The Buzz
No shellfire or bullets, but war still intrudes on tiny Syrian island
In the years before Syria's war the boatmakers of Arwad used to sell their wooden vessels along the Mediterranean coast down to Lebanon and...
Daniel Pantaleo: Officer who put Eric Garner in chokehold was ‘untruthful’ in interview about...
When internal affairs investigators asked Officer Daniel Pantaleo in 2014 to define a chokehold, he described a scenario where “you use your forearm, grasped...
UPDATE 1-EU says ready for no-deal Brexit, "British would be the biggest losers"
The European Commission said on Monday that the EU was ready for a no-deal Brexit and that Britain would suffer most under such a...
Assad regime bombs near Turkish military convoy
Assad regime forces carried out an airstrike near a Turkish military convoy in northern Syria on Monday, in a rare example of Damascus directly...
How the Government Creates Wealth Inequality
There are economic storm clouds on the horizon, but for now wages are rising, jobs are plentiful, and poverty is falling. Democrats running for...
FBI: Ohio police arrest man connected to online shooting threat against Jewish community center
Ohio police arrested James P. Reardon, 20, on charges of telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing.
Rubio on climate change: ‘We should choose adaptive solutions’
Many proposed 'fixes' for climate change have been unrealistic and dangerous. Climate change is a real problem. Real problems deserve real solutions.
Joe Biden is a boring candidate. That’s why he is doing well
The core of Joe Biden’s popularity lies in the fact that he is the candidate that presents the most marked contrast with President Trump’s...
China lashes out at Taiwan over Hong Kong asylum offer
China lashed out at Taiwan on Monday over its offer of political asylum to participants in Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest movement, a day after...
Empty classrooms as some schools re-open in Indian Kashmir
Some Kashmir schools re-opened on Monday but were largely empty following weekend clashes in Srinagar, two-weeks after India removed the restive region's autonomy and...
