President Obama Comes Out Swinging In SOTU Address

President Barack Obama struck a defiant tone for his dealings with the new Republican-led Congress on Tuesday, calling on his opponents to raise taxes on the rich and threatening to veto legislation that would challenge his key decisions.

Dogged by an ailing economy since the start of his presidency…

House Speaker Boehner Nearly Poisoned at Country Club

A bartender with a history of psychiatric illness has been indicted on a charge of threatening to murder US House Speaker John Boehner, possibly by poisoning his drink.

As speaker of the House, Boehner is second in line for the presidency in the event of a vacancy.

A grand jury…

Thousands Feared Dead in Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria

Hundreds of bodies – too many to count – remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria from an Islamic extremist attack that Amnesty International described as the “deadliest massacre” in the history of Boko Haram.

Fighting continued on Friday around Baga, a town on the border with Chad where insurgents seized a…

Terrorist Attacks in Paris Continue

Terrorists linked to each other seized hostages at two locations around Paris on Friday, facing off against thousands of French security forces as the city shut down a famed Jewish neighborhood and scrambled to protect residents and tourists from further attacks.
France has been high alert for more attacks since…

#JeSuisCharlie Paris Stands Strong

Hooded gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly satirical magazine known for lampooning radical Islam, killing at least 12 people, including two police officers in the worst militant attack on French soil in recent decades.

One of the men was captured on video shouting “Allah!” as four shots rang…