Islamic State likely used mustard gas on Kurds, US says
The United States is investigating whether the Islamic State used chemical weapons, the White House said Thursday, following allegations that IS militants deployed chemical… Read More ›
The United States is investigating whether the Islamic State used chemical weapons, the White House said Thursday, following allegations that IS militants deployed chemical… Read More ›
Archaeologist says Egyptian queen’s final resting place may be hidden behind a wall in the grave of King Tut An American archaeologist believes he… Read More ›
When Google dropped the bombshell about its enormous corporate overhaul on Monday, analysts and investors predicted that we’d likely start seeing some spin-offs. Lo… Read More ›
Bank of America Merrill Lynch recently circulated a “Transforming World Atlas” that investigates some of the big demographic and economic trends that define the world.… Read More ›
Vancouver is my favorite city in North America. It’s my second favorite in the world, roughly tied with Capetown, South Africa. The top spot… Read More ›
West Allis, WI – High-wire daredevil Nik Wallenda has completed his longest tightrope walk ever during an appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair. TV… Read More ›
Seattle – A federal appeals court says an anti-Muslim group can’t post ads on Washington state buses showing photos of terrorists and saying the… Read More ›
Washington – A free-falling Chinese currency could make China’s goods cheaper for foreigners, squeeze Western companies, discourage Chinese tourism, increase China’s exports and complicate… Read More ›
Zagreb, Croatia – Croatia is now feeling the pain of apparently losing one of its own — in one of the most brutal and public ways… Read More ›
For the first time, the United States launched manned airstrikes from a base in Turkey against ISIS forces in Syria, the Pentagon said Wednesday.… Read More ›
Beijing – A series of explosions shook the northern Chinese city of Tianjin late Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring more than 300, according to officials… Read More ›
Revolutionary Guards commander mocks American threat that all options remain on the table, saying it has become a joke An adviser to Iranian Supreme… Read More ›
Recent elective liver surgery reveals 90-year-old former American president’s cancer is widely spread; Carter says he’ll undergo treatment at Emory Healthcare. ATLANTA – Former US… Read More ›
BESA’s Inbar: It’s all domestic politics, with Turkish president rallying voters ‘around flag.’ Ankara’s escalating military campaign against Kurds in Syria and in southeastern… Read More ›
Earlier this week, Google surprised the world with the launch of Alphabet, a parent company that will encompass a bunch of individual entities, including Nest, Sidewalk Labs, Calico,… Read More ›
Apple stock was down 5% on Tuesday. It’s unclear exactly why the stock crashed, but it’s part of a trend that we’ve seen since… Read More ›
West Texas Intermediate crude oil is at a 6-year low of $43 a barrel. And back in December 2014, “Bond King” Jeff Gundlach had… Read More ›
Dallas – If you get on a Spirit Airlines flight, there’s a 50-50 chance that your flight will be late. Perhaps then it is… Read More ›
Brussels – Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks launched a campaign Tuesday to raise 100,000 euros (110,269 dollars) that would be used as a reward for leaked… Read More ›
Boston – Days after surveillance video from the 1990 Stewart Gardner Museum heist was made public, FBI officials on Tuesday said they are investigating… Read More ›