President Barack Obama is nominating longtime Pentagon official Eric Fanning to be the Army’s new secretary. If confirmed, Fanning, a civilian, would be the nation’s first openly gay leader of a military service.
MOSCOW — Islam Karimov, who crushed all opposition in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan as its only president in a quarter-century of independence from the Soviet Union, has died of a stroke at age 78, the Uzbek government announced Friday.
New York – A Manhattan federal prosecutor who says “absolute independence” was his touchstone for over seven years as he battled public corruption announced he was fired Saturday after he refused a day earlier to resign.
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses while sending panicked people into the streets more than 650 miles (1,000 kilometers) away.
A Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic Chiko Hadad who is currently visiting Mexico spoke about Friday’s earthquake.
Poughkeepsie, NY – Fire commissioners in upstate New York have ordered a department to take American flags off its trucks, sparking a heated online debate.
The porn star who claims Donald Trump forcibly hugged and kissed her then offered her $10,000 for a romp launched her online sex shop just one day before leveling the allegations.
OSWIECIM, Poland – Hunched on a bench near the gate to the Auschwitz death camp site in Poland, Pope Francis prayed silently on Friday in tribute to 1.5 million people, most of them Jews, gassed there by Nazi occupiers during World War Two.
Pope Francis spread his love to the animal kingdom on Thursday before a tiger cub wearily backed away from his hand.
WARSAW, Poland – A right-wing Polish magazine cover emblazoned with the headline “The Islamic rape of Europe” triggered a storm of criticism on social media Thursday, with some comments comparing it to World War II fascist propaganda.
