At Least 147 Killed in Kenyan University Terrorist Attack

Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least 147 people on Thursday, in the worst attack on Kenyan soil since the U.S. embassy was bombed in 1998.

The siege ended nearly 15 hours after the Somali group’s gunmen shot…

Indiana's 'Religious Freedom Act' Fallout

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence urged lawmakers Tuesday to send a bill to his desk by the end of the week to clarify the intent of a new law that critics fear could permit discrimination against gays and lesbians.
Pence’s move to quell a backlash over the law comes as…

Italian Court Overturns Amanda Knox's Murder Conviction

Italy’s top court on Friday annulled the conviction of American Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of her British flatmate and fully acquitted her in a surprise verdict capping nearly a decade of courtroom drama.

The brutal stabbing of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, alleged sex games and multiple…

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Faces Life in Prison for Desertion

U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan, was formally charged on Wednesday with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of the most serious count, the Army said.

Bergdahl’s attorney, Eugene Fidell of Yale Law…

Over 150 Feared Dead After Plane Crash in French Alps

An Airbus operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote snowy area of the French Alps on Tuesday and all 150 on board were feared dead.

French President Francois Hollande said he believed none of those on board the A320 had survived, while the head of Lufthansa…