World Feb 26 More than 175 rebels killed in Damascus ambush At least 175 rebel fighters were killed, and many more wounded, on Wednesday in an ambush in Damascus, according to Syrian Arab News Agency.
Arts Feb 25 George W. Bush to exhibit artwork at presidential library The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas announced Monday that it plans to unveil in April more than two dozen never-before-displayed portraits painted by the 43rd U.S. president.
Nation Feb 20 Nebraska judge strikes down law allowing Keystone pipeline construction to move forward President Barack Obama has yet to make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, which would stretch 1,179 miles, and carry oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the Gulf Coast. But a court decision Wednesday could set back construction…
Nation Feb 19 AT&T reveals government requested data more than 300,000 times in 2013 In the company's first-ever published transparency report, AT&T released information Wednesday about government and law enforcement requests for customer information. The report documents more than 300,000 requests for user data in 2013. By releasing the report, which AT&T says…
Arts Feb 12 Comedy legend Sid Caesar dies at 91 Before there was Saturday Night Live, there was "Your Show of Shows," and Sid Caesar was its featured star. With writers such as Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, and Carl Reiner, Caesar had the best material to entertain American television audiences…
World Feb 10 Switzerland’s new immigration quotas conflict with EU ‘freedom of movement’ laws In a vote Sunday, Swiss citizens passed a referendum to enforce immigration quotas for people from European Union countries.
Health Jan 24 Top 10 places in the U.S. where children go hungry Seventeen million of the 50 million people in the U.S. living in food insecure households are children. These are the top 10 counties and metropolitan areas where food insecurity is most rampant for those under the age of 18.
Arts Jan 20 Sherlock ‘Curly Fu’ Holmes finds large, devoted audience in China The third season of “Sherlock” premiered in the U.K. on Jan. 2 and in the U.S. on Jan. 19. But one of the largest fan bases for the BBC program is far from the West, in China. Video…
Arts Jan 20 La Scala, Berlin Philharmonic conductor Claudio Abbado dies at 80 Italian conductor Claudio Abbado died peacefully in Bologna at the age of 80. He will be remembered for his extraordinary conducting skills, a teacher who championed both new music and new talent.
World Jan 16 Maldivian president rejects ‘un-Islamic’ ban on some forms of marital rape Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen refused to sign a bill Thursday that criminalizes some forms of marital rape, Religion News Service reported. Though the bill passed parliament with 67-2 vote, Yameen rejected the legislation, which limits a husband’s right to demand…