Nation May 26 Do You Have an Honor Flight Group in Your State? "It was your duty, it was your country," World War II veteran Marvin Murphy recently said about his mindset and that of others serving in the military at the time.
World May 24 What Can U.S. Do to Be Effective Abroad? Haass Says Look Within The United States' largest threat no longer comes from the outside -- the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany of yore -- but from within, says foreign policy analyst and author Richard Haass.
Nation May 21 Group Seeks Help From Social Networks to Combat Hate Speech Social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter have helped users mobilize around a common cause like never before. But what if their message is one of hate?…
Nation May 21 Just as in 1999, Oklahoma Town Rebuilds After Twister In 1999, Genny and Bob McLane, both in their 80s, had just redecorated their three-bedroom home in Del City, Okla., when the tornado hit.
World May 20 In Further Firming of Relations, Myanmar President Visits White House Myanmar President Thein Sein becomes the first leader of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, to visit the White House in 47 years on Monday. Their meeting is viewed as an affirmation of the Southeast Asian nation's democratic transition.
World May 14 Is China ‘Pivoting’ Toward the Middle East? Author Vali Nasr Says Yes As the United States eases back from involvement in the Middle East, China's influence and economic dependence there grows, author Vali Nasr recently told PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Margaret Warner in a web exclusive interview.
Politics May 13 Obama: IRS Scrutiny of Conservative Groups ‘Outrageous’ if True President Barack Obama said Monday that if an inspector general review of the Internal Revenue Service shows the tax agency gave conservative groups more intense scrutiny, "then that's outrageous and there's no place for it."…
World May 10 White House Spokesman: Demands to Release Benghazi Memos Are ‘Political’ In a twice-delayed press briefing, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Friday that requests by House Republicans to release memos about the administration's response to last year's attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, were an attempt to politicize…
World May 06 Israeli Strike on Syria Shows Growing Lawlessness Along Border, Analysts Say An Israeli airstrike on a military research facility near Damascus, Syria, last weekend killed 42 Syrian soldiers, reported the Associated Press, and raised the specter of the Syrian conflict pulling in more regional players.
World May 03 Veteran U.S. Diplomat to Lead Afghanistan-Pakistan Effort Ambassador James Dobbins will be the new special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement Friday. It won't be unfamiliar territory for the career diplomat.