Nearly two years ago, two pressure-cooker bombs ripped through a crowd of spectators near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring nearly 300. Shortly afterwards, police forces across the Boston area were on a manhunt for two brothers,...
Earlier today, President Obama opened the door to ground combat operations against ISIS, asking Congress to formally authorize military force against the militants. If left unchecked, he said, ISIS will continue to pose a threat, and not just in the Middle East....
On Monday, tragedy struck in DC after a Metro filled with smoke, leaving one woman dead and scores of passengers injured. A timeline of emergency response to the issue corroborates riders’ account that they waited at least 35 minutes trapped in a dark, smoky tunnel...
Earlier today, a Democrat-led Senate panel released a scathing report on CIA interrogation practices in response to warnings from lawmakers that the findings would “endanger the lives of Americans”. The report claimed that the interrogation techniques they used were...
What is the most difficult language to learn? It seems like everybody has their own answer to this question. Recently, however, the Foreign Service Institute of the US Department of State compiled learning expectations for native English speakers looking to achieve...
