Peres, remembered for tireless peace efforts, laid to rest
By ARON HELLER Shimon Peres was laid to rest Friday by dozens of world leaders who praised Israel’s former president and prime minister for pursuing peace with an indefatigable spirit…
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Across US, police officers abuse confidential databases
By SADIE GURMAN and ERIC TUCKER Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, business associates, neighbors, journalists and others for reasons…
Shimon Peres, ex-Israeli president and PM, dies at 93
By ARON HELLER Shimon Peres, a former Israeli president and prime minister, whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state and who was celebrated around the world as a…
Senators press FBI director on response to terrorism threat
By MATTHEW DALY and ERIC TUCKER Republican senators pressed FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday about whether anything more could have been done to prevent recent acts of extremist violence,…
Democrats press talks as showdown vote looms on funding bill
By ANDREW TAYLOR Democrats opened a last-minute push Tuesday for new talks on must-do legislation to prevent the government from shutting down this weekend, fight the Zika virus and help…
At UN Netanyahu invites Abbas to address Knesset
By MICHAEL ASTOR Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to address Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, during a speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday. Netanyahu…
Pro-painkiller echo chamber shaped policy amid drug epidemic
By MATTHEW PERRONE and BEN WIEDER For more than a decade, members of a little-known group called the Pain Care Forum have blanketed Washington with messages touting prescription painkillers’ vital…
Witness says Philippine president ordered killings of 1,000
By JIM GOMEZ and TERESA CEROJANO A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country’s Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him…