Obama seeks first war vote in 13 years
Obama seeks first war vote in 13 years |
- Obama seeks first war vote in 13 years
- Opinion: The danger of Obama's request
- U.S. officials: Foreigners flock to fight for ISIS
- 3 college students shot in head
- Victims: Generous and loving
- Sources: Mueller may have been paired with ISIS fighter
- Military spouses threatened
- See Jon Stewart announcement
- Costa captain found guilty
- Navy censures 3 admirals
- DSK: My sex is 'rougher'
- Little Leaguers' title stripped
- Famed ex-basketball coach dies
- Where death falls from the sky
- U.S. women 'don't care' if they're raped?
- Bush aide resigns after offensive tweets
- Whitney Houston's daughter: What we know
- Widow of 'American Sniper' recalls last talk
- Free diver gets swept away by current
- $1 billion superyacht: Bigger, but is it better?
- Retailer's product 'reminiscent' of Holocaust?
- Joni Mitchell: I felt like a black man
- Wozniacki: Tennis player, swimsuit model
- Death of Iran's 'Dead Sea'
- Is that who I think it is?
- Look at me! 26 selfies of the week
- Hollywood's steamiest sex scenes
- Court jester with a knife
- Fake newsman, real news
- New jobs for Jon Stewart?
- Stewart: Non-millennial millennial
- The death of Iran's 'Dead Sea'
- Woman's narcolepsy video goes viral
- Family turns mean YouTube comments into a song
- Young Native Americans celebrate culture
| Obama seeks first war vote in 13 years Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:01 PM PST President Obama has asked Congress to formally authorize the use of military force against ISIS. He said Wednesday that his request does not authorize ground troops. FULL STORY | WHAT IT MEANS      |
| Opinion: The danger of Obama's request Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:20 PM PST President Barack Obama has sent a letter to Congress requesting a resolution that will grant him authority to use military force against ISIS. In an effort to placate opponents of military intervention in both parties, the administration has hedged the request by including language that restricts "enduring offensive ground forces" and limits any intervention to three years. He sent a letter with the request promising Congress that he would not authorize "long-term, large scale ground combat operations" as occurred in Iraq or Afghanistan. With that language, he then does ask for authorization to use ground troops.   |
| U.S. officials: Foreigners flock to fight for ISIS Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:12 PM PST The number of foreign fighters traveling to join ISIS's ranks is increasing at an alarming rate, a top U.S. counterterrorism official warned on Wednesday.   |
| 3 college students shot in head Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:29 AM PST A 46-year-old man was charged in the deaths of three Muslim students in an apartment near the UNC campus. Police are investigating whether the shootings were "hate-motivated." FULL STORY   |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:43 PM PST Not long ago, two lifelong friends talked about all the cool gifts the little kids they knew were getting for Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan.   |
| Sources: Mueller may have been paired with ISIS fighter Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:34 AM PST Kayla Mueller, an American aid worker and ISIS hostage whose death was confirmed by her family this week, might have been paired with a male ISIS fighter during her captivity, U.S. intelligence and government officials said Wednesday.   |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:40 AM PST Military family activist Liz Snell never thought it would happen to her group: Apparent ISIS sympathizers hacked her group's Twitter account and posted threats against a half dozen or so members.   |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:30 AM PST Jon Stewart, the host of "The Daily Show" for more than 15 years, will sign off the iconic Comedy Central program later this year.   |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:39 PM PST Captain Francesco Schettino has been found guilty of manslaughter and other charges related to the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster, an Italian judge announced. FULL STORY   |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:16 PM PST The Navy announced Tuesday it censured three admirals in connection with a fraud and bribery investigation that has already led to convictions of three other Navy officers.   |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:28 PM PST Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn conceded Wednesday that his approach to sex is rougher than that of most men, as he took the stand for a second day in his trial in France on aggravated pimping charges.   |
| Little Leaguers' title stripped Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:40 PM PST Little League International is vacating all of the Jackie Robinson West squad's wins from last year's tournament for using players outside its boundaries.   |
| Famed ex-basketball coach dies Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:22 PM PST Jerry Tarkanian, the legendary men's basketball coach who won the 1990 national championship at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was 84.   |
| Where death falls from the sky Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:55 AM PST Debaltseve, once a bustling town of 25,000 people, is down to about 3,000, a casualty of the fighting that has intensified in recent weeks. | WHAT DOES PUTIN REALLY WANT?   |
| U.S. women 'don't care' if they're raped? Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:23 PM PST A Saudi historian gave a head-scratching defense of the country's driving ban for women on a Saudi Arabian television station.   |
| Bush aide resigns after offensive tweets Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:43 AM PST The Jeb Bush aide who faced criticism for a series of offensive online postings this week has resigned, according to a spokesperson for Bush's super PAC.   |
| Whitney Houston's daughter: What we know Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:56 AM PST Three years ago today, singer Whitney Houston was found dead In a bathtub at a Los Angeles-area hotel.   |
| Widow of 'American Sniper' recalls last talk Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:19 PM PST Jodi Routh was desperate.   |
| Free diver gets swept away by current Posted: 10 Feb 2015 11:28 PM PST Follow free diver Guillaume Nery as he floats effortlessly thru the raging currents of the South Pacific.   |
| $1 billion superyacht: Bigger, but is it better? Posted: 11 Feb 2015 06:43 AM PST There's big. And then there's bigger.   |
| Retailer's product 'reminiscent' of Holocaust? Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:59 AM PST The Anti-Defamation League has condemned a product sold in Urban Outfitters stores that it says resembles uniforms prisoners were forced to wear during the Holocaust.   |
| Joni Mitchell: I felt like a black man Posted: 11 Feb 2015 05:29 AM PST Joni Mitchell thinks she's experienced being a black man.   |
| Wozniacki: Tennis player, swimsuit model Posted: 11 Feb 2015 07:42 AM PST Athlete, marathoner -- and now swimsuit model.   |
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| Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:26 AM PST Uma Thurman not only has a new project, she also has a new look.   |
| Look at me! 26 selfies of the week Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:56 AM PST   |
| Hollywood's steamiest sex scenes Posted: 10 Feb 2015 08:09 PM PST This week is about to get a whole lot sexier.   |
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| Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:00 AM PST During Tuesday's taping of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart's studio audience learned the news that would shortly become public: The comedian, who never shied away from stinging commentary on the state of politics and the news media, was leaving the host chair after 17 years, saying, "in my heart I know it is time for someone else to have that opportunity."   |
| Stewart: Non-millennial millennial Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:10 PM PST Quick: Guess how old Jon Stewart is?   |
| The death of Iran's 'Dead Sea' Posted: 10 Feb 2015 09:01 PM PST   |
| Woman's narcolepsy video goes viral Posted: 10 Feb 2015 03:03 PM PST Sarah Wheaton, 22, posted a video online about what it's like to live with narcolepsy. KFOR reports.   |
| Family turns mean YouTube comments into a song Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:02 AM PST A family known for making viral videos was receiving some negative feedback online. So, they turned that hate into musical inspiration.   |
| Young Native Americans celebrate culture Posted: 10 Feb 2015 02:09 PM PST   |
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