Israel spied on talks the U.S. and its allies are having with Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. Espionage among friends is not exactly new. In fact, the newspaper reported that the White House discovered the operation when U.S. intelligence agencies “spying on Israel intercepted communications among Israeli
Updated at 7:15 a.m. A Germanwings jet with 142 passengers and six crew members on board has crashed in the southern French Alps, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said. Valls said he fears those on board may be dead. French President Francois Hollande added: “The conditions of the accident suggest there would be no survivors.”
i “Don’t you someday want to see a woman president of the United States of America?” Clinton asked with a glimmer in her eye at the EMILY’s List gala earlier this month. Kris Connor/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Kris Connor/Getty Images “Don’t you someday want to see a woman president of the United States
i The design of a proposed Sons of Confederate Veterans license plate. AP/Texas Department of Motor Vehicles hide caption itoggle caption AP/Texas Department of Motor Vehicles The design of a proposed Sons of Confederate Veterans license plate. AP/Texas Department of Motor Vehicles The U.S. Supreme Court is tackling a question of great interest to America’s
i Sen. Ted Cruz needs buzz, money and to be taken seriously. He hopes he can accomplish that by getting in early. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Sen. Ted Cruz needs buzz, money and to be taken seriously. He hopes he can accomplish that by getting in early. Mark Wilson/Getty
i A cell block at the now-closed Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, a facility notorious for photos released in 2004 showing U.S. soldiers torturing and humiliating inmates. Karim Kadim/AP hide caption itoggle caption Karim Kadim/AP A cell block at the now-closed Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, a facility notorious for photos released in 2004 showing
i Cardinal Keith O’Brien stands at a window in a room in his home in Edinburgh, Scotland, in February 2013 when he first tendered his resignation over sexual misconduct allegations. David Moir/Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption David Moir/Reuters/Landov Cardinal Keith O’Brien stands at a window in a room in his home in Edinburgh, Scotland, in
i Lamya Kaddor teaches Islamic studies in Germany. She’s written a new book, Zum Toeten Bereit (Ready To Kill), about the experience of having five former students flee to Syria to join jihadist groups. Andre Zelck/Courtesy of Piper Verlag GmbH hide caption itoggle caption Andre Zelck/Courtesy of Piper Verlag GmbH Lamya Kaddor teaches Islamic studies
The House committee that’s investigating the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has formally asked Hillary Clinton to turn over her email server after it emerged that she used a personal email account during her tenure as secretary of state. NPR’s Tamara Keith tells our Newscast unit that the move marks an
Copyright © 2015 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Tomorrow is the day 50 years ago that Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands of demonstrators across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. Ethel Payne was there. She was a sometime-activist and
i The ramp to departures is seen blocked off by emergency vehicles at the New Orleans International Airport on Friday night in Kenner, La. Jonathan Bachman/AP hide caption itoggle caption Jonathan Bachman/AP The ramp to departures is seen blocked off by emergency vehicles at the New Orleans International Airport on Friday night in Kenner, La.
i Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke at an annual Women’s History Month reception on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Allison Shelley/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Allison Shelley/Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke at an annual Women’s History Month reception on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Allison Shelley/Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader