Supreme Court takes up major challenge to abortion restrictions
The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear its most consequential abortion case in nearly a quarter of a century, agreeing to determine how far states may go in regulating the procedure without violating a woman’s constitutional rights.It could be one of the court’s most far-reaching rulings on the morally and politically divisive subject, and it will land just months before Americans choose a new president. The divide over protecting the unborn and safeguarding the right of a woman to choose i..>> view originalPolice: At least 35 dead in Paris attacks; hostages taken
PARIS —France declared a state of emergency and secured its borders Friday evening after attackers unleashed a coordinated wave of explosions, gunfire and hostage-taking in Paris that left well over 100 people dead and generated scenes of horror and carnage.Taken together, the attacks represented one of the worst terrorist strikes on Western soil since Sept. 11, 2001. The attackers carried out suicide bombings, hurled grenades and shot dozens of hostages in an hours-long siege at a theater befor..>> view originalUS military 'reasonably certain' drone strike killed 'Jihadi John'
LONDON —The U.S. military is “reasonably certain” that an American drone strike in Syria killed the Islamic State executioner known as “Jihadi John,” an official said Friday as British and U.S. officials seek to confirm the details of the attack.Speaking in Baghdad, Army Col. Steven Warren, a U.S. military spokesman, told reporters that Thursday’s U.S. drone attack hit its intended target and people were killed. It still remained unclear, however, whether the London-raised militant,Mohammed Emwa..>> view originalRedskins-Saints: Key matchups to follow in Sunday's game
DeSean Jackson. (Winslow Townson/AP Images for Panini)Coaches Jay Gruden and Sean Payton find themselves in similar situations going into Sunday’s 1 p.m. Redskins-Saints game at FedEx Field.Both lead inconsistent, underperforming teams that have cost themselves wins. At 3-5, the Redskins badly need a victory to remain relevant in the NFC East as a tough string (at Carolina, vs. the Giants, vs. Dallas) awaits. The 4-5 Saints opened the year with a 1-4 record, reeled off a string of wins, but falt..>> view originalCan you be free and safe at the same time?
While free speech is grand in the absence of active harm, argues The Post's Christine Emba, sometimes sensitivity is a virtue. (Tom LeGro/The Washington Post)Can safety and freedom coexist? Campus advocates and outside commentators have framed this week’s protests as a high-stakes choice between two core values. But this supposedly polarizing decision may actually be a false contest.Students at Yale and the University of Missouri are up in arms, claiming that administrators have mishandled racis..>> view originalThese Washington-area ZIP codes landed on Forbes’s ‘most expensive’ list - The Washington Post
Mansions in Great Falls along Georgetown Pike. (Astrid Riecken/For The Washington Post)If you want to live in an expensive home in the Washington region surrounded by even more expensive homes, your best best is to move to Great Falls, Va., according to a new list from Forbes.The list ranked the nation’s 500 most expensive ZIP codes, and Great Falls, ZIP code 22066, is the priciest in the Washington area — and the 239th most expensive in the country, with a median home price of $1,452,769.Athert..>> view originalVenezuela drug scandal reverberates as elections kick off
Opposition members hold big face cutouts depicting jailed Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma, during a campaign group rally for congressional candidates, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. The process for the Dec. 6 legislative elections enters the final stretch with the formal start of the campaign in the midst of a complex economic crisis, and the recent scandal involving two nephews of first lady Cilia Flores on U.S. drug trafficking charges. (Fernando Llano/Associated Press)ByHannah Dr..>> view originalThis is how gullible General Mills thinks Americans are
Welcome to the cereal aisle. (Mike Blake/Reuters)Macho men and women, beware.General Mills, the maker of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Fiber One, and Cheerios, has a clever new trick,according to a lawsuitbrought against the company this week by consumer group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). The suit alleges that the cereal maker has been selling a new product called Protein Cheerios, which the company first introduced last year, under false pretenses."The overall impres..>> view originalCapitals reassign Chandler Stephenson, Chris Brown
Chandler Stephenson, right, is heading to Hershey. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)The Washington Capitals have reassigned forwards Chandler Stephenson and Chris Brown to their American Hockey League affiliate in Hershey, the team announced on Friday morning. Stephenson doesn’t require waivers, and Brown was sent down for conditioning purposes, meaning he didn’t have to pass through waivers and can spend up to two weeks in Hershey.After being called up before a game against the Chicago ..>> view originalIn Sinjar, the Islamic State 'took everything the Yazidis had and left'
Kurdish forces said they secured strategic facilities in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on Nov. 13 as part of an offensive against Islamic State militants. (Reuters)SINJAR, IRAQ —Once an idyllic mountainside town, Sinjar lay in tatters on Friday, its streets strewn with rubble and the litter of war after Islamic State militants melted away in the face of heavy air bombardment and a two-day offensive led by Kurdish fighters.After 15 months under the grip of the extremists, Sinjar was rapidly ..>> view original
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