Russia has invited the U.S. to participate in a tank biathlon so that both nations may learn to play nice — with heavy artillery.
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U.S. Declassifies Documents About Surveillance Programs
The National Security Agency declassified more documents that shed light on formerly secret programs that collect a vast amount of metadata on the phone calls made in the United States, as well as the electronic communication of foreigners.
Lincoln Memorial Closed After Being Splattered With Paint
“The chamber of the Lincoln Memorial is shut down Friday morning because of vandalism. U.S. Park Police tell WTOP the Lincoln statue and the floor inside the memorial was splattered with green paint,” the radio station reported. “They think the vandalism occurred at about 1:30 a.m.”
U.S. Is ‘Through The Worst Of Yesterday’s Winds,’ Obama Says
President Obama on Wednesday launched another effort to lay out his vision for with a midday speech at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., in which he hit themes familiar to those who followed his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns.
Rolling Stone’s Tsarnaev Cover: What’s Stirring Such Passion?
Even before it hit newsstands, Rolling Stone’s latest cover caused controversy: It features a full-page photograph of alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sulking, his curly hair messily tossed in front of his eyes.
Hundreds gather for regional economic summit
Hundreds of business and political leaders from Canada, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho have come up to Alaska to talk about what these places all have in common.
Wildfire Season So Far: Tragic, Destructive And Below Average
It may seem like wildfire Armageddon out there, given the tragic deaths of 24 wildland firefighters this year, more than 800 homes and businesses burned to the ground, nearly 1.6 million acres scorched and over 23,000 blazes requiring suppression.
NASA Has Shut Down Space Telescope Orbiting Earth
NASA is sending a reliable servant into a retirement that will end with a fiery re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere in about 65 years.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision Of Voting Rights Law
By a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has struck down a key provision of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act that establishes a formula to identify states that may require extra scrutiny by the Justice Department regarding voting procedures.
White House: We Expect Russia To Expel Snowden
The White House said Monday that it expects Russia will decide “to expel Mr. Snowden for his return to the United States.”