The Syrian quagmire and American interest
As I watched President Obama and his Secretary make passionate claims why the US should strike Syria. My mind flashed back to same "unassailable" arguments made years ago by President...
Congress seeks narrower authority for Obama in Syria
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress in both parties said Sunday they would not be able to support the current draft of a resolution authorizing President Obama to launch a military...
Obama surprised staff with decision on Syria
WASHINGTON — The president's decision to seek congressional approval for a military strike against Syria came out of the blue — none of his national security team saw it coming,...
U.S. Hundreds come out to mourn boy who died from amoeba
LaBELLE, Fla. -- In LaBelle, Fla., lies a boy whose family said changed the world. Zachary Reyna, 12, was buried Saturday near trees covered in Spanish moss, next to...
Number of U.S. homeless on the decline
Despite a deep recession and a slow, fitful jobs recovery, one key indicator of the nation's economic well-being has quietly improved nearly every year since 2005: homelessness. The number...
George HW Bush spokesman in Mandela ‘death’ gaffe
A spokesman for former US president George HW Bush apologized on Sunday after erroneously issuing a statement of condolence stating that South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela had died. Bush...
Naval Academy sex assault case continues
WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney for a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman in a sexual assault case says a defense lawyer asked if her client would withdraw from further testimony due...
Researchers hope to identify student remains at reform school site
MARIANNA, Fla. – University of South Florida researchers began to exhume dozens of graves for a second day at a former Florida reform school, where students claim they were abused,...
Nation’s Single Men Announce Plan To Change Bedsheets By 2019
WASHINGTON—Emphasizing that their bedsheets have no major stains and look completely fine except for a “couple flakes of skin here and there,” the nation’s single men announced Tuesday that their...
Completely Unnatural Mixed-Race Couple Actually Kind Of Beautiful In A Way
LAFAYETTE, IN—While describing the couple’s relationship as nothing short of perverse, sickening, and totally unnatural, reports confirmed Thursday that Daniel Bowman, a 25-year-old black man, and Jennifer Pines, a 24-year-old...