Bombs exploded in two Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 13 people, security and medical officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but bombings in Baghdad are often carried out by the Islamic State jihadist group, which overran swathes of Iraq in June last year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner has been trying for 20 years to get a pope to come talk to Congress. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says it’s “thrilling beyond words.”
BOSTON (AP) — The mother of a young girl dubbed Baby Doe and identified almost three months after her remains washed up inside a trash bag on a Boston Harbor beach was ordered held on $1 million cash bond Monday, and the mother’s boyfriend was denied bail on murder charges.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the United States may accept a United Nations condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba without a fight, The Associated Press has learned.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, keen to expand the number of women and minorities in military leadership, on Monday will endorse “Lean In” discussion groups sparked by Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s bestselling book, a senior defense official said. Carter and Sandberg will meet at the Pentagon with 15 women from all ranks and military services who already lead Lean In groups, followed by a news conference, where Carter
The couple, Rachelle Bond, 40, and Michael McCarthy, 35, were arraigned on murder charges in Dorchester Municipal Court after authorities announced their arrest last week. The child’s name was Bella Bond.
(Reuters) – Department store chain Macy’s Inc plans to hire 85,000 temporary workers in the United States for the holiday shopping season, down from 86,000 last year. Macy’s said on Monday that about 12,000 positions would be based in direct-to-consumer fulfillment facilities in areas such as Arizona, Oklahoma and Connecticut. Macy’s customer service centers will get 1,600 workers.
The pope delivers a subtle jab at the communist system during a Mass in Havana.
Despite the extreme L.A. heat, most stars still brought it in the style department.