(Reuters) – Turkey has seen a sharp rise in religious schooling under reforms that President Tayyip Erdogan casts as a defense against moral decay, but which opponents see as an unwanted drive to shape a more Islamic nation. Almost a million students
Let’s not get carried away. It’s only December, Big East play hasn’t even started, and DePaul has yet to play a road game… but the Blue Demons are 4-1 and playing better team basketball than they have in seemingly eons.
Some lawmakers negotiated the inclusion of land grab provisions in the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which will expand the already massive federal real state holdings. Critics consider those provisions pork because they have nothing to do with
After attempting to shut down the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting, roughly 200 protestors spilled out of Vanderbilt Avenue near Grand Central Station this evening and marched east on 42nd Street. They carried signs saying “I cannot breathe,” referring
Thousands of angry drivers stewed over the actions of Ferguson-related protesters last Wednesday who shut down I-5 during the busy morning rush hour and kept throngs of commuters from their jobs. One driver, Tyree Landrum, admonished the activists, letting them
With the dust from the November election now settling, Republicans managed to pick up a handful of legislative seats, but head into the coming session almost hopelessly outnumbered by their Democrat colleagues. This year finds a large number of newly
Former Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter appears to be considered the favorite to replace Chuck Hagel, the outgoing Pentagon chief, according to numerous reports surfacing today. As the new Defense Secretary, Carter would be taking charge of the U.S. operations
(Reuters) – Former Pentagon official Ashton Carter emerged on Tuesday as the expected nominee to replace Chuck Hagel as U.S. defense secretary, sources familiar with the situation said. One source said Carter, a former deputy secretary at the Department of
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ–The late, great Washington Redskins coach George Allen once said, “Every time you win, you’re reborn; when you lose, you die a little.” If this is true, Rex Ryan certainly shortened his life last night. After the most
How does Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson know that President Obama’s executive amnesty is legal? He’s a lawyer of course. Without offering much clarity, Johnson repeatedly cited his long career as a lawyer as proof that Obama’s actions were,
The mood of protesters turned somber on Sunday night at a candlelight vigil near Lake Merritt where about 200 people calling for more accountability from law enforcement gathered in quiet prayer. The group gathered in response to a grand jury
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BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic extremists struck two state capitals in northeastern Nigeria on Monday, with twin blasts at a crowded market and the destruction of a police base. Rescue workers were trying to evacuate the dead and wounded
CNN’s “One Day of Gun Violence” is an interact map intended to give readers the chance to see how “gun violence” rears its head on an average day in America. The map lists “83 incidents” that took place on July 12,
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) floated the possibility that the Senate might stay in session beyond the two weeks remaining on the legislative calendar. Speaking on the Senate Floor the soon-to-be minority leader outlined the items remaining on the
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos proved their mastery of the Kansas City Chiefs once more on a chilly Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium. Manning threw two touchdown passes, recently signed Connor Barth was perfect
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — If this was a Super Bowl preview, with Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady in starring roles, the NFL will be thrilled. Rodgers threw for 368 yards and two touchdowns, Eddie Lacy powered for key yards
The latest Taliban strike in Kabul killed a South African father and his two children, Afghan officials said Sunday, as the city police chief resigned after at least nine militant attacks in two weeks. As the US-led NATO war against
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” while discussing the troubles President Barack Obama has had with his defense secretaries, Bob Woodward interrupted Associated Press Julie Pace who was saying how the president is “skeptical of military options” to
Fifty years ago, in 1964, a Korean War veteran, electrical magazine editor, and self-taught expert on Communism named John Stormer published None Dare Call it Treason. It eventually sold 7 million copies. The premise of the book was fairly simple:
The State of Israel is politically adrift. As it reels from a new wave of violence incited by Palestinian leaders, and debates a new bill that would define the country formally as a “Jewish state,” the coalition government of Prime
The best regular season matchup thus far takes place in Lambeau Field with New England visiting Green Bay. The possible Super Bowl preview features a battle of two iconic quarterbacks. Believe it or not, the 3-7-1 Carolina Panthers are still
MSNBC Military Analyst and Ret. Col. Jack Jacobs argued that the White House made Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel responsible but not giving him the power to handle his responsibilities on Saturday’s “Up” on MSNBC. “Anybody who’s going to take
On Black Friday in the Westlake section of Los Angeles at about 6 p.m., the Los Angeles Police Department started detaining Ferguson protesters, shackling them with zip ties and running background checks. Lt. Andy Smith for the LAPD said bluntly,
Columnists David Brooks and Mark Shields slammed the Obama administration for their treatment of outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” Shields, who admitted he was a “sympathizer” of Hagel’s, said “when you’re looking for your fourth secretary
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed murder charges against former President Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killing of hundreds of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade rule, citing the “inadmissibility” of the
Los Angeles-area animal rights activists will gather on Black Friday to protest the sale of fur on Rodeo Drive, in what organizers call “the bloodiest street in America.” The Beverly Hills protest is just one of many events scheduled as
The Chinese Defense Ministry issued a statement this week thanking outgoing Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for his service and his contributions towards strengthening relations between China and the United States. The statement is particularly notable because of rumors of Hagel’s
This article originally appeared at National Interest: A U.S.-China war would be a battle between networks, according to one prominent security analyst. Speaking to a packed room of mostly undergraduate students at George Mason University earlier this week, Elbridge Colby, the
A crowdfunding campaign advertising itself as the Ferguson Legal Defense Fund has been running a campaign since October that boasts a goal of raising $250,000 for protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, seeking “money for jail, bail & life.” Protesters have been
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — U.S operation forces took part in a rescue mission that freed eight hostages in a remote corner of Yemen, but a Yemeni official said Wednesday that it did not liberate five others, including an American journalist
On November 26, California Attorney General Kamala Harris’s office said that it will ask that the judgment against California’s “good cause” requirement for concealed carry permits be referred to an “en banc” [full] panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Richard Sherman provided the moment of the game against the 49ers once again, a mere 10 months after his touchdown-saving deflection in the NFC championship that sent the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl. Sherman
On CNN Wednesday, leftist Professor Cornel West, given the chance to bloviate about the non-indictment of Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown, decided to impart his perspective with a vengeance, even targeting President Barack Obama and blurting
On paper, a terrific trio of games of Thanksgiving. So, those hosting Thanksgiving dinner, expect some distracted football fans looking to break away from the dinner table quite a bit. Let’s take a closer look at this year’s tempting troika
In his new book America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder (Sentinal, $32.95), Wall Street Journal columnist and Pulitzer winner Bret Stephens makes a timely analogy between the broken windows policing theory and Pax Americana, or what
Foreign Policy Managing Editor Yochi Dreazen and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page wondered aloud who would want to take the position of Secretary of Defense in the Obama administration on Wednesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “Who wants this
Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens’s new book, America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder, presents the dangers of an isolationist foreign policy and prescribes a solution for bringing America back to the forefront of
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wide receiver Jason Avant arrived in Kansas City a few days ago, a mid-season signing by the Chiefs. He was leaving his hotel Tuesday when a woman mustered up the courage to approach him. She
Ferguson protesters are throwing bottles and fireworks at law enforcement, according to the St. Louis Police Department. The violent protests intensified following the announcement that a grand jury will not indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot 18-year-old
HOUSTON, Texas — The Ferguson protest has reached at least three Texas Cities: Houston, Austin and Dallas. The protests originated in Ferguson, Missouri after a police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old in apparent self-defense. The Ferguson protests heated up
