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How Obama plans to (finally) close Guantanamo
Jon Terbush | 7:12pm ESTFour years after taking office, Obama takes new steps toward shuttering the prison
Is the war on terror coming to an end?
Keith Wagstaff | 6:03pm ESTIn a major foreign policy speech, President Obama narrows the U.S.'s use of drone strikes
Obama's sweeping speech on the war on terror: 7 key highlights
Jon Terbush | 4:21pm ESTThe president outlines the future of drone strikes, Guantanamo, and the nation's overseas entanglements
Can Congress solve the military's sexual assault problem?
Jon Terbush | 4:05pm ESTLawmakers have introduced several proposals to curb the growing problem
Only in America: Pig out
Samantha Rollins | 3:55pm ESTNeighbors complain that a bacon restaurant smells too much like bacon — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
Photo of the day
Elena Scotti and Lauren Hansen | 3:40pm ESTWeiner-palooza — and more in our collection of newsy images from around the globe
Stockholm is burning: Why the Swedish riots bode ill for Europe
Harold Maass | 3:24pm ESTRampaging immigrant youths have upended the country's reputation as a prosperous refuge
What we know about the suspects in the gruesome London attack
Keith Wagstaff | 2:52pm ESTDetails are emerging about the two men suspected of hacking an off-duty soldier to death on a London street
Murder in New York: Has the push for marriage equality sparked a backlash against gays?
Harold Maass | 2:17pm ESTSame-sex marriage advocates say a rash of hate crimes might be a response to their recent gains
How a Ghost Army of American artists helped defeat Hitler
Peter Weber | 11:35am ESTA new documentary shines a light on an audacious WWII regiment of actors, painters, and other illusion-spinners
London's gruesome attack and the rising threat of lone-wolf terrorism
Harold Maass | 10:50am ESTDoes the world have to worry about a new wave of Muslim extremists who are inspired by al Qaeda but working alone?
Is the Vatican Bank finally fighting money laundering for real?
Carmel Lobello | 9:45am ESTThe Holy See's new financial watchdog just announced six incidents of possible monetary malfeasance from last year
10 things you need to know today: May 23, 2013
Harold Maass | 8:20am ESTThe U.S. acknowledges killing four American citizens with drones, Oklahoma tornado damage estimates exceed $2 billion, and more
Today in history: May 23
West Wing Reports | 8:05am ESTPresident George H.W. Bush agreed to the Lisbon Protocol in 1992
Can Chris Christie win the GOP nomination?
Joe Gandelman | 7:27am ESTIn a general election against Clinton or Biden, he's probably the party's best option. But the moderate Christie might not be able to survive the primaries.
Did IRS official Lois Lerner waive her right to silence?
Peter Weber | 7:00am ESTRepublicans claim that the embattled IRS manager lost her Fifth Amendment rights by denying wrongdoing
WATCH: Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly spar over the Obama scandals
Peter Weber | 5:31am ESTStewart and his best frenemy talk the IRS, Obama's crackdown on a Fox News reporter, and racial profiling
4 burning questions Obama should answer about drones and terrorism
Jon Terbush | May 22, 2013The White House has acknowledged that four American citizens have been killed by drones
8 things I'd like to hear from Obama's counterterrorism speech
Marc Ambinder | May 22, 2013President Obama's speech on his counterterrorism policies may be his last, best chance to establish a... More»
WATCH: Suspect defends brutal beheading of London man in broad daylight
Jon Terbush | May 22, 2013British officials say there are "strong indications" that terrorists carried out the murder
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- WATCH: Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly spar over the Obama scandals
- Stockholm is burning: Why the Swedish riots bode ill for Europe
- WATCH: Suspect defends brutal beheading of London man in broad daylight
- A linguistic dissection of 7 annoying teenage sounds
- Sadly, you are uglier than you think
- What caused Japan's stock market to tumble? Three theories
- The daily gossip: Morgan Freeman fell asleep during an interview, and more
- The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'
- Obama's sweeping speech on the war on terror: 7 key highlights
- WATCH: Suspect defends brutal beheading of London man in broad daylight
- WATCH: Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly spar over the Obama scandals
- A linguistic dissection of 7 annoying teenage sounds
- Is Greek yogurt hurting the environment?
- How the White House's war on media backfired
- WATCH: LeBron James' unbelievable, last-second, game-winning shot
- Sadly, you are uglier than you think
- 7 grammar rules you really should pay attention to
- How a Ghost Army of American artists helped defeat Hitler
- Stockholm is burning: Why the Swedish riots bode ill for Europe
