By Richard Valdmanis BOSTON (Reuters) – The older brother of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was transformed from a heavy drinker and drugs user into someone obsessed with Islam after returning from a trip to Russia in 2012, witnesses said on Tuesday. The 21-year-old ethnic Chechen was convicted this month of killing three people and injuring 264 in the bombing, and shooting dead a police officer three days later
The moderate Virginia Democrat was an unlikely — and unsung — trailblazer for gay equality.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world is “closer than ever” to reaching a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran but the work is far from over, with key issues unresolved, Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday told a global gathering on nuclear disarmament, where he and Iran’s foreign minister met on the sidelines.
Loretta Lynch was sworn in Monday as the 83rd U.S. attorney general, becoming the first African-American woman to serve as the nation’s top law enforcement official.
The government is lowering the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water because some kids are getting too much, causing white splotches on their teeth.
It wasn’t too long ago that hummus was available only at specialty markets. Now this healthful bean dip is a household name and everyday snack. See how easy it is to make your own clean hummus from scratch! Hummus is a creamy blend of chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, oil and tahini.
Robert Downey Jr. is so not sorry for walking out of an interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy last week. Actually, “I just wish I’d left sooner,” the Avengers: Age of Ultron…
Put on your best Aunt Sassy track suit and say it with us now: We DO want to see that! Lisa Kudrow has revealed she’s working on another season of The…
The fab English tradition gets a springtime makeover.
