US widens war in Afghanistan, authorizes new action against Taliban
A U.S. Special Forces soldier and an Afghan National Army commando scan the area for enemy movement during an operation in Nangahar province, Afghanistan. (Spec. Connor Mendez/ U.S. Army) The Obama administration has granted American forces in Afghanistan new authorities to assist Afghan troops, a U.S. official said on Thursday. The move signals a return to broader military might against the Taliban and pulls the United States back deeper into the country’s ongoing war. The new measures incl..>> view originalObama offers a formal endorsement of Clinton; president also meets ...
President Obama offered his formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton with a video Thursday and plans to campaign with the former secretary of state in Wisconsin next week, efforts aimed at speeding the Democratic Party’s unification around its presumed presidential nominee. “I know how hard this job can be. That’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it,” Obama says in the video. “In fact, I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office. She’s got the courage, the compass..>> view original6 questions about Washington, DC, statehood you were too ...
Bernie Sanders wants to turn Washington, DC, into a state. As he said on Thursday, "I am strongly in favor of DC statehood." Why is he bringing this up now, especially since the Democratic primary election is effectively over? Part of it is that there is actually still one primary election left — and it's in Washington, DC, where statehood is, as one can imagine, fairly popular. But it's unlikely it will have much of an impact on the race in DC — Hillary Clinton, Sanders's opponent, also suppor..>> view originalNavy admiral pleads guilty in 'Fat Leonard' corruption scandal
A one-star Navy admiral pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of lying to federal investigators in the wide-ranging “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal, marking an exceptionally rare instance of a flag officer being criminally prosecuted for actions while in uniform. In a plea deal with prosecutors, Rear Adm. Robert Gilbeau, a special assistant to the chief of the Navy Supply Corps, admitted to concealing the duration and extent of his relationship with Leonard Glenn Francis, a Singapore-base..>> view originalResponders hone parachuting, other skills at doomsday drill
Members of the Washington National Guard look at screens showing a map of damage to roads following a simulated earthquake and tsunami, Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Shelton, Wash. Officials in the Pacific Northwest have been rehearsing scenarios on how the region would deal with a dual natural disaster that could kill thousands, cut off coastal communities, and collapse phone and internet service. (Rachel La Corte/Associated Press) By Rachel La Corte | AP June 10 at 2:31 AM SHELTON, Wash. ..>> view original'We're horrified': At Stanford, the impact of a sexual assault is searing
PALO ALTO, Calif. — It could have been mistaken for any other late afternoon in the expectant days before graduation. Seniors shuttled four years of possessions from the Kappa Alpha fraternity into waiting U-Hauls that would carry them away from Stanford for the last time. But the students weren’t talking just about commencement, or summer, or jobs ahead. Their conversations this week, like so many on this elite campus these days, kept turning to sexual assault. It was inescapable on their pho..>> view originalNationals' bats go silent as Washington ends road trip with a loss
CHICAGO — Rain was falling at U.S. Cellular Field not long before the Chicago White Sox were to host the Washington Nationals on Thursday night, and an ominous forecast threatened to push a late start on get-away day even later. The Nationals were left to take batting practices in the cages. Players wondered if the rain might delay their departure, and when they might finally get home from this three-city trip. By game time, the sun was shining, a beautiful night for baseball. The Nationals e..>> view originalThe Latest: Sharks beat Pittsburgh, force Game 6
PITTSBURGH — The Latest from Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. The Penguins lead the series 3-2. (All times local): 11:40 p.m. It’s back to San Jose for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday. The Sharks are 2-0 this postseason when facing elimination. The Penguins squandered an opportunity to become the first Pittsburgh team to win a championship at home since the Pirates won Game 7 of the 1960 World Series over the New York Yankees on ..>> view originalWHO: People in Zika-affected regions should consider delaying ...
Daniele Santos with her 3-month-old son during a doctor's appointment. The child, infected in utero with Zika, was born with microcephaly. (Lianne Milton/Panos Pictures) In a move with enormous social implications in countries hardest hit by Zika, the World Health Organization is recommending that millions of people in areas where the mosquito-borne virus is spreading now consider delaying pregnancy to avoid risking a baby born with serious brain damage. The virus has spread from Brazil, the..>> view originalThe party of Lincoln is dying
Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club Westchester in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., on Tuesday. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) Why such vehemence among Republican leaders in their condemnations of Donald Trump for questioning the objectivity of a federal judge based on his “Mexican heritage”? This is, in House Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s words, “the textbook definition of a racist comment.” But it is not materially more bigoted than the central premise of Trump’s campaign: that foreigners and outs..>> view original
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