Pakistani officials say jets and ground forces have killed 58 militants days after Taliban fighters attacked a school in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing 149 people, mostly children. As Pakistan began a third day of mourning, the troops ambushed and killed at least 50 militants in Khyber near the Afghan border. Another eight were […]
Former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney said the Central Intelligence Agency did exactly what the White House wanted in setting up an interrogation program for terror suspects following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Cheney said in a Fox News interview Wednesday the program was designed to catch those responsible and make sure such an attack […]
U.S. weather forecasters say a fierce winter storm in upstate New York is about done, but that flooding problems could be next as temperatures rise to nearly 60 degrees in the coming days. Many residents have been trapped in their homes, running out of medicine or without electric power in and around the city of Buffalo, […]
President Barack Obama heads to Las Vegas on Friday to rally public support for his executive order that will overhaul the country’s immigration system. Obama will hold a campaign-style event aimed at convincing Americans of the merits of the plan, which lifts the threat of deportation for millions of undocumented residents. The president laid out […]