Ryan to seek speakership if House GOP unifies behind him
Ryan says he will run, but only if lawmakers embrace him as their consensus candidate.
Biden clarifies recollection of bin Laden raid
Sister of teenagers beaten at New York church to appear in court
The half-sister of two teenagers severely beaten at a church in upstate New York, leaving one dead and the other hospitalized, is due to appear in court on Wednesday on assault charges. Sarah Ferguson, 33, is accused of participating in a group attack on her 17-year-old brother, Christopher Leonard, during a counseling session last week at the Word of Life Church in Chadwicks, New York, about 50 miles east of
Democrats back Clinton, say Benghazi probe mostly politics: poll
By Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House contender Hillary Clinton heads into Thursday’s congressional hearing on the 2012 Benghazi attacks with most U.S. Democrats agreeing with her accusation that the Republican-led probe is politically motivated, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Fifty-four percent of the 598 Democrats surveyed said they believed the U.S. House of Representatives investigation into the attacks and Clinton’s actions was entirely or mostly about discrediting the
Police responding to reported suspicious substance near Congress: ABC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Capitol Police are responding to reports of a suspicious substance at one entrance of the Cannon congressional building, the ABC News affiliate in Washington reported on Wednesday.
Texas teen arrested for homemade clock to move to Qatar
DALLAS (AP) — A 14-year-old Muslim boy who was arrested after a homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a possible bomb will be moving with his family to the Middle East so he can attend school there, his family said Tuesday.
Jim Webb drops out of Democratic primary race
The political education of Ben Carson
In 2013, Ben Carson told Glenn Beck that he had no plans to run for president. “I would be a terrible candidate,” he said.
Benghazi panel outs CIA source, then tries to cover its tracks
A Libyan defector’s name was hastily deleted from a public release after a Yahoo News report.
Modern Underground Railroad: Crossing 7 countries and an ocean with Syrian refugees
Two journalists walked thousands of miles with refugees seeking safety in Western Europe.
Son of late PM Pierre Trudeau becomes Canada's new PM
TORONTO (AP) — Canadians voted for a sharp change in their government Monday, returning a legendary name for liberals, Trudeau, to the prime minister’s office and resoundingly ending Conservative Stephen Harper’s near-decade in office.
Philippines to deport U.S. Marine facing murder trial after sentence
The Philippine Immigration Bureau has ordered the deportation a U.S. Marine once his trial and possible sentence for the murder of a transgender Filipino woman a year ago are over, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, who is being held at a U.S. facility at an army base in Manila, has been charged with the murder of Jennifer Laude, who was found dead on Oct. 11
Power line opponents give renewables their Keystone moment
Dave Ulery was set to build his “forever home” on his family’s 26-acre property near the Ozark mountain foothills in Arkansas when a knock on the door heralded trouble. The visitor represented Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, a Texas company established to build transmission lines for carrying wind and solar power. The news “put us in limbo,” says Ulery, a 34-year-old construction business owner who since that day has been
Police probe family deaths in Phoenix lake as murder-suicide
Early on Sunday, Glenn Edward Baxter, 27, “took deliberate actions” when he drove his family into the lake, the Tempe Police Department said in a statement on Monday. Police said officers who arrived first and witnesses jumped into the lake to rescue the family. It said the four family members were unconscious and taken to a hospital, where they died.
Hacker claims to have breached CIA director's personal email
WASHINGTON (AP) — An anonymous hacker claims to have breached CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email account and has posted documents online, including a list of email addresses purportedly from Brennan’s contact file.
Democrat Webb weighing possible independent bid for White House
Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb is considering an independent bid for the White House, and will hold a news conference about his candidacy on Tuesday, his campaign said on Monday. Webb, a former U.S. senator from Virginia, has lagged behind front-runner Hillary Clinton and her chief rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in opinion polls, along with former Maryland Governor Marin O’Malley and former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chaffee.
Sanders planning 'major speech' on democratic socialism
The 2016 hopeful says he wants to do it “fairly soon” but hasn’t picked a date.
CIA shrugs off Clinton’s “classified” email
Is a callous immigration system tearing siblings apart?
Official: Bombing of Afghan hospital was no mistake
The head of an international medical charity whose hospital in northern Afghanistan was destroyed in a U.S. airstrike says the “extensive, quite precise destruction” of the bombing raid casts doubt on American military assertions that it was a mistake.
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Massive storm Patricia spares cities as it slams into Mexico's Pacific coast
By David Alire Garcia PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (Reuters) – Hurricane Patricia, one of the strongest storms ever recorded, crashed into western Mexico with rain and winds of up to 165 mph (266 kph), hammering coastal areas but causing less damage than had been feared as it skirted cities and major tourist resorts. Mowing down trees, flooding streets and battering buildings, Patricia plowed into Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane on
Europe split on migrant crisis on eve of Brussels talks
By Tsvetelia Tsolova and Maja Zuvela SOFIA/RIGONCE, Slovenia (Reuters) – European leaders traded threats and reprimands on Saturday as thousands more migrants and refugees streamed into the Balkans on the eve of European Union talks aimed at agreeing on urgent action to tackle the crisis. Concern is growing about hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving in Europe, many from war zones in the Middle East, and camping in western Balkan
Europe split on migrant crisis on eve of Brussels talks
By Tsvetelia Tsolova and Maja Zuvela SOFIA/RIGONCE, Slovenia (Reuters) – European leaders traded threats and reprimands on Saturday as thousands more migrants and refugees streamed into the Balkans on the eve of European Union talks aimed at agreeing on urgent action to tackle the crisis. Concern is growing about hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving in Europe, many from war zones in the Middle East, and camping in western Balkan
Russia says wants Syria elections, ready to help Free Syrian Army
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections, as Moscow intensified its drive to convert its increased clout with Damascus into a political settlement. In comments which mark a shift in Russia’s position, he also said that Russia’s airforce, which has been bombing Islamist militants in Syria since Sept. 30, would be
Russia says wants Syria elections, ready to help Free Syrian Army
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections, as Moscow intensified its drive to convert its increased clout with Damascus into a political settlement. In comments which mark a shift in Russia’s position, he also said that Russia’s airforce, which has been bombing Islamist militants in Syria since Sept. 30, would be
U.S. patrols to raise stakes with Beijing in disputed South China Sea
By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – U.S. plans to send warships or military aircraft within 12 nautical miles of China’s artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, possibly within days, could open a tense new front in Sino-U.S. rivalry. A range of security experts said Washington’s so-called freedom of navigation patrols would have to be regular to be effective, given Chinese ambitions to project power deep into maritime
U.S. patrols to raise stakes with Beijing in disputed South China Sea
By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – U.S. plans to send warships or military aircraft within 12 nautical miles of China’s artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, possibly within days, could open a tense new front in Sino-U.S. rivalry. A range of security experts said Washington’s so-called freedom of navigation patrols would have to be regular to be effective, given Chinese ambitions to project power deep into maritime
Plenty of diplomacy but slim hope for new Middle East peace push
By Luke Baker and Arshad Mohammed JERUSALEM/VIENNA (Reuters) – Flare-ups in violence between Israel and the Palestinians have often accelerated peace efforts – the first intifada led into the Oslo accords of the mid-1990s and the second gave rise to the Arab and Geneva peace initiatives. After three weeks in which Palestinians have stabbed or shot dead nine Israelis, and Israeli security forces have killed 50 Palestinians – half of
U.N. criticizes Czech detentions and strip-searches of refugees
By Tom Miles and Jan Lopatka GENEVA/PRAGUE (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein accused the Czech Republic on Thursday of committing systematic human rights violations by detaining refugees for up to 90 days, strip-searching them for money to pay for their own detention. Human rights violations appeared to be “an integral part” of a Czech government policy designed to deter migrants and refugees from entering the country
Sweden struggles to cope with migrant tide; Orban warns of threat
By Johan Ahlander and Marja Novak STOCKHOLM/LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Sweden said on Thursday it expected up to 190,000 migrants this year, putting unprecedented strain on a country famous for welcoming refugees but planning to house many in tents this winter. On the opposite pole of the angry debate on the migration crisis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged European leaders to change their immigration policies and consult voters, saying they
U.S. serviceman killed in hostage rescue mission in Iraq
WASHINGTON/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – One member of a U.S. special operations team was killed during an operation to rescue hostages held by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, the first American killed in ground combat with the militant group, U.S. officials said on Thursday. No further information was available on the mission, which local residents and a Kurdish military commander said was carried out in the Hawija area in northern
After Netanyahu talks, Kerry says may be way to ease Israeli-Palestinian strife
By Arshad Mohammed BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday voiced cautious hope there may be a way to defuse Israeli-Palestinian violence that has killed nearly 60 people this month. Speaking to reporters after about four hours of talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Kerry said he thought there were steps that could reduce the violence and said they needed to be discussed with Jordanian
Special Report: Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight
By Michael Georgy and Yara Bayoumy CAIRO (Reuters) – As Egypt cracks down on its Islamist dissidents, many of the country’s lawyers are finding themselves on the wrong side of the law as well. Attorney Mohsen al-Bahnasy says so many fellow lawyers have been arrested or charged in recent months that he now spends much of his time defending them in court. One of the lawyers he represents is accused
Syria air strikes push Putin's rating to new high: Russian state pollster
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has hit a record high of almost 90 percent, primarily as a result of his decision to launch air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria, Russia’s state pollster said on Thursday. VTsIOM, the pollster, said Putin’s rating had reached 89.9 percent in October, up from a previous high of 89.1 percent in June. “Such a high level of approval for the work of the
Masked man kills two, wounds two at Swedish school
By Niklas Pollard and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A masked man wielding “knife-like weapons” walked from classroom to classroom to stab students as they opened the door, killing a teacher and a boy and wounding two others at a school in western Sweden before being shot dead by police.
Strong company earnings news sends stock indexes higher
Stocks are moving higher in midday trading after some encouraging results from McDonald’s, eBay and other companies.
Gay couples celebrate civil unions for first time in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Dozens of same-sex couples in Chile are celebrating civil unions, taking advantage of a new law that’s a sign of change in a country long regarded as one of Latin America’s most socially conservative.
Hurricane Patricia nears Mexico's Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Patricia is strengthening and is expected to hit the coast of Mexico as a dangerous major hurricane.
Putin's high-stakes Syria gamble — with or without Assad
This week’s surprise Moscow summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was perhaps one of the most sensitive meetings the Kremlin walls have seen in recent times. At stake was the future of the Syrian conflict — and also Russia’s place on the world stage as Putin seeks to muscle his way back to global influence after months of Western isolation over Ukraine. Assad’s visit —
Bouzou re-elected head of world Olympians group
MOSCOW (AP) — Joel Bouzou has been re-elected unopposed as president of the World Olympians Association.
