Military benefits extended to same-sex partners
The Defense Department is not extending some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members even though it legally could because the complex ...
AP Interview: UN envoy says Iraq must hear Sunnis
Iraq's Shiite-led government should do more to address complaints by the country's disaffected Sunni minority about human rights violations and lack ...
Pope Benedict XVI considered a friend in Israel
When Joseph Ratzinger became pope in 2005, many in Israel wondered whether the German-born Cardinal with the Nazi past would prove a worthy successor ...
Mass. campus searches for answers to gun violence
On a Friday afternoon in December, Lee Pelton was driving home with his 13-year-old daughter in the passenger seat when radio reports of the Newtown ...
Column: Real or fake? It's hard to tell anymore
A Democratic president clashes with Republican leaders on Capitol Hill as a polarized nation debates taxes and guns, illegal immigration and gay ...
Afghan government: Prisoner abuse not systematic
An Afghan government panel acknowledged Monday that detainees face widespread torture but denied there is systematic abuse in government-run prisons.
NRA's LaPierre: Wonk with million-dollar megaphone
Wayne LaPierre would just as soon read a book as fire a gun. That's right, the National Rifle Association's fire-breathing defender of gun rights is ...
How Obama is wielding executive power in 2nd term
This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama's campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive ...
Muslim makes Israeli football debut
Under heavy security, a Muslim football player whose signing with a Jerusalem club sparked a violent uprising by a hardcore group of racist fans made ...
Fugitive's rant puts focus on evolving LAPD legacy
Fugitive former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner's claim in an online "manifesto" that his career was undone by racist colleagues ...
Egypt court orders YouTube blocked for a month
A Cairo court on Saturday ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that ...
Economy to be Obama's focus in State of the Union
President Barack Obama will focus his State of the Union address on boosting job creation and economic growth at a time of high unemployment, ...
Liberal in domestic issues, Obama a hawk on war
For all of his liberal positions on the environment, taxes and health care, President Barack Obama has proved to be a hawk when it comes to fighting ...
NFL greats appear in PSA favoring gun law reforms
NFL greats Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Michael Irvin, LaDainian Tomlinson and Marshall Faulk are appearing in a public service announcement in favor ...
Senators seek pact on gun-buy background checks
A cornerstone of President Barack Obama's drive to check gun violence is gathering bipartisan steam as four senators, including two of the National ...
Assisted suicide on legal agenda in several states
A push for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide is under way in a half-dozen states where proponents say they see strong support for ...
HP sets labor guidelines in for Chinese suppliers
Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest personal computer maker, is vowing to crack down on its Chinese suppliers in an effort to reduce the use of ...
Arson attack highlights racism in Israeli soccer
An apparent arson attack Friday on the offices of leading Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem has put a spotlight on longstanding concerns over ...
AP Interview: Oscar winner mulls activist career
Mira Sorvino's list of awards includes an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a host of nominations reserved for the world's best actors and actresses.
NATO rejects UN report on death of Afghan children
The U.S.-led international coalition on Friday rejected a U.N. rights group's concern about reports that U.S. military strikes have killed hundreds ...
Avant Healthcare settles discrimination complaint
The Justice Department and Avant Healthcare Professionals LLC have resolved allegations that the company posted discriminatory job advertisements on ...
Lawmakers consider regulating drone strikes
CIA Director-designate John Brennan's vigorous defense of drone strikes to kill terror suspects — even American citizens — overseas is causing key ...
Polish transsexual lawmaker loses shot at top post
The before and after photos of Anna Grodzka show how much she — and her country — have transformed. As a man, she once wore a thick beard.
Brennan defends drone strikes, even on Americans
CIA Director-designate John Brennan strongly defended anti-terror attacks by unmanned drones Thursday under close questioning at a protest-disrupted ...
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