On World War I Centenary, Chasing a Soldier's Memory
A hundred years after the Great War, Europe's past isn't past at all
John Cheever Schlepped Here
For half a million dollars, you can buy the house made famous by the “Ovid in Ossining”
Palestinian Fighters Raid Israel on Gaza 'Truce' Day
Gaza's dominant Hamas Islamists said in a statement their fighters had killed 10 Israeli soldiers in the incident
Ebola Outbreak Infects American Health Workers
Doctors are among the 660 people who have died from the Ebola outbreak.
Christians Flee Syria as Religious Persecution Displaces Millions in 2013
"In almost every corner of the globe, millions of Christians, Muslims, Hindus and others representing a range of faiths were forced from their homes," a U.S. report says
Love and Rockets
A new retrospective of Chuck Jones’s animation reminds us of a time when Hollywood had more spunk and cartoons weren’t for kids
'Massive Explosive Decompression' Brought Down MH17, Ukraine Says
Analysis of the black box flight recorders from a downed Malaysian airliner show it was destroyed by shrapnel coming from a rocket blast
Dollar Tree to Buy Family Dollar for Much More Than One Dollar
Discount store chain Dollar Tree Inc said it would purchase rival Family Dollar Stores Inc for about $8.5 billion, creating North America's biggest discount retailer
American Arms in Afghanistan Go Missing
The U.S. government has failed to effectively track many of the more than 465,000 light weapons it has supplied to Afghanistan's army and police
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Conventional Wisdom Watch
Names in the news: Up, down and sideways
