The U.S. Supreme Court sided with business owners with religious objections and against the Obama administration on Monday in the closely watched ruling on the coverage of contraceptives under the Universal Employee Health Insurance program. The court said that it was not shown that the mandate is the least restrictive means of guaranteeing cost-free access […]
Iraq’s new parliament has ended its first session without selecting a new prime minister. The lawmakers met for the first time Tuesday since being elected in late April, but acting speaker Mahdi al-Hafidh ended the session after a number of members failed to return from a break. He said they would continue in a week […]
Israeli troops have raided the homes of two men suspected of abducting three Israeli teenagers whose bodies were found Monday nearly three weeks after they disappeared. Television footage showed troops setting off explosions at the home of Amer Abu Aisheh early Tuesday in Hebron. Witnesses reported a similar operation Tuesday at the home of Marwan […]
WASHINGTON– Some of the manned and unmanned aircraft that the United States is flying over Iraq are armed to protect newly arrived American military advisers on the ground, Pentagon press secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said Friday. The aircraft are being flown with the Iraqi government’s permission, the admiral said during a regular Pentagon […]