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Detainees participate in early morning prayer sessions at Camp IV in Guantanamo Bay in 2009.

How Obama plans to (finally) close Guantanamo

Four years after taking office, Obama takes new steps toward shuttering the prison

 
U.S.
Obama defended his aggressive counterterrorism policies, while calling for limits to prevent their abuse.

Is the war on terror coming to an end?

In a major foreign policy speech, President Obama narrows the U.S.'s use of drone strikes

 
Politics
"To do nothing in the face of terrorist networks would invite far more civilian casualties."

Obama's sweeping speech on the war on terror: 7 key highlights

The president outlines the future of drone strikes, Guantanamo, and the nation's overseas entanglements

 
Politics
Cases of sexual assault in the military have spiked by 35 percent since 2010.

Can Congress solve the military's sexual assault problem?

Lawmakers have introduced several proposals to curb the growing problem

 
U.S.
Pig out

Only in America: Pig out

Neighbors complain that a bacon restaurant smells too much like bacon — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

 
World
Anthony Weiner

Photo of the day

Weiner-palooza — and more in our collection of newsy images from around the globe

 
World
Firefighters extinguish a burning car on May 21, following riots in the Stockholm suburb of Kista.

Stockholm is burning: Why the Swedish riots bode ill for Europe

Rampaging immigrant youths have upended the country's reputation as a prosperous refuge

 
World
One of the two suspects defended his actions in a video after the attack.

What we know about the suspects in the gruesome London attack

Details are emerging about the two men suspected of hacking an off-duty soldier to death on a London street

 
U.S.
A man lights a candle at the shrine for Mark Carson during the Rally Against Hate on May 20.

Murder in New York: Has the push for marriage equality sparked a backlash against gays?

Same-sex marriage advocates say a rash of hate crimes might be a response to their recent gains

 
World
The exhibit catalog: Renderings and images of a few of the artist-warriors

How a Ghost Army of American artists helped defeat Hitler

A new documentary shines a light on an audacious WWII regiment of actors, painters, and other illusion-spinners

 
World
Police and forensic officers work near the scene of the alleged terrorist attack, in which an off-duty British soldier was brutally murdered in broad daylight.

London's gruesome attack and the rising threat of lone-wolf terrorism

Does the world have to worry about a new wave of Muslim extremists who are inspired by al Qaeda but working alone?

 
World
The Vatican has been trying to shed its image as a murky financial center since at least 1982.

Is the Vatican Bank finally fighting money laundering for real?

The Holy See's new financial watchdog just announced six incidents of possible monetary malfeasance from last year

 
World
The deadly tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., leaves a daunting recovery in its wake.

10 things you need to know today: May 23, 2013

The U.S. acknowledges killing four American citizens with drones, Oklahoma tornado damage estimates exceed $2 billion, and more

 
U.S.
President George H.W. Bush sits in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 21, 1992.

Today in history: May 23

President George H.W. Bush agreed to the Lisbon Protocol in 1992

 
Politics
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is running for re-election in November. But his real battle may come in 2016...

Can Chris Christie win the GOP nomination?

In 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.

 
Politics
Lois Lerner listens at the start of a House oversight hearing on May 22.

Did IRS official Lois Lerner waive her right to silence?

Republicans claim that the embattled IRS manager lost her Fifth Amendment rights by denying wrongdoing

 
Politics
Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly face off

WATCH: Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly spar over the Obama scandals

Stewart and his best frenemy talk the IRS, Obama's crackdown on a Fox News reporter, and racial profiling

 
Politics
The president has some explaining to do.

4 burning questions Obama should answer about drones and terrorism

The White House has acknowledged that four American citizens have been killed by drones

 
The Compass
Marc Ambinder

8 things I'd like to hear from Obama's counterterrorism speech

President Obama's speech on his counterterrorism policies may be his last, best chance to establish a...  More»

 
World
Officers stand guard near a crime scene where a man was brutally murdered in Woolwich, southeast London, May 22.

WATCH: Suspect defends brutal beheading of London man in broad daylight

British officials say there are "strong indications" that terrorists carried out the murder

 
 
 

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