Leaders in Tehran face new challenges after Iran admits to downing plane
Iran’s statement Saturday that “human error” brought down the Ukrainian flight was a stunning about-face that led to demands to allow a full and open investigation. Protests flared in Tehran, where apparent student-led rallies decried the missile mistake and called for military chiefs to resign.
Campaign 2020How Bernie Sanders could upend America’s global role
The Democratic presidential hopeful’s foreign policy worldview — anchored by a passionate opposition to U.S. military interventions — has been overshadowed by his famously liberal domestic policy agenda.
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Earthquakes rattle an already-suffering Puerto Rico as residents deal with disaster after disaster
Hurricane Maria in 2017, the resultant struggle for survival, the unsettled governance and now days of strong earthquakes have damaged the emotional and mental health of some of the poorest and most vulnerable citizens of the United States. What remains is a population traumatized and distrustful of government at all levels.
Perspective
Stephanie Grisham is not the worst-ever White House press secretary. Here’s why.
Given that the 30th person to hold the job has never held a briefing since she got the title in July, is she really a press secretary?
IMPEACHMENT
Analysis The House and Senate leaders — throwbacks to a different era — have the implicit trust of their respective caucuses.
The attack in Afghanistan comes as formal peace talks between U.S. and Taliban negotiators are stalled over demands for a reduction in violence.
Parts of the South are bracing for another day of violent thunderstorms as residents from the Plains to the Canadian border face a sudden wintry blast unloading snow and ice.
What do Brits make of Harry and Meghan “stepping back” from royal duties?
NFL Playoffs
San Francisco earned the right to play for a conference championship for the first time since 2013. The team allowed Minnesota only 147 total yards of offense.
Gemma Watts, 21, wore baggy clothing and tucked her hair under a hat to fool her targets — some as young as 13 — and, in some cases, their parents.
The mess is coating the entire 320-foot tower in southern Texas that the agency needs to communicate. The birds are also vomiting onto buildings below the tower and dropping prey from hundreds of feet in the air, an agency spokesperson said.
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In 1866, Andrew Johnson cursed, compared himself to Jesus and assured his impeachment during incendiary speeches he delivered to defend himself.
