Evidence shows Islamic State used chlorine gas
The attack, which hospitalized 11 Iraqi police, appears to be the group’s first confirmed use of chemical weapons.
Russian fighter held near Bagram to be tried in U.S.
The foreign combatant is the first in Afghanistan to go to U.S. for trial.
Secret Service dogs Hurricane, left, and Jordan. (U.S. Secret Service)
The White House’s potent,
four-legged weapons
Bruised in action, they helped the Secret Service capture the latest fence-jumper.
The Secret Service began using Belgian Malinois last June to guard the White House.
In ads, GOP suddenly criticizing idea of trimming Social Security benefits
Drawing charges of hypocrisy, GOP groups are attacking Democrats who supported conservative ideas.
N.Y. health worker who returned
from W. Africa evaluated for Ebola
The man “presented a fever and gastrointestinal symptoms” and was transported to a hospital in NYC.
Guns, gay marriages open up partisan warfare for Colo. Gov. Hickenlooper
THE TAKE | After several missteps, the Democrat is in danger of losing to Republican Bob Beauprez.
‘Thank God’ for Kevin Vickers, Canada’s new national hero
Amid the chaos, parliament’s sergeant-at-arms retrieved his gun and prevented a massacre.
Obama gives Assad another pass
Evidence points to the use of chlorine gas in Syria in recent months.
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Zach Galifianakis grills Brad Pitt about Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston
Things got (intentionally) awkward on the latest episode of “Between Two Ferns.”
As young people leave site, Facebook finds friends among the senior set
Age and technical difficulties aside, seniors apply the lessons of life to the etiquette of the Internet.
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Ben Bradlee, former executive editor of The Washington Post, dies
(Ryan Edy / Courtesy Portrait Salon)
Winners, at least to us:
Beautiful photos from London
(Mario Anzuoni / Reuters)
Renee Zellweger: An actress who finds herself back in the news
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The Day: “Sculpture by the Sea,” airstrikes and Diwali celebrations
9 percent of likely 2014 voters are ‘enthusiastic’ about President Obama
THE FIX | Understanding the lack of a pro-Obama vote.
Turkish president: Reinforcements soon to aid Syrian town
But criticism was also sharpened against U.S. airdrops to aid Kurdish defenders of Kobane.
Probe implicates more than 3,100 students in academic scandal at UNC
The investigation details a scheme in which athletes were placed in courses they didn’t have to attend.
Park Police mishandled search for elderly woman found dead, audit says
A shift commander described Victoria Kong as a “9,000-year-old Alzheimer’s woman.”
Denard Span, Adam LaRoche named NL Gold Glove Award finalists
NATIONALS JOURNAL | Span has never won the award and has been nominated twice, while LaRoche claimed the trophy in 2012.
As young people leave site, Facebook finds friends among the senior set
Age and technical difficulties aside, seniors apply the lessons of life to the etiquette of the Internet.
How we create and rely on nature’s soothing qualities
In video works, “Days of Endless Time” at the Hirshhorn examines our need for nature to revitalize us.
Meet ‘forbearance,’ the obscure governing tool that just might resolve the net neutrality debate
Congress put regulatory wiggle room in its Telecommunications Act of 1996. That’s where an end to the ‘open Internet’ fight might be hiding.
Big tobacco company bans smoking in the office
ON LEADERSHIP | The maker of brands such as Camel, Kool and Pall Mall will begin imposing more restrictions on where employees can light up.
Transgender federal worker wins historic discrimination case
FEDERAL EYE | A report said the Army restricted Tamara Lusardi’s restroom usage and stopped giving her work.
A restored Victorian with a distinct personality
The Lauber-Hoffman home is filled with art and furnishings from the far corners of the world — and wine.
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