What was behind ISIS's attack on Paris, according to experts
Peter Finn, The Washington Post's national security editor, explains how the Paris attacks illustrate how the Islamic State has evolved as a terror organization. (Thomas Johnson, Monica Akhtar and Julio Negron/The Washington Post)On Saturday, a theory began circulating about why the Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, attacked Paris: Since the Islamic State's drive to gain and hold territory in Syria has suffered setbacks lately, perhaps the group was lashing out to kill people far beyon..>> view originalFrench officials: Manhunt in Europe for at least 1 suspect 'directly...
PARIS —Authorities scoured Europe on Sunday for at least one other suspect, and possibly two, who were allegedly “directly involved” in Friday night’s attacks in Paris, including a Belgian-born brother of one of the suicide bombers who participated in Europe’s deadliest terrorist assault in more than a decade.French police issued an alert and released a photo of Salah Abdeslam, describing him as 26 years old and 5-foot-7. The alert said he is “dangerous” and urged the public not to try to detain..>> view originalSaints at Redskins game-day thread: Kirk Cousins leads...
Jump to:Live blog|Box score|Inactives|Around the NFL|Intro|Pregame readingEnd third quarterKirk Cousins has thrown his fourth touchdown pass of the day, and second to Jordan Reed. Washington is dicing up the Saints’ defense. They outscored New Orleans, 10-0, in the third quarter and lead big going into the fourth. Frequent updates are on the live blog.Photo galleryHalftime:This is a dream game for the Redskins’ offense. Kirk Cousins has a game’s worth of stats already. The quarterback is 17 of 2..>> view originalWhy Hillary Clinton just became an even bigger front-runner
Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks as Bernie Sanders, left, and Martin O'Malley listen during a Democratic presidential primary debate on Saturday in Des Moines. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)Hillary Clinton had a bad moment at Saturday night's Democratic presidential debate when shecited her work helping Wall Street recover from the Sept. 11 attacksfor the support she has received from big financial interests.Otherwise, though, there is basically no reason to believe that she did anything to hurt her statu..>> view originalVRE Spotsylvania station to open Monday
Photo Courtesy of VRE/Scott HenrichsenAfter nearly a decade of planning, a new VRE station in Spotsylvania County is scheduled to open Monday morning with a train departing for Washington at 4:57 a.m. Six more trains were slated to follow.Crews are working through the weekend to put finishing touches on the terminal, southwest of US 17 and Crossroads Parkway, and preparing for Monday’s grand debut, which includes mid-morning ribbon-cutting festivities. VRE and county officials say the station is..>> view originalJeb Bush: US assistance for refugees should focus on Christians
Presidential candidates Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson and Bernie Sanders all spoke about strategies to confront terrorism in the wake of the attacks in Paris. (The Washington Post)Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says that any U.S. assistance to Middle Eastern refugees should focus primarily on Christians fleeing persecution."We should focus our efforts as it relates to refugees on the Christians that are being slaughtered," he told CNN's "State of the Union" in an interview on Sun..>> view originalObama, Putin discuss Syria conflict on G-20 summit sidelines
U.S. President Barack Obama, right, speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, back to camera, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, after a group photo with other leaders for the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The 2015 G-20 Leaders Summit is held near the Turkish Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya on Nov. 15-16, 2015. (Aykut Unlupinar/Anadolu Agency via AP, Pool) (Associated Press)ByJosh Lederman and Vladimir Isachenkov | APNovember 15 at 12:19 PMANTALYA, ..>> view originalTV and radio listings: Nov. 15
November 15 at 12:20 AMNFL1 p.m. New Orleans at Washington » WTTG (Ch. 5), WTEM (980 AM)1 p.m. Jacksonville at Baltimore » WUSA (Ch. 9), WJZ (Ch. 13)4 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland » WBFF (Ch. 45)4:25 p.m. New England at New York Giants » WUSA (Ch. 9), WJZ (Ch. 13), WSPZ (570 AM)8:30 p.m. Arizona at Seattle »WRC (Ch. 4), WBAL (Ch. 11), WJFK (106.7 FM)NHL7 p.m. Toronto at New York Rangers » NHL NetworkGOLF1 p.m. PGA Tour: OHL Classic at Mayakoba, final round » Golf Channel4 p.m. LPGA Tour: Lorena Och..>> view original'Appomattox': A superb night at the opera.
Something important happened at the Kennedy Center on Saturday night, and it was an opera called “Appomattox.”Another opera of that name, by Philip Glass and Christopher Hampton, had its world premiere in San Francisco in 2007. The opera that the Washington National Opera opened on Saturday is also called “Appomattox,” and is also by Glass and Hampton, but it’s a complete revision of the first opera, with an entirely new second act. And although I didn’t see the opera in San Francisco, I can say..>> view originalThe Latest: Swedish police increase checks at asylum sites
ANTALYA, Turkey — The latest news as hundreds of thousands make their way across Europe in search of safety and a better life. All times local.8:50 p.m.Swedish police are increasing checks of asylum facilities in the southwestern city of Malmo after reports that refugees have left to avoid being registered by immigration officials.The move comes after Sweden announced Thursday that it would introduce border checks requiring migrants to register with authorities and make it harder to use Sweden a..>> view original
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