The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas was "changed" by his experience in the US military, his mother has said. Micah Johnson went from being an extrovert to a "hermit", Delphine Johnson told The Blaze website. "The military was not what Micah thought it would be," she said. "He...
A Democratic National Committee employee was shot dead over the weekend about a block from his home, officials said today. Seth Rich worked as the voter expansion data director at the DNC for more than two years. The attack occurred Sunday at about 4:20 a.m. on a residential street in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in...
In 1944, the Swedish social scientist Gunnar Myrdal, who would go on to win the Nobel Prize in economics, published a landmark study of the United States titled "An American Dilemma." It was about the condition of blacks in America. He posited that over the course of American history, white prejudice kept...
Syrian rebel fighters have launched an assault on government-held districts of Aleppo, after troops cut their only route into the divided northern city. The rebel operation began at dawn on several fronts, with hundreds of shells being fired at western areas. State media said eight people were killed and dozens hurt by the...
Пока отец и мать певицы занимаются установкой памятника Жанне, их несостоявшийся зять обогащает себя культурно. Дмитрий Шепелев вернулся в Москву после отдыха на морях и...
Theresa May is set to become the UK's next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader. The timing of the handover of power from David Cameron is currently being discussed, but could be within days. Mrs May, 59, who backed staying in the EU, has been home secretary since...
During a surprise trip to Baghdad, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that the U.S. will deploy another 560 troops to Iraq — bringing total U.S. troop levels in the country to 4,647. The additional 560 U.S. troops will provide infrastructure and logistical support to the Qarayyah airfield, about 40 kilometers...
Bangladesh has said it intends to ban the Islamic television channel, Peace TV, in the wake of the deadly attack on a cafe in the capital, Dhaka. The government's decision comes amid fears that hardline views on the channel could radicalise youth. A preacher on the channel, Zakir Naik, denied allegations his words could...
Американские СМИ вышли с сенсационной новостью о романе с молодой актрисой Шумиха вокруг предстоящего развода Анджелины Джоли и Брэда Питта набирает обороты. Едва умолкли слухи...
Indian authorities were struggling Monday to contain protests by Kashmiris angry after 20 people were killed in weekend demonstrations, as youths defied a curfew to rally in the streets against the killing a top anti-India rebel leader. Paramilitary troops and police in riot gear patrolled villages and towns in the Himalayan...
В четверг вечером грузовик врезался в толпу людей на набережной Ниццы, которые отмечали национальный праздник Франции — День взятия Бастилии. Жертвами наезда тяжелого...
The man who shot dead five police officers in Dallas and wounded seven more was planning an even larger attack, the city's police chief says. Micah Johnson, 25, was angry with the recent killings of black men by police and wanted to kill white officers, police say. Police chief David Brown said he was "convinced"...