First Draft: Chris Christie Endorsed by Key New Hampshire Newspaper

First Draft: Chris Christie Endorsed by Key New Hampshire Newspaper
State of Terror: ISIS’ Grip on Libyan City Gives It a Fallback Option
Robert Dear, Suspect in Colorado Killings, ‘Preferred to Be Left Alone’
In Colorado, Bustling With Shoppers, Then Gripped by Chaos
Tyson Fury Ends Wladimir Klitschko’s Heavyweight Reign
News Analysis: Merkel, While Refusing to Halt Migrant Influx, Works to Limit It
Siege Highlights Security Used in Abortion Clinics
Russia Places Sanctions on Turkey
4 Egyptian Police Officers Killed Near Cairo in Drive-By Shooting
Transgender Argentines Confront Continued Murder and Discrimination
In Spain, New Political Party Makes Gains From Surprising Place — the Center
Obama’s Legacy at Stake in Paris Talks on Climate Accord
Marco Rubio Bets the Grand Old Party Is Ready for His Younger Face
Putin Orders Sanctions Against Turkey After Downing of Jet
A Pitch Is Framed by Diplomacy in Cuba
The China Factor | Part III: Chinese Cash Floods U.S. Real Estate Market
Pope Francis Offers Mass in Uganda at Shrine for Christian Martyrs
The China Factor | Part III: Chinese Cash Floods U.S. Housing Market
Tibetans Fight to Salvage Fading Culture in China
Suspected Jihadists Kill Three at U.N. Base in North Mali

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 09:12 PM PST

Chris Christie's presidential campaign got a lift on Saturday night with the endorsement of The New Hampshire Union Leader, an influential paper in the state where the New Jersey governor has camped out in the hopes of catching fire.

State of Terror: ISIS’ Grip on Libyan City Gives It a Fallback Option

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 08:26 PM PST

The leadership of the Islamic State is now clenching its grip on Surt so tightly that Western intelligence agencies say they fear the core group may be preparing to fall back to Libya as an alternative base if necessary.

Robert Dear, Suspect in Colorado Killings, ‘Preferred to Be Left Alone’

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 08:15 PM PST

Mr. Dear lived in a white trailer on a patch of land by the Rocky Mountains and was described as "a mountain culture person."

In Colorado, Bustling With Shoppers, Then Gripped by Chaos

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 06:20 PM PST

A barrage of bullets turned a busy, snow-covered shopping center in Colorado Springs into a tableau of chaos and fear that lasted over five hours.

Tyson Fury Ends Wladimir Klitschko’s Heavyweight Reign

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 05:30 PM PST

Tyson Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision Saturday to end the Ukrainian's nine-and-a-half-year reign as heavyweight champion and fulfill his father's prophesy from the day he was born.

News Analysis: Merkel, While Refusing to Halt Migrant Influx, Works to Limit It

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 03:33 PM PST

Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has rejected all requests to limit the influx of newcomers, maintains that it would be a "gigantic mistake" if Germans did not welcome refugees.

Siege Highlights Security Used in Abortion Clinics

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 02:19 PM PST

The advanced camera system at the Planned Parenthood, which helped officers during the siege, was just one sign of the increasingly elaborate security measures that have been adopted by abortion clinics around the country.

Russia Places Sanctions on Turkey

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 02:02 PM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called for sanctions against Turkey, following the downing this week by Turkey of a Russian warplane.

4 Egyptian Police Officers Killed Near Cairo in Drive-By Shooting

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 01:33 PM PST

Masked gunmen on a motorcycle fired on a security checkpoint. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Transgender Argentines Confront Continued Murder and Discrimination

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 01:31 PM PST

Recent unsolved killings of transgender women have jolted Argentina, which has introduced some of the most liberal civil rights legislation in Latin America.

In Spain, New Political Party Makes Gains From Surprising Place — the Center

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 01:31 PM PST

The party, Citizens, has expanded its base, shot up in the polls and unseated Spain's other insurgent party, Podemos, as the rising threat to Spain's established parties.

Obama’s Legacy at Stake in Paris Talks on Climate Accord

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 01:25 PM PST

Climate change has become a hallmark for President Obama's second term, and potentially a signature achievement.

Marco Rubio Bets the Grand Old Party Is Ready for His Younger Face

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 11:12 AM PST

Age, or the conspicuous lack of it, is something that infuses almost every element of the Rubio campaign.

Putin Orders Sanctions Against Turkey After Downing of Jet

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 10:09 AM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called for sanctions against Turkey, following the downing this week by Turkey of a Russian warplane.

A Pitch Is Framed by Diplomacy in Cuba

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 09:52 AM PST

An American group wants to have a major league team's minor league affiliate based in Havana, but its first mission is to build good will.

The China Factor | Part III: Chinese Cash Floods U.S. Real Estate Market

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 09:25 AM PST

Some of the Chinese money pouring into the global economy has gone into residential property, in major American cities and places like Corinth, Tex.

Pope Francis Offers Mass in Uganda at Shrine for Christian Martyrs

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 08:08 AM PST

Hundreds of thousands came to see the pope at the Namugongo shrines, which are dedicated to 19th century Christian converts who were killed for refusing to renounce their beliefs.

The China Factor | Part III: Chinese Cash Floods U.S. Housing Market

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 07:20 AM PST

Some of the Chinese money pouring into the global economy has gone into residential property, in major American cities and places like Corinth, Tex.

Tibetans Fight to Salvage Fading Culture in China

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 04:20 AM PST

New measures scaling back the teaching of minority languages like Tibetan have threatened the survival of ethnic identities and traditions in China's vast west.

Suspected Jihadists Kill Three at U.N. Base in North Mali

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 04:00 AM PST

The United Nations said unknown attackers fired rockets at a U.N. peacekeeping base in Kidal in northern Mali on Saturday, killing three people inside, in the latest sign that the West African country's Islamist insurgency is intensifying.