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Defense Department Reveals Two New Developments In Clinton Email Saga
Friday, September 25, 2015
Updated 6:25 p.m. ET
Friday the State Department revealed two new, unrelated developments related to Hilary Clinton's private email server.
First, the State Department announced that the Department of Defense uncovered a previously undisclosed email chain between former Secretary of State Clinton and retired Gen. David Petraeus about personal matters. ...
At Sept. 11 Memorial, Pope Francis Says 'Grief is Palpable'
Friday, September 25, 2015
Pope Francis' second day in New York continues with a visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem, followed by a motorcade ride through central park at 5 p.m. Afterwards, he will celebrate a mass at 6 p.m. in Madison Square Garden.
Earlier in the day, the ...
FIFA President Sepp Blatter Facing Criminal Proceedings In Switzerland
Friday, September 25, 2015
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has been the target of U.S. and Swiss corruption probes for months, and allegations of wrongdoing have swirled around him for even longer. Even as criminal probes resulted in the arrest of 14 FIFA officials in May and claimed his right hand man earlier ...
1-Pound Baby Born Early Aboard Cruise Ship Survives
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Hands the size of quarters and weighing only 1 pound, a baby born about three months early aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean is expected to live.
A Utah couple, Chase and Emily Morgan, were on a seven-day Royal Caribbean cruise with their 3-year-old daughter earlier this month. What ...
Assistant Coach, Accused Of Telling Players To Hit Ref, Resigns
Thursday, September 24, 2015
In an incident caught on video, two John Jay High School football players blindsided a ref during a football game earlier this month in Texas. The footage went viral, the players were suspended, the referee was accused of using racial slurs against players and then two players said that ...
High School Kicker Accidentally Hits Ref In The Head, Makes Extra Point
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Praising someone for "using his head" is a compliment to his good thinking. But what about using someone else's head? For two athletes, the results were mixed.
Now, we recognize this post isn't serious news, but when the fates give you two instances of athletes accidentally using other people's noggins ...
Peace Breakthrough In Talks Between Colombian President And Rebel Leaders
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Today marked an apparent breakthrough in peace talks to resolve the longest-running armed conflict in Latin America.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and leftist leader of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Rodrigo Londono, known as Timochenko, said Wednesday they have come to an agreement on a "formula to compensate ...
Syrian Civil War Prompts First Withdrawal From Doomsday Seed Vault In The Arctic
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
A tall rectangular building juts out of a mountainside on a Norwegian island just 800 miles from the North Pole. Narrow and sharply edged, the facility cuts an intimidating figure against the barren Arctic background. But the gray building holds the key to the earth's biodiversity.
The Svalbard Global Seed ...
Pope Francis Celebrates First U.S. Mass, Canonizes New Saint
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of Canonization of Junipero Serra at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., today. You can watch the proceedings in The Washington Post video above.
Serra, the first Hispanic American saint and the first saint to be canonized ...
A Week After Coup, Burkina Faso's Interim President Back In Power
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
In an official handover ceremony Wednesday in the capital city Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's interim president, Michel Kafando, who was arrested during a coup last week, officially took back control of the country. Prime Minister Isaac Zida also resumed his post.
"During this ordeal, we have fought together and in freedom ...
Pope Francis Wraps Up Day 3 In Cuba
Monday, September 21, 2015
Pope Francis began the second full day of his visit to Cuba by celebrating Mass in the eastern city of Holguin before flying to Santiago to meet with bishops at the seminary of St. Basil the Great in El Cobre. Tuesday, he's scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C., at ...
Former Peanut Corp. Exec Gets 28 Years For Role In Deadly Salmonella Outbreak
Monday, September 21, 2015
Updated at 5:45 p.m. ET
A federal judge in Georgia sentenced the former owner of Peanut Corporation of America, Stewart Parnell, to prison for 28 years, a punishment the Justice Department says is the harshest criminal sentence ever in a food safety case. Parnell had been convicted of knowingly shipping ...
Friend Of Charleston Shooter Pleads Not Guilty To Lying To Investigators
Friday, September 18, 2015
Joey Meek, a friend of the man who killed nine black people at a Charleston, S.C., church in June, pleaded not guilty today to charges of lying to investigators and concealing information.
The charging documents allege that Meek, 21, lied to a federal agent when he said he "did not ...
Obama To Nominate First Openly Gay Military Service Secretary
Friday, September 18, 2015
President Obama has nominated Eric Fanning as secretary of the Army, which could make him the first openly gay leader of one of the U.S. military branches.
"Eric brings many years of proven experience and exceptional leadership to this new role," Obama said in a statement. "I am grateful for ...
#NPRreads: Ta-Nehisi Coates' Latest Essay And A Profile Of The 'Anti-Redskin'
Friday, September 18, 2015
NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and on The Two-Way. The premise is simple: Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. On Fridays, we highlight some of the best stories.
This week, we bring you three ...
Authorities Recover Body Of Victim In Utah Flash Floods
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Updated at 11:30 a.m. ET on Sept. 18
Search and rescue teams in Arizona have recovered the body of a man missing amid flash floods in Utah.
The Mohave County (Ariz.) Sheriff's Office said in a statement that 33-year-old Ryan Mertlich was found Thursday afternoon nearly 7 miles from the ...
Top FIFA Exec Suspended After Alleged World Cup Tickets Scheme
Thursday, September 17, 2015
FIFA announced today that it has suspended Secretary General Jérôme Valcke "until further notice," following allegations that he was involved in an operation to improperly profit from World Cup ticket sales.
The world soccer governing body also said in the statement said it has requested a formal investigation by ...
Federal Government To Pay Long-Overdue $940 Million To Native American Tribes
Thursday, September 17, 2015
In the latest of a series of major settlements with Native American tribes, the Obama administration has agreed to pay $940 million for failing to compensate tribes for services that they carried out.
The 25-year-old case involves claims that the government paid tribes less than it had promised under contracts ...
Obama: Trio Who Thwarted Paris Train Attack 'Represent The Very Best Of America'
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Today, the three Americans who helped subdue a gunman on a Paris-bound train last month were honored by President Obama in the Oval Office.
"Because of their courage, because of their quick thinking ... a real calamity was averted," Obama said, saying the trio "represent the very best of America."
...What Does French Ride-Sharing Company BlaBlaCar Have That Uber Doesn't?
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Uber takes you from place to place within a city, as does its ride-sharing competitor Lyft. Taxis, of course, do the same. But what about ride-sharing for long-distance car trips? In European countries, there's an app for that. It's called BlaBlaCar — and it's on the move.
Today the 9-year-old ...