community does, be it in sewage disposal, zoning or schools, I can move to another local community. . . . If I don’t like what my state does, I can move to another. If I do not like what Washington imposes, I have few alternatives in this world of jealous nations.” Washington has no business imposing decisions about zoning and housing policies on thousands of local communities.

The proposed rule could become an issue in the presidential race. HUD Secretary Julian Castro, the man assigned to implement this new policy, is on everyone’s shortlist to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate. Moreover, as National Review’s Stanley Kurtz points out, collecting all the data will take time — which means decisions about how to use that data will be up to the next president, whoever that turns out to be.

Local communities across the United States will be up in arms over this rule — and rightly so. The federal government should have no say over whether your neighborhood is too Jewish, or too Caucasian, or has too many married couples. But Republicans need to be very careful. Democrats want the GOP to rail against this rule and see it as an opportunity to paint the Republicans as the party that wants to protect the wealthy, white suburbs and keep out poor people of color.

Conservatives need to make this absolutely clear: We believe Americans of all races, colors and creeds should be free to live wherever they want. And we want to help them do so by unleashing economic opportunity for those at the bottom so that more Americans can get better educations and better jobs and ultimately move to better neighborhoods.

Under Obama, those opportunities have been disappearing for Americans at the bottom of our economy. While he talks a good game about inequality, the poor have gotten poorer while the rich have gotten richer on Obama’s watch. During the Obama recovery, Americans in the top 5 percent of households (those with average incomes of more than $320,000) were the only group in the United States to see incomes rise from 2009 to 2013. Meanwhile, those worst hit were in the bottom 20 percent, who saw their real incomes fall by 7 percent on average. As American Enterprise Institute President Arthur C. Brooks explains , “Our putatively progressive president has inadvertently executed a plutocratic tour de force.”

Having Washington micromanage the housing and zoning policies of thousands of local communities is not going to change this. The answer is not to force local governments to build affordable housing in affluent communities. The answer is to restore upward mobility in the United States so that more people can afford housing in affluent communities.

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Piling on Obama’s naive worldview

Tuesday June 16th, 2015 at 11:57 AM

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Just another nail in the coffin of Barack Obama’s naive worldview. Yesterday his Secretary of the Air Force stated that “the biggest threat on my mind [is] the activities of Russia.” Deborah James said this at the Paris Air Show, one stop on a European trip hoping to allay growing fears about Russian aggression and threats.

Of course, it was just three years ago that President Obama unleashed his petty and insecure character by publicly humiliating Mitt Romney during their third presidential debate. “The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because the Cold War has been over for 20 years,” goaded Obama, in response to Romney’s claim that Russia was the number one geopolitical foe America faced. Of course, Romney may not have been correct, given those vying for the honor of being the greatest threat to America, including ISIS, Iran, and China.

Obama’s JV worldview has been so completely dismantled that it is tiring to recount the ways in which he has misunderstood and ineptly responded to real threats (not, say, global warming). Yet it is indeed noteworthy that one of his top officials in 2015 has so effectively dismissed the Obama of 2012.

And as for the Cold War returning? Of course, today’s Russian challenge is not the same as the decades-long struggle with the Soviet Union. But with Cold War aircraft like B-52’s and U-2’s being joined in Europe by B-2’s and possibly, according to Secretary James, F-22 Raptors, and with nuclear and other military saber-rattling by Putin, Europe is once again looking eerily like days of yore.

Ironically, should the U.S. send F-22’s to Europe in response to Russia’s ongoing aggression, the planes will be fulfilling the role originally envisioned for them back in the 1980s, when the Cold War was in its final phases and Washington looked to ensure air dominance in any conflict with Moscow. Yet given the possibility that the planes might be needed in Asia to prevent China from gaining air superiority over contested islands in the East and South China Seas, or in Iran, should a nuclear crisis ensue, the paltry 150 or so combat-capable Raptors will be hard pressed to fulfill all the demands Washington may make on them. But, of course, it was Barack Obama who canceled the program back in 2009, when he was resetting relations with Russia and embracing China as a strategic partner. Sometimes all the parts of a worldview do fit together, unfortunately.

Rachel Dolezal, Ex-N.A.A.C.P. Official, Breaks Her Silence on ‘Today’ Show

Tuesday June 16th, 2015 at 11:43 AM

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In her first interview since being accused of misrepresenting her racial background and stepping down as an N.A.A.C.P. official, Rachel A. Dolezal did not back down on Tuesday, stating “I identify as black,” although she comes from a white family.

When Matt Lauer of NBC’s “Today” show asked, “When did you start deceiving people?” Ms. Dolezal would not concede that she had done so.

“I do take exception to that, because it’s a little more complex than me identifying as black, or answering a question of, ‘Are you black or white?’” she said.

The furor around Ms. Dolezal, 37, began last week when her parents told reporters that she has no black ancestry, only white with a trace of Native American. On Monday, she stepped down as president of the N.A.A.C.P. chapter in Spokane, Wash.

But in the “Today” interview, the closest Ms. Dolezal came to admitting any fault was in saying, “There are probably a couple interviews that I would do a little differently if circumstances in retrospect, I knew what I know now.”

She traced misconceptions about her background to local news media reports that first identified her as “transracial,” then as biracial and then as black. “I never corrected that,” she said — even as she insisted that there was nothing to correct.

In fact, her role has not been so passive — she has identified herself as black or partly black on many occasions, including on an application for appointment to a Spokane city commission, where she checked boxes for white, black and Native American.

In the “Today” interview, Ms. Dolezal defended publicly identifying a black friend, who is not a relative, as her father. “We connected on a very intimate level as family,” she said. “Albert Wilkerson is my dad.”

Several years ago, she became the guardian of one of her adopted, black younger siblings, Izaiah, now 21. He sees her as his “real mom,” she said, “and for that to be something that is plausible, I certainly can’t be seen as white and be Izaiah’s mom.”

From 2002 to 2005, Ms. Dolezal was engaged in an unsuccessful lawsuit against Howard University, the historically black school where she obtained a master’s degree in art, claiming that the university discriminated against her because she was white. Within a few years, she was telling people she was black.

Mr. Lauer asked repeatedly whether she had cynically used racial identification as a way to gain advantage, either against Howard or in enhancing her credibility as a civil rights advocate. She declined to answer.

Ms. Dolezal said her identification with black people went back as far as when she was 5 years old. “I was drawing self-portraits with the brown crayon instead of the peach crayon, and the black curly hair,” she said.

But when shown a picture of her as a teenager with fair skin and straight, blond hair, she conceded that at that time, she did not identify as black.

Now, her skin is several shades darker, and her hair is a mass of tight brown curls.

“I certainly don’t stay out of the sun, you know, and I also don’t — as some of the critics have said — put on blackface as a performance,” she said, when asked about the changes in her appearance.

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» Putin says Russian military will receive 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles ... - The Globe and Mail
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The Globe and Mail Putin says Russian military will receive 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles ... The Globe and Mail Russia's military this year alone will receive 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of pierci...

» AP PHOTOS: Top Pictures From Europe and Africa
16/06/15 11:08 from ABC News: ABCNews
AP PHOTOS: A gallery of top AP pictures from Europe-Africa for week of June 8-14, 2015

» Putin announces expansion of Russia's nuclear arsenal - Irish Times
16/06/15 11:08 from Google News - World
Washington Times Putin announces expansion of Russia's nuclear arsenal Irish Times Russia's president Vladimir Putin has said that Russia would add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal this ...

» Q&A: EBay's Security Chief Cites Evolving Cyberthreats
16/06/15 11:08 from ABC News: ABCNews
Q&A: EBay's security chief says collaboration key to keeping data safe from cyberattacks

» Maria Schneider's Jazz Orchestra Evokes Rural America
16/06/15 11:07 from ABC News: ABCNews
Jazz composer Maria Schneider draws inspiration from rural America on CD 'The Thompson Fields'

» Ex-NAACP Leader Rachel Dolezal: 'I Identify as Black'
16/06/15 11:07 from ABC News: ABCNews
Former NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal: 'I identify as black'

» U.S. Air Force may send F-22s to Europe over Russia 'threat'
16/06/15 11:07 from CNN.com - World
The U.S. Air Force could be sending some of its most advanced warplanes to Europe in a show of force against Russian actions in Ukraine and elsewhere around the continent, the service's top civilian said Monday.

» Militants kill 10 members of Iraqi security forces
16/06/15 11:07 from Reuters: International
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants killed 10 members of Iraq's security forces in towns in western Anbar Province on Tuesday, police sources said, in attacks highlighting the challenges the U.S.-backed government faces as it tries to slow Isl...

» Thousands of US familes broken apart over drugs offences so minor they don't result in prison time
16/06/15 11:06 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
Drugs offences that are either decades old or so minor they have incurred little to no prison time are responsible for tearing thousands of US families apart through detention and deportation, according to a report released today.

» Ex-NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal: `I identify as black'
16/06/15 11:05 from AP Top Headlines At 7:05 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) -- The NAACP chapter president who resigned after her parents said she is white said Tuesday that she started identifying as black around age 5, when she drew self-portraits with a brown crayon, and she "takes exception" to...

» US balcony collapse 'kills five'
16/06/15 11:05 from BBC News - World
The balcony of a fourth floor flat in Berkeley has collapsed, killing five Irish students, according to authorities and the Irish foreign minister.

» ISIS 'Broken': Kurds Claim Key Syrian Border Town
16/06/15 11:04 from World news
Kurdish fighters took full control of a key town on the Syria-Turkey border Tuesday, dealing a major blow to ISIS.

» Clinton Confidant to Testify Before House Benghazi Panel
16/06/15 11:03 from ABC News: ABCNews
Clinton confidant Sidney Blumenthal to appear before House Benghazi panel in closed testimony

» Woman's getaway car scheme was 'Plan B' in NY prison escape: sheriff
16/06/15 11:03 from Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines
A female prison worker's agreement to drive a getaway car for two escaped inmates was "Plan B" and the convicted killers had another plot that allowed them to flee, Clinton County Sheriff David Favro said. Richard Matt, 48...

» Rachel Dolezal criticised by Jon Stewart for being 'really f**king white'
16/06/15 11:03 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
Jon Stewart has weighed into the issue of Rachel Dolezal , saying that she's "really f**king white".

» Kurds, Rebels Drive Islamic State Out of Tal Abyad
16/06/15 11:03 from WSJ.com: World News
Kurdish fighters and allied rebels said they had routed Islamic State from the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, boosting a U.S.-backed offensive that seeks to choke off the extremist group’s supply routes.

» London Love Fest: Michelle Obama Charms, Thrills Schoolgirls - New York Times
16/06/15 11:03 from World - Google News
Telegraph.co.uk London Love Fest: Michelle Obama Charms, Thrills Schoolgirls New York Times LONDON — Michelle Obama's visit to a girls' school in a diverse east London neighborhood turned into a love fest Tuesday when she was gre...

» Kurds and Syrian Rebels Storm ISIS-Held Border Town - New York Times
16/06/15 11:03 from Google News - World
New York Times Kurds and Syrian Rebels Storm ISIS-Held Border Town New York Times Update: Kurdish fighters took full control of the border town of Tal Abyad on Tuesday. ISTANBUL- A coalition of Kurdish militias and Arab rebels stormed in...

» Tropical Storm Bill blasts into saturated Texas - USA TODAY
16/06/15 11:01 from Google News - Top Stories
USA TODAY Tropical Storm Bill blasts into saturated Texas USA TODAY HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Bill roared into Texas on Tuesday, smashing into the beleaguered coast with heavy rains, sustained winds of 30 mph and gusts as high as 45 mph. ...

» Rachel Dolezal’s brother Joshua to stand trial for alleged sexual abuse of a black child
16/06/15 11:00 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
On the day that Rachel Dolezal stepped down as president of the Spokane, Washington chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People it was revealed that her older brother will be standing trial on allegations of...

» Watch Donald Trump Make a 'Major Announcement' - TIME
16/06/15 11:00 from Google News - Top Stories
TIME Watch Donald Trump Make a 'Major Announcement' TIME Real estate magnate and reality television star Donald Trump has requested the media's attention Tuesday for what is billed as a “major announcement.” Will the famously...

» Whistleblower exposes waste in Social Security system
16/06/15 10:59 from Latest News
Michael Keegan testifies at hearing

» Police defend use of Taser against 12-year-old boy
16/06/15 10:59 from Latest News
Juvenile faces resisting arrest charge

» Is Hong Kong's fight for democracy in its final round?
16/06/15 10:59 from CNN.com - World

» France's National Front to Spearhead New Far-Right Bloc in Europe
16/06/15 10:58 from WSJ.com: World News
France’s National Front will spearhead a new far-right political bloc in the European Parliament, a move that will boost the influence of anti-immigrant and anti-EU voices in the legislature.

» Putin says Russia beefing up nuclear arsenal
16/06/15 10:57 from Reuters: International
KUBINKA, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia would add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal this year, a remark that is likely to increase alarm in the West.

» Beachgoers Warned Against Swimming After Shark Attacks
16/06/15 10:57 from ABC News: ABCNews
Beachgoers advised against getting into water after North Carolina shark attacks on youths

» The Latest: Ardent Blackhawks Fan Sad Mikita Can't Enjoy Win
16/06/15 10:56 from ABC News: ABCNews
The Latest: Longtime Blackhawks fan elated by latest win, sad Stan Mikita can't enjoy it

» Official: California balcony collapse kills 5 Irish students
16/06/15 10:56 from AP Top Headlines At 7:05 a.m. EDT
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- A fourth-floor balcony of a California apartment building collapsed Tuesday, killing five Irish students and leaving eight other people with serious injuries during a 21st birthday party, officials said....

» FIFA: Is world governing body facing 'doomsday scenario?'
16/06/15 10:55 from CNN.com - World
If things look bad for FIFA -- Sepp Blatter seemingly on his way out as president while an FBI corruption probe gathers pace -- they might be about to get a lot whole lot worse.

» Taliban Warns ISIS to Back Off in Afghanistan
16/06/15 10:55 from World news
The Taliban has warned ISIS militants to stay out of Afghanistan in a rare open letter to the extremists that have conquered swathes of the Middle East.

» The crowdfunding platform made for Africa
16/06/15 10:54 from CNN.com - World

» London Love Fest: Michelle Obama Charms, Thrills Schoolgirls
16/06/15 10:54 from ABC News: ABCNews
London love fest: Michelle Obama thrills girls in education push; has tea with Prince Harry

» Islamic State claims Tunisian checkpoint attack - TODAYonline
16/06/15 10:54 from World - Google News
The News International Islamic State claims Tunisian checkpoint attack TODAYonline TUNIS - Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a checkpoint in central Tunisia that killed three policemen, according to a statement ca...

» Theresa May says the Mediterranean migrant crisis is 'reaching our borders'
16/06/15 10:54 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
The Mediterranean migrant crisis is “reaching our borders”, the Home Secretary has claimed, pointing the finger at “criminal gangs” who help people flee conflict zones to come to Europe.

» 5 Students Dead in California Balcony Collapse
16/06/15 10:54 from ABC News: ABCNews
An apartment balcony collapsed in California early this morning, killing five people and injuring eight others, police said.

» South Korea to Offer MERS Insurance to Tourists
16/06/15 10:54 from Voice of America
South Korea’s tourism industry is in damage control mode following the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Disease [MERS] that has caused thousands of international visitors to change or cancel planned visits. Rather than minimizing ...

» Libyans Doubtful About Europe's Plan to Block 'People Smugglers'
16/06/15 10:53 from Voice of America
Libyans say a European Union plan to mount a still-to-be-defined military intervention against the people smugglers behind the immigration crisis roiling Europe will not stop sub-Saharan Africans from trying to cross the Mediterranean. T...

» OPM Official: Agency Has History of Problems With Security
16/06/15 10:53 from ABC News: ABCNews
US gov't personnel official concedes agency has history of network security problems

» Is child marriage coming to an end?
16/06/15 10:53 from CNN.com - World
Today marks the Day of the African Child. This day was created by the African Union to commemorate a tragedy -- the massacre of hundreds of children in Soweto, South Africa who were demonstrating for the basic right to a decent education...

» Pope's campaign challenges GOP's faith
16/06/15 10:53 from CNN.com
Climate change -- long the subject of a divisive political debate -- is getting a boost of fresh attention heading into the 2016 presidential campaign thanks to an unlikely public figure: the Pope.

» FDA Gives Food Industry 3 Years to Eliminate Trans Fats - New York Times
16/06/15 10:52 from Google News - Top Stories
New York Times FDA Gives Food Industry 3 Years to Eliminate Trans Fats New York Times WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday gave the food industry three years to eliminate artery-clogging, artificial trans fats from th...

» Defending God's creation
16/06/15 10:52 from CNN.com

» Egypt Court Confirms Ousted President Morsi's Death Sentence - New York Times
16/06/15 10:52 from Google News - World
Telegraph.co.uk Egypt Court Confirms Ousted President Morsi's Death Sentence New York Times CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi over the mass 2011 prison break...

» Ex-Egyptian President Morsi's death sentence upheld - USA TODAY
16/06/15 10:52 from Google News - Top Stories
USA TODAY Ex-Egyptian President Morsi's death sentence upheld USA TODAY CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence of the country's first democratically elected leader, deposed president Mohamed Morsi, on c...

» Does Arab Spring need a Summer of Love?
16/06/15 10:52 from CNN.com - World
In a packed Cairo theater a couple of months ago, Ali Qandil brought down the house.

» South African designers are giving Chinese brands a run for their money
16/06/15 10:51 from CNN.com - World

» Former CIA operative: Bergdahl was high when captured 
16/06/15 10:51 from Latest News
Catherine Herridge reports

» Colorado Supreme Court upholds firing of pot smoker
16/06/15 10:51 from Latest News
Cheryl Casone reports from New York

» Boehner, Obama Still Seeking a Way out of Trade Impasse
16/06/15 10:51 from ABC News: ABCNews
Speaker Boehner: Obama's trade agenda is a must, but congressional logjam remains unsolved

» South Korea MERS death toll rises to 19
16/06/15 10:50 from CNN.com - World

» Court upholds Morsi death sentence
16/06/15 10:50 from BBC News - World
An Egyptian court upholds the death sentence imposed on ousted ex-President Mohammed Morsi over a mass jailbreak in 2011.

» EU 'ducking out' of responsibility for refugees, author says
16/06/15 10:50 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Europe
European refugee policies have failed according to a book entitled "Shipwreck" just published in Germany. Julian Lehmann, one of the three authors, explains what has gone wrong.

» Egypt Court Confirms Ousted President Morsi's Death Sentence
16/06/15 10:49 from ABC News: ABCNews
Egypt court confirms ousted President Mohammed Morsi's death sentence over 2011 prison break

» Sunken Wrecks Of Epic WWI Naval Battle Revealed
16/06/15 10:49 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
After 99 years at the bottom of the North Sea, scans of warships off Denmark's Jutland create a new picture of the battle.

» MICHELLE O Tells Muslim Girls: When I look at you ‘I see myself
16/06/15 10:49 from Breitbart News Network
MICHELLE O Tells Muslim Girls: When I look at you ‘I see myself’ U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama travelled to the United Kingdom today, choosing to give a speech on female empowerment while surrounded by hijab-clad girls in the ethnically...

» Interview with Thomas Bach: 'We Can Only Provide Inspiration'
16/06/15 10:48 from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committe, talks to SPIEGEL about anti-gay laws, Hamburg's 2024 bid and the association's limited responsibility for human rights.

» Rachel Dolezal Says She Identifies As Black
16/06/15 10:48 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
The ex-rights leader accused of pretending to be black says she drew self-portraits at the age of five "with the brown crayon".

» Pope's encyclical release gets leaked: Here's what learned from the translation
16/06/15 10:48 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
A draft of a major environmental document by Pope Francis says “the bulk of global warming” is caused by human activity and calls on people — especially the world’s rich — to take steps to mitigate the damage by reducing consumption and ...

» Does killing militant leaders work?
16/06/15 10:47 from BBC News - World
Does 'whack-a-mole' approach to killing militant leaders work?

» Discrimination lawsuit reveals more about Rachel Dolezal
16/06/15 10:46 from Home - CBSNews.com
Ex-president of Spokane's NAACP chapter sued Howard University more than a decade ago, claiming she was the victim of discrimination

» Tugce Albayrak: Teenager jailed for three years for causing the death of 'Germany's hero'
16/06/15 10:45 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
The teenager, who hit and caused the death of a student outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Germany last year , has been jailed for three years.

» All lions, tigers in Tbilisi zoo flooding found dead - Fox News
16/06/15 10:43 from Google News - World
Toronto Star All lions, tigers in Tbilisi zoo flooding found dead Fox News TBILISI, Georgia – All of the lions and tigers that were missing after severe flooding swamped Tbilisi's zoo have been found dead. One jaguar remained unaccou...

» First Draft | The Chat: Jeb Bush's Announcement Speech, Instantly Analyzed - New York Times
16/06/15 10:43 from Google News - Top Stories
New York Times First Draft | The Chat: Jeb Bush's Announcement Speech, Instantly Analyzed New York Times Jeb Bush formally entered the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Monday with a speech at the Kendall campus...

» FDA: Companies have 3 years to remove the oils from food
16/06/15 10:43 from CNN.com

» Muslim Rebels in Philippines Begin Laying Down Arms
16/06/15 10:42 from Voice of America
Muslim rebels in the Philippines have started the process of laying down their arms as part of a one-year old peace pact that is currently hitting snags in the country’s legislature. A reading from the Quran greeted the 145 fighters who ...

» Merkel Faces Test as Greek Showdown Nears
16/06/15 10:42 from WSJ.com: World News
Germany’s Angela Merkel faces one of the hardest choices of her career: whether to let Greece default, or to bend Europe’s bailout rules and risk a revolt at home.

» Philippines Rebels Begin Laying Down Arms
16/06/15 10:42 from Voice of America
Muslim rebels in the Philippines have started the process of laying down their arms as part of a one-year old peace pact that is currently hitting snags in the country’s legislature. A reading from the Quran greeted the 145 fighters who ...

» US orders ban on trans fats by 2016
16/06/15 10:40 from BBC News - World
Trans fats are unsafe to eat and must be banned from the food supply within three years, say US regulators.

» Al Qaeda confirms drone strike killed high-ranking leader in Yemen
16/06/15 10:39 from Los Angeles Times - World News
A drone strike has killed the leader of Al Qaeda’s feared affiliate in Yemen, a group that has repeatedly sought to launch ambitious attacks on or over American soil, Al Qaeda confirmed Tuesday.

» Royal Welcome: FLOTUS Takes Tea With Prince Harry
16/06/15 10:38 from World news
Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha, met Prince Harry for tea Tuesday as they began a visit to Britain to promote education for girls.

» 5 die in balcony collapse
16/06/15 10:38 from CNN.com
A number of young Irish citizens have died following the collapse of a balcony in Berkeley, California, Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.

» Search for 2 killers goes cold
16/06/15 10:36 from CNN.com
Photos: The search for killers | How they did it | Staff-inmate relationships

» Ex-NAACP Leader: 'I Identify as Black' - Wall Street Journal
16/06/15 10:36 from Google News - Top Stories
Wall Street Journal Ex-NAACP Leader: 'I Identify as Black' Wall Street Journal NEW YORK—The woman who resigned as head of a NAACP chapter after her parents said she is white said Tuesday that she started identifying as black arou...

» Mount Everest has moved an inch and changed direction because of the Nepal earthquake
16/06/15 10:36 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
Mount Everest has moved 1.2 inches (3cm) - and changed direction - because of the Nepal earthquake, according to a geological survey by the Chinese government.

» Egypt's Brotherhood calls for 'popular uprising' against Morsi sentence
16/06/15 10:35 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Top Stories
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has denounced the death verdict against deposed president Mohammad Morsi, calling it "a nail in the coffin of democracy." A Cairo court upheld the death sentence after consulting grand mufti.

» Egypt's Morsy gets life after death
16/06/15 10:34 from CNN.com
An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Mohamed Morsy and 16 other Muslim Brotherhood leaders to life in prison on espionage charges.

» Fed Officials Ponder Jobs, Inflation and Interest Rates
16/06/15 10:33 from Voice of America
Top officials of the U.S. central bank are gathered in Washington, D.C., for two days of meetings to consider how soon and how much to raise the key interest rate. Most economists predict the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep interest rates...

» Egypt court hands Mursi death sentence in blow to Muslim Brotherhood
16/06/15 10:33 from Reuters: International
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Mursi to death on Tuesday over a mass jail break during the country's 2011 uprising and issued sweeping punishments against the leadership of Egypt's oldest Islamic ...

» Michelle Obama Shares Royal Tea With Prince Harry 
16/06/15 10:33 from ABC News: ABCNews
First Lady Michelle Obama met with Prince Harry at Kensington Palace over tea Monday morning on the first full day of her European swing.

» The Latest: Police Received Noise Complaint of Party
16/06/15 10:33 from ABC News: ABCNews
The Latest: Officer says police got complaint of loud party at apartment prior to collapse

» 'Refugee crisis may endanger free travel within Europe'
16/06/15 10:33 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Europe
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has warned that failure to tackle refugees could make EU countries reintroduce border checks. This could have adverse effects on free travel within the Schengen region.

» Bahrain opposition leader jailed
16/06/15 10:32 from BBC News - World
The main Shia opposition leader in Bahrain, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been jailed for four years for inciting violence, state media say.

» FDA Tells Food Industry to Phase out Artificial Trans Fats
16/06/15 10:31 from ABC News: ABCNews
Obama administration says trans fats are health threat, tells food industry to phase them out

» EU Nations Strongly Divided Over Plan to Take in Migrants
16/06/15 10:31 from ABC News: ABCNews
EU nations divided over plan to take in migrants; Italian police clear out border crossing

» An Iraqi village has figured out how to keep the peace: Ban political debate
16/06/15 10:30 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
ALBUNAHIDH, Iraq — This country is engulfed in a war against Islamic State militants, and plagued by sectarian division. But one village says it has found a way to insulate itself from Iraq’s turmoil.Read full article >>

» Man allegedly helped plan Texas cartoon contest shooting - Fox News
16/06/15 10:30 from Google News - Top Stories
CBS Local Man allegedly helped plan Texas cartoon contest shooting Fox News PHOENIX – A Phoenix-area man has been charged with helping plan an attack on a provocative cartoon contest in Texas last month that ended with the two shooters&#...

» US Homebuilding Drops in May, but Pace Stronger Than in 2014
16/06/15 10:29 from ABC News: ABCNews
US homebuilding falls 11.1 pct. in May, but permits to build at highest level since 2007

» Teacher Quits After Reading Story of Gay Couple to Class
16/06/15 10:29 from ABC News: ABCNews
Teacher quits after reading story of gay couple to class, says school didn't support him

» For Anticorruption Exit Strategy, Xi Could Look to Hong Kong
16/06/15 10:29 from WSJ.com: World News
Jailing corrupt officials is boosting Xi Jinping’s popularity but his campaign threatens the economy. For a way out, he could take a leaf from a Hong Kong governor in the 1970s.

» Salma Hayek's strange body trick
16/06/15 10:28 from Latest News
How Salma Hayek stays fit sans exercise

» Bethenny Frankel married for fear
16/06/15 10:28 from Latest News
Frankel says she didn't trust her gut

» Russian state TV reporter fired for Putin jab now sorry for 'propaganda madness'
16/06/15 10:27 from stories: World
A Russian state television reporter who was fired for a recent critique of Vladimir Putin says he is sorry for taking part in "propaganda madness" on behalf of the Kremlin. Konstantin Goldenzweig told the independent news site Meduza he ...

» Fighting The Long War
16/06/15 10:26 from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Welcome to the new normal. After more than a year of conflict in Ukraine, the standoff between Russia and the West has become routine -- and it is becoming institutionalized.

» Donald Trump: Business magnate and reality TV star to announce if he will run for White House
16/06/15 10:25 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
Donald Trump, the possessor of endless swagger, no small amount of good luck and hair that has a life of its own, is due today announce whether he really intends to do something he has previously talked an awful lot about doing – running...

» Donald Trump: Business magnate and reality TV star announces he will run for White House
16/06/15 10:25 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
Where does Donald Trump buy his confidence. At which store does he purchase his swagger?

» EU solidarity damaged by splits on migrants and Greece
16/06/15 10:25 from BBC News - World
EU solidarity damaged by splits on migrants and Greece

» First Lady Michelle Obama Meets With Prince Harry Over Tea During European ... - ABC News
16/06/15 10:24 from Google News - World
ABC News First Lady Michelle Obama Meets With Prince Harry Over Tea During European ... ABC News First lady Michelle Obama received the royal treatment in London on Tuesday when she met with Prince Harry over tea at Kensington Palace on ...

» Al Qaeda Confirms US Strike Killed Nasser al-Wuhayshi, Its Leader in Yemen - New York Times
16/06/15 10:23 from Google News - World
CNN Al Qaeda Confirms US Strike Killed Nasser al-Wuhayshi, Its Leader in Yemen New York Times BAGHDAD — Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen released a video statement on Tuesday confirming the death of its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, in an...

» Clinton ally Sidney Blumenthal turns over emails on Libya
16/06/15 10:22 from Latest News
Adviser to be questioned on Benghazi

» Indictment: Man Helped Plan Texas Cartoon Contest Shooting - ABC News
16/06/15 10:21 from Google News - Top Stories
CBS Local Indictment: Man Helped Plan Texas Cartoon Contest Shooting ABC News A Phoenix-area man has been charged with helping plan an attack on a provocative Texas cartoon contest featuring depictions of the Prophet Muhammad that ended ...

» 5 dead, 8 injured in balcony collapse in California, police say - Fox News
16/06/15 10:21 from Google News - World
9news.com.au 5 dead, 8 injured in balcony collapse in California, police say Fox News A balcony collapsed Tuesday at an apartment building in Berkeley, Calif., killing at least five Irish students and leaving eight others injured, author...

» Al Qaeda deputy leader killed in U.S. bombing in Yemen
16/06/15 10:21 from Reuters: International
DUBAI/SANAA (Reuters) - The deputy leader of al Qaeda, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, has been killed in a U.S. bombing in Yemen, the group said on Tuesday, removing the director of a string of attacks against the West and a man once seen as a succ...

» 'Doctor Shopping' Helped Spread MERS, WHO Says
16/06/15 10:20 from World news
The common practice of going from hospital to hospital seeking care has helped spread MERS in South Korea, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

» FDA orders food manufacturers to stop using trans fat within three years - CNN
16/06/15 10:18 from Top Stories - Google News
CNN FDA orders food manufacturers to stop using trans fat within three years CNN (CNN) Trans fat will have to disappear from the American diet, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA on Tuesday ruled that trans fat i...

» Michelle Obama receives rock star welcome at London school - The Hindu
16/06/15 10:18 from World - Google News
The Hindu Michelle Obama receives rock star welcome at London school The Hindu U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama visited an inner city school in London on Tuesday and announced a joint British-U.S. programme to invest nearly $200 million in...

» Rachel Dolezal and Caitlyn Jenner: The surprising ways that the pair are now linked
16/06/15 10:17 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
Why is Caitlyn Jenner treated as a groundbreaking cultural hero and Rachel Dolezal condemned as a charlatan? If it’s okay to be transgender, what’s wrong with being “transracial”?

» Rachel Dolezal's parents deny she identified as black child
16/06/15 10:16 from Latest News
Daughter is 'rejecting reality'

» Michelle Obama to Muslim girls: 'Your story is my story'
16/06/15 10:16 from stories: World
During a trip Tuesday to an all-girls school in London, first lady Michelle Obama told a crowd of young Muslim girls that her struggle as a black woman growing up on the South Side of Chicago is much like theirs. "Girls like you ins...

» Man of peace to become Afghan wartime defense minister
16/06/15 10:16 from stories: World
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - War-torn Afghanistan may soon have a defense minister, nine months after the new government was formed and amid some of the toughest fighting since the Talban's insurgency began nearly 14 years ago. Masoom Stane...

» 'Syria-bound' family: Bradford fathers await news – video
16/06/15 10:15 from World news: World news + Video | guardian.co.uk
A solicitor representing the three fathers of the nine children who are believed to have been taken to Syria, says they are extremely distraught and feel helpless. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Balaal Khan says the fathers are appeal...

» 10 of the world's best dinosaur museums 
16/06/15 10:15 from CNN.com - World
"Jurassic World" hit over 4,200 theaters last week, reintroducing the man-meets-dinosaur disaster to a new generation of fans.

» Is FIFA facing 'doomsday scenario?'
16/06/15 10:14 from CNN.com - World
If things look bad for FIFA -- Sepp Blatter seemingly on his way out as president while an FBI corruption probe gathers pace -- they might be about to get a lot whole lot worse.

» Is this how we will we fly in 2050? 
16/06/15 10:14 from CNN.com - World
Sub orbital flight, solar powered planes, drone airliners -- these could all become fixtures of the aviation industry by 2050, say experts.

» Michelle Obama pushes girls' education program in UK visit
16/06/15 10:14 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Europe
US First Lady Michelle Obama has visited a girls' school in the UK at the start of a trip to Europe. In London, Obama focused on a program called Let Girls Learn, which aims to improve access to education for girls.

» NAACP official who resigned says she identifies as black
16/06/15 10:12 from Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines
Washington state civil rights advocate Rachel Dolezal, who has been accused of falsely claiming she is African-American, said on Tuesday she identifies as black and has been doing so since she was 5 years of age. Dolezal, in an interview...

» China's Military Practices Invading Taiwan
16/06/15 10:12 from The National Interest
Zachary Keck Security, Asia Over the last few weeks, the PLA has simulated an invasion of Taiwan using both military and civilian ships. China’s military is practicing invading Taiwan, IHS Jane’s notes. In a new analysis by Richard Fishe...

» Everest shifted after Nepal quake 
16/06/15 10:10 from CNN.com - World
Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, was moved 3 centimeters (about 1.2 inches) southwest by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that devastated Nepal in April, Chinese authorities say.

» ISIS dirty bomb: Just how worried should we be?
16/06/15 10:10 from CNN.com - World

» Rivals signal defiance as Yemen crisis talks open in Geneva
16/06/15 10:10 from Reuters: International
GENEVA (Reuters) - Warring Yemeni powers signaled mutual hostility at the start of talks on Tuesday aimed at ending a war that has caused a humanitarian disaster, drawn in regional rivals and threatened the Arabian peninsula country with...

» Russian state TV reporter fired after criticising Vladimir Putin - Telegraph.co.uk
16/06/15 10:09 from Google News - World
Telegraph.co.uk Russian state TV reporter fired after criticising Vladimir Putin Telegraph.co.uk A Russian state television reporter has broken ranks and apologised for taking part in “propaganda madness” after being sacked for criticisi...

» Egypt court upholds Morsi death sentence
16/06/15 10:09 from FT.com - World
Former president also handed life sentence on separate charges of espionage

» Prison worker admits sexual relationship with escapee
16/06/15 10:08 from Home - CBSNews.com
Law enforcement source tells CBS News that Joyce Mitchell, accused of helping David Sweat and Richard Matt escape, had a fling within prison walls

» Man indicted for allegedly helping Mohammed cartoon contest attackers - CNN
16/06/15 10:07 from Top Stories - Google News
CNN Man indicted for allegedly helping Mohammed cartoon contest attackers CNN (CNN) A federal grand jury has indicted Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem on three counts for his alleged involvement in last month's attack outside a Prophet Moham...

» Missing Family of 12 Feared to Have Traveled to Syria
16/06/15 10:07 from World news
Khadija Dawood, Sugra Dawood and Zohra Dawood and their children — between the ages of 3 and 15 — were reported missing on June 11.

» Watch: Fathers 'distraught' over family feared fled to Syria - Telegraph.co.uk
16/06/15 10:07 from Google News - World
Telegraph.co.uk Watch: Fathers 'distraught' over family feared fled to Syria Telegraph.co.uk Three British sisters are feared to have travelled to Syria with their nine children to join up with extremists. Police have launched an...

» Italy warns EU over migrant talks
16/06/15 10:07 from BBC News - World
EU interior ministers discuss the Mediterranean migrant crisis, as Italy threatens a strong response if no deal is reached.

» North Carolina Shark Attacks: Rescuer Recalls Using Boogie Board String to ... - ABC News
16/06/15 10:07 from Top Stories - Google News
National Geographic North Carolina Shark Attacks: Rescuer Recalls Using Boogie Board String to ... ABC News A beachgoer who helped save the 12-year-old girl mauled by a shark off the North Carolina coast says she used strings from a boog...

» Putin: Russia to add over 40 nuclear missiles this year
16/06/15 10:07 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Top Stories
Kremlin will get dozens of new missiles, able to penetrate advanced defense systems, Russian president Vladimir Putin has said. A defense official has accused NATO of pushing Russia towards an arms race.

» Pakistan Orders Foreign Aid Groups To Re-Register
16/06/15 10:06 from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered all international aid agencies to renew their registration within 90 days amid a crackdown on charity workers whom authorities accuse of breaking unspecified laws.

» Fifa corruption scandal: Nobel Peace Centre cuts ties with footballing body on Handshake for Peace initiative
16/06/15 10:06 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
Fifa has responded with unusually strong language to the Nobel Peace Centre’s (NPC) unexpected announcement that it will cut ties with the body on its Handshake for Peace.

» Daily Mail reporter denied access to Clinton event
16/06/15 10:05 from Latest News
Media demanding answers

» 5 die in Calif. balcony collapse; victims are Irish - USA TODAY
16/06/15 10:05 from Google News - World
USA TODAY 5 die in Calif. balcony collapse; victims are Irish USA TODAY BERKELEY, Calif. -- At least five people, all believed to be from Ireland, have died in the horrifying collapse of an apartment building balcony near the University ...

» Irish Students Among Victims in Berkeley Balcony Collapse - ABC News
16/06/15 10:02 from Google News - Top Stories
ABC News Irish Students Among Victims in Berkeley Balcony Collapse ABC News An apartment balcony collapsed in California early this morning, killing five people and injuring eight others, with Irish citizens among the victims, authoritie...

» Islamic State forces routed from stronghold on Syria-Turkey border - Washington Post
16/06/15 10:02 from Google News - World
Fox News Islamic State forces routed from stronghold on Syria-Turkey border Washington Post BEIRUT — The Islamic State was routed Monday from one of its key strongholds on Syria's border with Turkey after its defenses crumbled and it...

» Britain investigating amid fears 3 sisters, 9 children travelled to join Islamic State - CTV News
16/06/15 10:00 from Google News - World
CTV News Britain investigating amid fears 3 sisters, 9 children travelled to join Islamic State CTV News LONDON -- Relatives of three sisters from Britain who disappeared in the Middle East with their nine children are appealing Tuesday ...

» 'Shoot a cop' bumper sticker sparks outrage
16/06/15 09:59 from Latest News
Heather Childers reports from New York

» Donald Trump to make 'major announcement'
16/06/15 09:59 from Latest News
Eric Shawn reports

» Russia to get 40 new intercontinental missiles this year
16/06/15 09:59 from stories: World
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's military this year alone will receive over 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of piercing any missile defenses, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in a blunt reminder of the nation's nuclear migh...

» Five dead, eight severely injured in Calif. balcony collapse
16/06/15 09:59 from Latest News
Claudia Cowan reports

» What parents need to know about post-prom parties
16/06/15 09:59 from Latest News
Peter Johnson, Jr. weighs in

» Tropical Storm Bill expected to make landfall in Texas
16/06/15 09:59 from Latest News
Steve Harrigan reports

» Man indicted in shooting at Mohammed cartoon contest 
16/06/15 09:58 from CNN.com
A federal grand jury has indicted Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem on three counts for his alleged involvement in last month's attack outside a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas, according to court documents...

» Few promising clues in hunt for killers, source says
16/06/15 09:57 from CNN.com
Photos: The search for killers | How they did it | Staff-inmate relationships

» Inequality hurts economic growth while equality helps it, IMF study finds
16/06/15 09:57 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
Higher inequality hurts economic growth while reducing the gap between the rich and poor helps economies grow, an IMF study has found.

» How Rachel Dolezal created a new image and made a black community believe – regardless of her ethnicity
16/06/15 09:56 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
Rachel Dolezal, the civil rights activist who rose to prominence as a black woman but was unmasked last week as white, said on Monday she would step down as head of the local NAACP chapter , citing concern that the controversy was hamper...

» UN Urges Afghan Men To Join Campaign For Women's Rights
16/06/15 09:56 from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
The UN's agency for gender equality has launched a campaign in Afghanistan encouraging men to become advocates for the rights of women and girls.

» Pope Francis Calls Global Warming a Threat And Urges Action
16/06/15 09:55 from WSJ.com: World News
Pope Francis calls global warming a major threat to life on the planet, says it is due mainly to human activity and describes the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels as an urgent matter

» Court OK's Death Sentence for Egypt's Ousted President
16/06/15 09:54 from World news
The ruling was read out by a judge after he consulted with a religious authority affiliated with the judiciary.

» Saudi Arabia equity market opening just the start - Financial Times
16/06/15 09:54 from World - Google News
CBS News Saudi Arabia equity market opening just the start Financial Times There's a distinct sense of déjà vu around the opening up of Saudi Arabia's stock market to foreign investors. The kingdom offers a tempting prospect. It ...

» Greek Leader Says Talks in Final Stretch
16/06/15 09:53 from WSJ.com: World News
Greece is entering the final stretch of negotiations with creditors over its bailout agreement after nearly five months, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said, as a showdown loomed in coming days.

» Look to Craft Shows and Shops for Last-Minute Gifts for Dad
16/06/15 09:53 from ABC News: ABCNews
Crafts for men: Hand-crafted gifts for Dad are easy to find at craft shows or shops

» South Korean Schools Reopen Despite Widespread MERS Fear
16/06/15 09:52 from ABC News: ABCNews
South Korean schools reopen, government maintains MERS has peaked, but death and fear continue

» Landslide Causes More Damage After Tbilisi Floods
16/06/15 09:52 from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Massive flooding in the Georgian capital set off a landslide that left families in the Chugureti neighborhood homeless. The landslide came two days after the worst of the floods, in which at least 17 people died.

» FDA moves to ban trans fat from US food supply - Washington Post
16/06/15 09:51 from Google News - Top Stories
Minneapolis Star Tribune FDA moves to ban trans fat from US food supply Washington Post The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a plan to essentially rid the country's food supply of artery-clogging trans fats, a move t...

» Kazakh IS Militant Posts Photos Of Central Asian 'Caliphate Cubs'
16/06/15 09:51 from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
A social-media account run by an Islamic State (IS) militant who claims to be from Kazakhstan has posted a number of photographs of Central Asian children, some of whom he claims are ethnic Kyrgyz -- setting off alarm bells around the re...

» The Delicious Love Child of Potato Salad and Deviled Eggs
16/06/15 09:51 from ABC News: ABCNews
JULY FOURTH: Recipe for creamy deviled egg potato salad

» Fathers fear for 'Syria' children
16/06/15 09:50 from BBC News - World
The husbands of three sisters and their nine children who are feared to have travelled to Syria are said to be "distraught and confused".

» The GOP’s battle of higher-education data — and how it helps the left
16/06/15 09:49 from AEI » Latest Content
Many on the right have argued that furnishing better data on costs, debt, and student outcomes is a critical step in helping students and families “vote with their feet.” Skeptics, though, see such data collection as an egregious example...

» The GOP’s battle over higher-education data — and how it helps the left
16/06/15 09:49 from AEI » Latest Content
Many on the right have argued that furnishing better data on costs, debt, and student outcomes is a critical step in helping students and families “vote with their feet.” Skeptics, though, see such data collection as an egregious example...

» Michelle Obama in London meets with students, a prime minister and prince
16/06/15 09:49 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
LONDON — Michelle Obama returned on Tuesday to the city that helped define her role as first lady. Six years ago, Obama gave an emotional speech to a rapturous audience of girls from a diverse and deprived area of north London at a time ...

» Greece's Tsipras Says He Rejected New Austerity Demands
16/06/15 09:47 from ABC News: ABCNews
Greece's Tsipras says he rejected new austerity demands, uncertainty keeps markets nervous

» Prince Harry Welcomes Michelle Obama and Daughters for Tea at Kensington ... - People Magazine
16/06/15 09:47 from Google News - Top Stories
People Magazine Prince Harry Welcomes Michelle Obama and Daughters for Tea at Kensington ... People Magazine Prince Harry welcomed some very special guests to Kensington Palace from across the pond – three generations of Obama women! The...

» US Stocks Open Slightly Higher; Aetna Gains in Early Trading
16/06/15 09:45 from ABC News: ABCNews
US stocks move higher at the opening of trading; Aetna jumps on deal talk

» Pope Calls Global Warming a Threat And Urges Action
16/06/15 09:44 from WSJ.com: World News
Pope Francis calls global warming a major threat to life on the planet, says it is due mainly to human activity and describes the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels as an urgent matter

» Police hunt for UK family feared bound for Syria
16/06/15 09:44 from CNN.com - World
Three sisters and their nine children from northern England have disappeared while on a trip to the Middle East, and they are feared to be headed for war-torn Syria.

» Spanish diphtheria case sparks EU alert over lack of anti-toxin reserves
16/06/15 09:44 from In English Section | EL PAÍS
Infection of six-year-old has highlighted shortage of medication, in a continent where the infectious disease had been all but wiped out through mass vaccinations

» Marine Le Pen, Geert Wilders Form Far-Right Alliance
16/06/15 09:43 from WSJ.com: World News
France’s Marine Le Pen and the Netherlands’ Geert Wilders are set to roll out a new grouping of far-right parties in the European Parliament.

» Child sex abuse victim to give birth in Paraguay
16/06/15 09:43 from CNN.com - World
A human rights group is criticizing Paraguay over the case of a pregnant 10-year-old girl who was sexually abused who is now having the baby. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.

» Here's how Chris Pratt got in such great shape for 'Jurassic World' - Business Insider
16/06/15 09:43 from world - Google News
Business Insider Here's how Chris Pratt got in such great shape for 'Jurassic World ' Business Insider Despite his super fit physique in "Jurassic World ," the 35-year-old actor's latest look is actually less in...

» Mudslides hit quake-ravaged villages in Nepal
16/06/15 09:43 from CNN.com - World
At least 13 people died and many more are missing after mudslides hit villages reeling from April's earthquake, authorities said Thursday.

» The New 'Battleship': Are Submarines Set to Become Obsolete? 
16/06/15 09:43 from The National Interest
Graeme Dunk Security, Asia Advances in submarine detection have the potential to fundamentally change the way ASW is undertaken... Much has been made of the recent release of the  report by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessme...

» 5 Dead in California Balcony Collapse
16/06/15 09:42 from ABC News: ABCNews
An apartment balcony collapsed in California early this morning, killing five people and injuring eight others, police said.

» China to Build Military Facilities on South China Sea Islets
16/06/15 09:42 from WSJ.com: World News
China said construction work on the disputed islets is shifting from land reclamation to building military and other facilities.

» Al Qaeda in Yemen confirms leader's death
16/06/15 09:42 from CNN.com - World
In a newly released video, an al Qaeda spokesman says Nasir al-Wuhayshi and two aides were killed in a drone strike in Yemen. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.

» French Premier to Push Through Economic Overhaul
16/06/15 09:41 from WSJ.com: World News
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said he plans to use special constitutional powers for a second time to ram a contentious economic overhaul through Parliament.

» Binge on Things With Wings at Oshkosh Airshow
16/06/15 09:41 from ABC News: ABCNews
Forget bib overalls, Oshkosh mega airshow perfect place to binge on things with wings

» Wawrinka makes light work of Kyrgios
16/06/15 09:41 from BBC News - World
Stan Wawrinka begins his grass-court season with a convincing win over Australia's Nick Kyrgios at Queen's Club.

» Zimbabweans Trade in Old Currency for Peanuts
16/06/15 09:40 from ABC News: ABCNews
Trillions and trillions of old Zimbabwe dollars bring just a few cents for annoyed residents

» Is it fair to probe Marco Rubio's finances?
16/06/15 09:37 from CNN.com
Last week, The New York Times took a look at Sen. Marco Rubio's finances, and the view wasn't pretty.

» Father's Day Spartan Race with kids
16/06/15 09:37 from Latest News
Course the whole family can do together

» Activists Ask Facebook For Protection Against Pro-Kremlin Attacks
16/06/15 09:37 from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Russian and Ukrainian bloggers say their accounts on Facebook are being targeted by pro-Kremlin activists, and that the company's moderation policies are being exploited to silence them.

» Gillibrand: We have to professionalize the military justice system
16/06/15 09:36 from Top Stories
POLITICO sits down Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to discuss her push in Congress to reform military and campus sexual assault.

» Islamic State jihadists claim deadly attack on Tunisia police - The Indian Express
16/06/15 09:36 from Google News - World
The Indian Express Islamic State jihadists claim deadly attack on Tunisia police The Indian Express The jihadist Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack in central Tunisia that killed three policemen and wound...