As Boehner departs, his to-do list could remain undone
Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio has a lot he could do legislatively before he leaves Congress this month, but not a lot of time or conservative support to do it.
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Clinton backs potential no-fly zone in Syria
BOSTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would push for a no-fly zone and safe regions in Syria to address the humanitarian crisis that has spilled out in the Middle East.
AP Exclusive: Taliban leader says Afghan insurgency strong
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The new leader of the Afghan Taliban said Friday that the capture of the northern city of Kunduz this week was a “symbolic victory” that showed the strength of the insurgency — even though the Taliban pulled out of the city after three days.
6 US service members among 11 dead in Afghan plane crash
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. Air Force C-130J transport plane crashed overnight at an air base in eastern Afghanistan, killing six American airmen and 5 civilians, the U.S. military said Friday.
Hurricane pounds Bahamas, unlikely to be big threat to U.S. East
By Neil Hartnell NASSAU (Reuters) – Hurricane Joaquin pounded the Bahamas for a second day with powerful winds and waves on Friday, but it was not expected to be a major threat to the U.S. East Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. An easterly shift in the forecast track of the slow-moving Joaquin spared the Carolinas, New York and New Jersey, where Superstorm Sandy killed more than 120
Coast guard searching for ship near hurricane-hit Bahamas
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Friday it was searching for a 735-foot cargo ship with 33 crew aboard reported to be caught in powerful Hurricane Joaquin near Crooked Island, Bahamas.
Special Report: How a 5-minute phone call put 9/11 trial on hold for more than a year
Ramzi bin al Shibh, who military prosecutors say relayed money and messages to the 9/11 hijackers, asked his lawyers to send a message to his nephew in Yemen. After the meeting, the defense team’s translator went to another part of the U.S. Navy base, called Yemen from a landline and had a five-minute phone conversation with Bin al Shibh’s brother. Defense lawyers say the translator conveyed an innocuous message from
Oregon shooting prompts new calls for stricter gun laws
News of a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon Thursday prompted calls for stricter gun laws from the White House and the country.
Sheriff leading shooting response wrote anti-gun control letter
The sheriff of Douglas County, Ore. — the location of the latest mass shooting — adamantly opposed the White House’s push for stricter gun laws three years ago.
Hungarian author Peter Esterhazy has pancreatic cancer: magazine
Hungarian author Peter Esterhazy, whose widely recognized work in postmodern literature has been translated into 24 languages, is suffering from pancreatic cancer, according to an article in a literary magazine published on Friday. Esterhazy, 65, was not immediately available for comment. Last week he excused himself from the Goteborg Book Fair in Sweden, where he was supposed to appear as a special guest to showcase Hungarian literature, saying in a