GERMANYS DEBT HISTORY ECHOED IN GREECE

Greece's creditors were not prepared to take a hit from a Greek debt write-down and then explicitly bail out their own banking system... READ MORE›

ATTACKS ON AMERICAN MUSLIMS ARE GROWING UGLIER BY THE DAY. IT MUST STOP.

Bush, when he visited the Islamic Center of Washington six days after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001... READ MORE›

EDITORIAL PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES ON THE PRISON CRISIS

Obama explained that people who commit violent crimes are not the reason for the exploding federal prison population over the last few decades... READ MORE›

I AM A MUSLIM. BUT TRUMPA??S VIEWS APPALL ME BECAUSE I AM AN AMERICAN.

The tragedy is that, unlike in Europe, Muslims in the United States are by and large well-assimilated... READ MORE›

WITHOUT BORDERS IN EUROPE, THERE IS NO HOPE OF ENDING THIS MIGRANT CRISIS

The unelected European Commission is to propose a plan for 160,000 asylum seekers from Hungary, Italy and Greece to be relocated around the EU states... READ MORE›

CONGRESS PROBING U.S. SPY AGENCIES' POSSIBLE LAPSES ON RUSSIA

A week after Russia plunged directly into Syria's civil war by launching a campaign of air strikes the intelligence committees of the U.S... READ MORE›

KERRY CALLS FOR DEMOCRACY IN CUBA AS U.S. FLAG RAISED

On Friday, thousands of Cubans lined up outside the building, this time cheering along as the American flag was raised... READ MORE›

U.S. TO DEPLOY SMALL NUMBER OF SPECIAL FORCES TO SYRIA IN ADVISORY ROLE

President Barack Obama plans to deploy a small number of special operations forces to Syria to advise rebels Washington deems moderate, U.S... READ MORE›

WE ASKED ALL 22 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO DEFINE A US REFUGEE POLICY. FEW HAD CLEAR ANSWERS

The US has accepted only 1,500 Syrian refugees so far, and the White House said last week it did not anticipate any changes to its current policy... READ MORE›

A HILARIOUS MONTY PYTHON SKETCH HELPS EXPLAIN WHY GREECE IS IN A HUGE CRISIS

Many top English-speaking economists are either alarmed or aghast over Europe's handling of the crisis in Greece... READ MORE›

HOW A BLOND AMERICAN KID BECAME A HUGE STAR IN SAUDI ARABIA

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Say the name Joshua Van Alstine in Saudi Arabia and the likely response is a blank stare... READ MORE›

BRITAIN FACES ?150M COST FOR EU MIGRANT CRISIS

The European Union needs a common asylum and migration policy, to prevent the break-up of the Schengen zone, he said... READ MORE›

CHINESE LEADER HEARS COMPLAINTS OF US BUSINESS

Earlier, Mr. Xi and his top lieutenants heard tough criticism of his government's laws and practices that discriminate against American corporate operations in China... READ MORE›

PRESTIGIOUS US PSYCHOLOGISTS PLAYED PART IN TORTURE AFTER 9/11 AND LIED ABOUT IT, STUDY FINDS

Human rights groups have been urging for years that those involved in torture should be prosecuted, and the Hoffman report appears to reopen this possibility... READ MORE›

U.S. WEIGHS SPECIAL FORCES IN SYRIA, HELICOPTERS IN IRAQ

Forces with Iraqi troops to support the Islamic State fight if it improved chances of defeating the militants... READ MORE›

BRITAIN ADOPTS BLACK FRIDAY WITH AN ALL-AMERICAN FRENZY

LONDON -- The British don't celebrate Thanksgiving, of course, but they have enthusiastically embraced another great American holiday tradition Black Friday... READ MORE›

OBAMA WARNS RUSSIA'S PUTIN OF 'QUAGMIRE' IN SYRIA

Obama warns Russia's Putin of 'quagmire' in Syria... READ MORE›

GUATEMALA ELECTION PUTS LATIN AMERICA'S AFFINITY FOR RACIST CARICATURES IN SPOTLIGHT

Latin America's enduring fondness for grotesque racist caricatures has returned to the spotlight with the political rise of Guatemalan performer Jimmy Morales... READ MORE›

ROGER COHEN EUROPES DEEPEST DEBT

At this moment of European crisis, of European uncertainty, of potential European fracture, I always try to recall the road traveled since 1945... READ MORE›

RUSSIA SAYS TO STEP UP AIR STRIKES IN SYRIA

Maarat al-Numaan, in Syria's northern province of Idlib, is not known as an Islamic State base... READ MORE›

THE MONTY PYTHON SKETCH THAT (SORT OF) EXPLAINS THE GREEK DEBT CRISIS

Several Nobel Prize winners say it has been exacerbated time and again by an unnecessarily rigid approach by Germany Europe's economic powerhouse and decision-maker... READ MORE›

JESSE JACKSON ASKS TWITTER FOR RACIAL BREAKDOWN OF LAYOFFS

Twitter spokeswoman Natalie Miyake said in a statement that Twitter's restructuring did not adversely impact underrepresented groups... READ MORE›

OBAMA WEIGHS OPTIONS ON SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS

There are some calling for the United States to take 65,000 Syrian refugees next year... READ MORE›

U.S. AVOIDS DEBT DEFAULT AS CONGRESS PASSES FISCAL PLAN

The agreement likely frees Obama of protracted fiscal battles with congressional Republicans for the rest of his term... READ MORE›

WHY IS BREAST CANCER BECOMING DEADLIER FOR BLACK WOMEN?

Why is breast cancer so much deadlier in black women than in white women?... READ MORE›

SLIDE IN HOME OWNERSHIP THREATENS THE AMERICAN DREAM

As the home ownership rate falls, this most tangible measure of the American Dream is in question... READ MORE›

He helped gang members in El Salvador looking to rehabilitate their lives form a group called Homies Unidos, which has a chapter in Los Angeles... READ MORE›

SARAH PALIN TELLS IMMIGRANTS THEY SHOULD 'SPEAK AMERICAN'

It is estimated that 37m Americans speak Spanish at home Sarah Palin has said everyone in the US should speak American ... READ MORE›

JACKSON HOLE JOURNAL A NEW FRONTIER FOR THE AMERICAN WEST IN THE FAR EAST

Still, residents gush about what they call Jackson Hole's American-inspired openness and warmth, attributes seldom found at other gated communities in China... READ MORE›

AMERICAN WOMAN MISTAKENLY KILLS HER DAUGHTER

Twenty-seven people were killed and 63 injured in shooting incidents on Christmas Day, according to the Gun Violence Archive... READ MORE›

REPEAL OF 'WET FOOT, DRY FOOT' POLICY LEAVES CUBANS STRANDED FAR FROM HOME

Thousands of Cubans gathered in Costa Rica and Panama last year as Central American countries struggled to cope with the influx... READ MORE›

NO MORE SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR CUBAN MIGRANTS TO THE U.S., OBAMA SAYS

Obama said the Cuban Medical Professional Parole Program, which was started by president George W. Bush in 2006, is also being rescinded... READ MORE›

OBAMA ENDS EXEMPTION FOR CUBANS WHO ARRIVE WITHOUT VISAS

It was one way in which the United States tried to weaken Fidel Castro's government, by welcoming tens of thousands of Cubans fleeing repression... READ MORE›

CENTRAL AMERICA TO SEEK MEXICO'S SUPPORT AFTER TRUMP WIN

Exclusive Central America to seek Mexico's support after Trump win... READ MORE›

OBAMA LIFTS LIMITS ON RUM AND CIGARS

It is a parting gift from President Obama to US tourists in Cuba... READ MORE›

JEH JOHNSON TELLS AMERICAN MUSLIMS, 'YOUR STORY IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL AMERICAN STORY'

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson speaks to the Islamic Society of North America during its annual convention in Chicago... READ MORE›

POPE ELEVATES JUNIPERO SERRA TO SAINTHOOD IN 1ST CANONIZATION ON U.S. SOIL

Just before the Pope arrived, Obama had tweeted to the Holy Father Welcome to the White House, Pontifex!... READ MORE›

TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION PITCH FALLS FLAT WITH REPUBLICANS NEAR THE BORDER

April Chase, 58, of Arizona, was aware of Trump's trip to Mexico but did not watch it... READ MORE›

OBAMA: DARK TRUMP VISION 'DOESN'T REALLY JIBE' WITH FACTS

The closeness between the United States and Mexico is more than a relationship between governments... READ MORE›

OBAMA RESPONDS TO CRITICS IN CONVERSATION ON RACE AND POLICE

Obama, the nation's first black president, has repeatedly condemned violence against police officers... READ MORE›

U.S. GUN RULES HEIGHTEN TENSION BETWEEN POLICE, CITIZENS

Lawmakers in Congress have fought over three rival gun measures since the June 12 mass shootings at a gay nightclub in Orlando... READ MORE›

OBAMA SAYS AMERICANS ARE 'RIGHTLY OUTRAGED' AT DALLAS SHOOTINGS

His comments come amid reports of violence and threats targeting police officers in the U.S. That includes protesters... READ MORE›