Teachers: Ohio man accused in terror plot a typical student
By LISA CORNWELL Officials from the school district where the Ohio man accused in a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol attended high school say he was a typical student…
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France to pull 1,200 troops from Central African Republic
ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRCRAFT CARRIER (AP) — France’s president says the country will withdraw 1,200 troops from the Central African Republic by autumn now that U.N. peacekeepers are…
France cracks down on hate speech, sends carrier to Mideast
By LORI HINNANT France ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and those glorifying terrorism and announced Wednesday it was sending an aircraft carrier to…
Russia appeals for calm as crisis forces it to cut budget
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russian government officials appealed for calm on Wednesday after predicting budget cuts and a further surge in inflation as the country faces its worst…
New Charlie Hebdo reaches global audience, dismays Muslims
BY JILL LAWLESS A week ago, Charlie Hebdo was a niche publication little known outside France, with a circulation of 60,000. On Wednesday the satirical newspaper’s first issue since last…
Diminished in Congress and many states, Dems weigh future
By CHARLES BABINGTON and ANDREW TAYLOR Congressional Democrats are in retreat in more ways than one this week. As Democratic senators gather in Baltimore to talk strategy and lick election…
Conservatives cheer on Romney as establishment field grows
By STEVE PEOPLES and BILL BARROW Mitt Romney’s unexpected step into the 2016 presidential contest is drawing enthusiasm from the GOP’s most passionate conservatives. But not because they want him…
Yemen’s al-Qaida claims responsibility for Paris attack
By MAGGIE MICHAEL Yemen’s al-Qaida branch on Wednesday claimed responsibility for last week’s massacre at a Paris satirical newspaper, with one of its top commanders saying the assault was in…