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Leader of Islamic State used American hostage as sexual slave

... FBI officials in Washington. The FBI said they learned about Mueller's mistreatment from the wife of a senior Islamic State operative captured earlier this year, ... >> view original

Family history hounds Jeb Bush on campaign trail

He pointed to a recent Washington Post op-ed co-written by Michèle Flournoy, Obama's former undersecretary of defense for policy who has been touted as a ... >> view original

LargeWashingtonfire burns buildings near Canadian border

SEATTLE (AP) — A wildfire in a rugged area of northern Washington state near the Canadian border was one of several that chased hundreds of people from ... >> view original

Jehovah's Witnesses face child sexual-abuse investigation in Australia

SYDNEY — The abuse was meticulously catalogued. From 1950 to 2014, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society amassed 5,000 files detailing sexual abuse of ... >> view original

Hillary Clinton, in warrior mode in Iowa, dismisses e-mail...

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa – Hillary Rodham Clinton was in political warrior mode as she addressed Democratic activists here Friday night, delivering a fiery, ... >> view original

Trump to reveal immigration, tax policy plans next month

I'll wait until September, when everyone is back, in all fairness,” Trump told The Washington Post. “We'll release a number of them. We'll start with immigration ... >> view original

A requiem for theWashingtonGenerals, the worst sports team of all...

The Washington Generals are done losing. After over 60 years of playing -- and losing -- to the showboating and basketball tricks of the Harlem Globetrotters, the ... >> view original

With WWII statement, Japan's Abe tried to offer something for everyone

TOKYO — In his highly anticipated speech Friday marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stopped short of ... >> view original

In historic Cuba visit, Kerry presides over raising of US flag over...

The first round of talks on these issues, he said, would begin in Washington on ... the “Cuba reality” is not the antidemocratic regime described in Washington. >> view original

Woman who posted video of officer punching a suspect becomes...

Just after 4 p.m. Thursday, a woman stood a few feet away from several Miami Police Department patrol cars with her cellphone camera recording. After a few ... >> view original